Since its founding in 1854, Bieser, Greer & Landis has worked with business clients on all facets of their ventures. The lawyers of Bieser, Greer & Landis have worked with thousands of small businesses and their owners, counseling them on how best to organize their business, establish its ownership structure and protect its intellectual property and other assets. We counsel businesses and their owners on how best to keep and motivate their employees and on the legal aspects of the decisions they are faced with on an ongoing basis.
When businesses and business people find themselves in disputes with others or find they have been wronged in their marketplace, the litigators of Bieser, Greer & Landis, widely recognized as among the best in the field, counsel and represent them through to resolution. Bieser, Greer & Landis has represented some of the smallest and some of the largest businesses in disputes of all kinds, ranging from disputes between business partners to disputes with employees or ex-employees to disputes with large competitors or potential competitors. We have litigated all types of issues businesses or business people might face including issues related to unfair competition, patent infringement and antitrust matters. Our representation is not limited to that in the civil justice system but the criminal justice system as well, with hundreds of clients successfully represented after being charged with such things as mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.
Business, whether small or large, presents ongoing issues which call for the input of experienced legal counselors and advocates. Bieser, Greer & Landis lawyers have been providing high quality business counseling and advocacy services for more than 150 years and continue to provide those high quality legal services today.
Business Counseling
The best way for businesses and business people to avoid costly lawsuits is to develop a trusting relationship with a business lawyer and rely on that lawyer to provide answers to questions which, if wrongly answered or left unanswered, may lead to trouble. Bieser, Greer & Landis knows well the issues that can lead to problems if lawsuits are filed and with that knows how to advise clients on how best to avoid trouble in the first place. Whether a business client’s questions regard customer contracts, employee relations or any other facet of the business, Bieser, Greer & Landis lawyers are prepared to advise.
Business Formation
Whether small or large in size or aspirations, a business venture needs to be structured in a manner which gives its owners the best asset protection possible while minimizing the related costs in terms of taxes and other expenses. Even the smallest of businesses should consider whether to form as a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation or limited liability company. Bieser, Greer & Landis lawyers work with business owners to help them decide what form makes the most sense for them and then sees them through the process of structuring their business.
Shareholder / Partner Disputes
A large focus of the practice of Bieser, Greer & Landis has been its trial lawyers who litigate essentially all issues, large and small. We handle matters in all phases of all types of lawsuits, from negotiation to arbitration to trial to appeal. Within the firm there is a group of litigators who handle predominantly business related lawsuits of all sorts. The business dispute lawyers of Bieser, Greer & Landis are recognized as among the best in the field and have represented the largest and the smallest clients in cases involving disputes with business associates, ex-employees, competitors and the government.
Trademark / Copyright / Service Mark
These days, a business’s most valuable assets are likely to be less tangible things like their ideas and their public image. Bieser, Greer & Landis lawyers work with their business clients to protect their brands and related intellectual property so that others are not able to pirate their ideas or compete with them unfairly.
