HOSPITALITY AND FOOD/BEVERAGE LAW
Our affiliated law firm represents small businesses such as restaurants, liquor stores, hotels, catering establishments, and supermarkets throughout Maryland. The firm helps clients through all stages in the life of their businesses, from initial formation to ongoing operation and growth and even to eventual sale or dissolution**
Business Formation: Corporations/Partnerships/LLC/LLP
The firm provides legal counsel and representation in the formation and organization of business entities such as Partnerships, Corporations, Limited Liability Company (LLC), or Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), and also advisex clients on joint ventures, franchising, business successions, shareholder disputes and shielding directors and officers from liability. In addition, the firm's lawyers are frequently called upon to arrange divestitures of partners in partnerships and corporations as they have abundant experience drafting buy-out agreements.
Business Logistics: Location/Leasing, Franchises, Liquor License & Capitalization
The assists with site selection and analysis. Once a location is identified, the firm can assist with the review and negotiation of a lease or contract of sale. To the extent a client is buying an existing business, our lawyers assist in the preparation and negotiation of an asset purchase agreement.
The firm's lawyers also have significant experience in reviewing and negotiating franchise agreements and providing practical franchise guidance.
Additionally, the firm has represented clients before Liquor Boards throughout the State of Maryland and has assisted clients with liquor license applications and transfer requests.
The firm also drafts private placement memoranda to raise money from investors.
The firm also represents a number of community banks and other lending institutions throughout Maryland and provides assistance in obtaining traditional and non-traditional financing.
Business Operations: Employees, Contract Review & Regulatory Compliance
The firm assists its clients with drafting employee manuals, hiring and firing employees, and updating company policies and procedures to deal with day-to-day operational issues.
The firm's lawyers have significant experience in preparing, reviewing and negotiating myriads of contracts for the food, beverage and hospitality industry from dealing with the contractors performing the initial build-out to the suppliers providing, installing and maintaining the furniture, fixtures and equipment, and from the vendors and distributors delivering food and drink items to customers entering into rental or catering agreements.
In addition to providing regular updates to its clients on changes to local, state and federal regulations which may impact business operations, the firm also assists clients in responding to and defending complaints by regulators.
Business Formation: Corporations/Partnerships/LLC/LLP
The firm provides legal counsel and representation in the formation and organization of business entities such as Partnerships, Corporations, Limited Liability Company (LLC), or Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), and also advisex clients on joint ventures, franchising, business successions, shareholder disputes and shielding directors and officers from liability. In addition, the firm's lawyers are frequently called upon to arrange divestitures of partners in partnerships and corporations as they have abundant experience drafting buy-out agreements.
Business Logistics: Location/Leasing, Franchises, Liquor License & Capitalization
The assists with site selection and analysis. Once a location is identified, the firm can assist with the review and negotiation of a lease or contract of sale. To the extent a client is buying an existing business, our lawyers assist in the preparation and negotiation of an asset purchase agreement.
The firm's lawyers also have significant experience in reviewing and negotiating franchise agreements and providing practical franchise guidance.
Additionally, the firm has represented clients before Liquor Boards throughout the State of Maryland and has assisted clients with liquor license applications and transfer requests.
The firm also drafts private placement memoranda to raise money from investors.
The firm also represents a number of community banks and other lending institutions throughout Maryland and provides assistance in obtaining traditional and non-traditional financing.
Business Operations: Employees, Contract Review & Regulatory Compliance
The firm assists its clients with drafting employee manuals, hiring and firing employees, and updating company policies and procedures to deal with day-to-day operational issues.
The firm's lawyers have significant experience in preparing, reviewing and negotiating myriads of contracts for the food, beverage and hospitality industry from dealing with the contractors performing the initial build-out to the suppliers providing, installing and maintaining the furniture, fixtures and equipment, and from the vendors and distributors delivering food and drink items to customers entering into rental or catering agreements.
In addition to providing regular updates to its clients on changes to local, state and federal regulations which may impact business operations, the firm also assists clients in responding to and defending complaints by regulators.
SAMPLE REPRESENTATIONS:
Here are just a few samples of how our affiliated law firm has helped clients:
- Assist client with due diligence review and negotiating contract of sale to purchase hotel portfolio in Baltimore
- Assist restaurant in Baltimore with preparing interview script and additional follow up questions along with employee handbook and manual
- Prepare license agreement for vendor operating gift shop inside hotel in Baltimore
- Prepare template agreement for off-site catering by restaurant and rental of banquet room
- Advise restauranteur in Howard County about terminating Franchise Agreement due to various performance issues with franchisor and negotiate Termination Agreement
- Assist client with due diligence review and negotiating asset purchase agreement to acquire 4-chain coffee bar business in Maryland
- Review and negotiate contract with general contractor for initial build-out of restaurant as well with vendors and distributors delivering food and drink items
**NOTE: All legal services are provided by lawyers and/or employees of our affiliated law firm and not by any employees of True Title, Inc.. Legal matters are billed separately and pursuant to a legal services agreement between you and the law firm. True Title, Inc. is not a law firm and makes no representations as such. No attorney-client relationship is established by hiring True Title, Inc.