General Overview of Services
The ELC is a transactional and counseling clinic, which means that we do not represent clients in litigation, arbitration, mediation, or any other active dispute. Instead our services center on providing your business with a comprehensive “legal and business audit” that will help you identify issues before they become serious problems. We will provide you with a confidential report, generally at the end of the academic quarter in which you or your business became a client. This report will also give you guidance on how to proceed to remedy potential problems and/or establish systems to limit or prevent standard business formation and growth pitfalls. Our standard representation includes a commitment only to this audit process.
Upon mutual written agreement between you and ELC, we may extend our
representation to assist you in basic entrepreneurship-focused legal service,
such as:
- Forming a corporation, limited liability company (LLC), or other legal business
entity as appropriate
- Filing simple intellectual property (IP) documents such as provisional patent
applications, copyright registrations, and trademark registration applications
- Reviewing, negotiating, and/or drafting contracts such as commercial leases and
loans, vendor agreements, services agreements, or employment agreements
- Assisting in compliance with state and local business licenses and taxes
- Drafting and execution of trademark and copyright registrations, provisional
patent applications, and licensing or assignment agreements
- IP counseling regarding branding, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, freedom
to operate, unfair competition, antitrust, publicity rights, and privacy rights