General Business & Entity Formation

Guichard, Teng & Portello approaches the practice of business law as relationships between people, not just entities. We work with for-profit businesses and non-profit agencies offering solid legal advice and transactional services as they navigate the complex paths of starting, operating, and exiting a business. We encourage you to contact us for a complimentary consultation.

We provide comprehensive representation in all matters of business law, including:

  • Selection of appropriate business entity
  • Formation of all types of business entities
  • Family LPs and LLCs
  • Negotiating, structuring, documenting of business transactions
  • Design and execution of contracts, agreements, leases, and other legal documents
  • Commercial transactions
  • Protection of intellectual property
  • Shareholder / member relations
  • Executive compensation and employee benefits
  • Capitalizing businesses through debt and equity transactions

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Multi-lingual

In addition to English, several Guichard, Teng & Portello attorneys and staff are fluent in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, or Taiwanese.

Counties Served

With offices in Concord and Davis, California, Guichard, Teng & Portello serves the San Francisco Bay Area counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma; the Sacramento Metropolitan Area counties of El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo; and international interests in Canada, Mexico, the People’s Republic of China, and Taiwan.