The Boardroom
Cara Stone, LLP provides various services for investors and operating businesses. Below is a list of some of the common services we provide:
- Early and late stage financings (venture and angel capital)
- Formation (LLCs, corporations, etc.)
- Buy-sell agreements
- Employment agreements, confidential information & invention assignment agreements, founders’ agreements
- Intellectual property agreements
- Complete start-up packages available for flat fees (including free attendance at board meetings if desired and unlimited time on customizing certain form agreements)
- Cap table training and models for new companies, including modeling exits on different types of financing terms
- Option and equity incentive plans
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- Venture capital, late stage financings (venture capital and private equity), and other capital raising transactions
- State and Federal Securities Regulation and Compliance
- Mergers & Acquisitions as both a growth and an exit strategy
- Intellectual property strategy and protection through patent rights, confidentiality and proprietary information agreements with employees and independent contractors, and technology license agreements
- Structure strategic investment and partnering agreements
- Credit facilities, loan agreements, and commercial transactions
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- Patents and patent prosecution
- Trademarks and copyrights
- Trade Secret Protection
- Intellectual Property Portfolio Strategies
- Data privacy and security
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- Fund Formation and Operation
- Capital Raising Transactions
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Joint Ventures
- Financing Transactions
- Investments in Debt and Equity Securities
- Assist clients in drafting offering and subscription documentation
- Advise on investment regulation and compliance matters
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- Securing, financing and structuring numerous state tax credit programs, including the Louisiana Angel Investor Tax Credits, Louisiana Digital Media tax Credits, Louisiana Restoration Tax Abatement, and Louisiana Quality Jobs Tax Credits.
- Structuring and financing of state and federal tax credit transactions
- Tax credit purchase, sale, and brokerage agreements and transactions
- New Markets Tax Credits, renewable energy tax credits, historic rehabilitation tax credits and various state tax credits in addition to more conventional financing structures.
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- Real Estate Financing
- Purchase and Sales
- Development, Zoning, and Land Use
- Leasing & Landlord/Tenant Law
- Debt restructurings and contract negotiations
- Historic preservation and redevelopment
- Project Development & Finance
- Construction
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The Courtroom
Cara Stone, LLP’s lawyers focus on complex litigation in a variety of areas, including the following:
