Outside In-House Counsel
Clients of Minami Tamaki count on the firm’s business lawyers to provide practical, effective counseling on the issues they face every day. From start-ups in the early stages of development to non-profit organizations with hundreds of millions of dollars under endowment, the Business Practice Group has experience counseling management on a wide array of subject matter. Our lawyers view it as their job to provide an extremely responsive “in-house counsel” experience to each client, providing cost-effective, quality counseling and management of a company or organization’s entire legal portfolio.
Minami Tamaki’s business lawyers counsel a large number of later-stage companies on their day-to-day operations. From basic employment advice (hiring/coaching/discipline, compensation, dispute resolution) to the negotiation of commercial agreements, Minami Tamaki works with clients to assure that the fundamentals of the client’s business remain strong. In addition to guiding clients through their operational issues, Minami Tamaki business lawyers have developed expertise in the following areas:
- Corporate Matters
- Employment and Personnel Issues
- Technology, Manufacturing and Product Agreements
- Professional Services Agreements
- Pre-Litigation Planning
- Commercial Leases
- Hospitality
- Acquisitions
- Financing and Investment
- Entertainment
- Website Agreements
- Marketing Agreements
Nonprofit Counseling
We provide nonprofit organizations with business and nonprofit law expertise that they need, when they need it, and at a value-driven rate structure. Nonprofit organizations have many of the same needs as for-profit companies for legal expertise in areas such as corporate governance, employment and personnel, technology licensing, commercial leases, professional service agreements and other business transactions. See description of the firm’s General Business Practice above.
In addition, many of our nonprofit clients require the services unique to their nonprofit mission:
- Conflicts of Interest, Director Duties and Other Board Corporate Governance Issues
- Board Committee Charters
- Endowment Agreements
- Donor-Directed Funds
- Grantor Agreements
- Grantee Agreements
- Nonprofit Executive Compensation Issues
- Nonprofit Employment Agreements
- Excess Benefit Transactions and Intermediate Sanction Issues
- Permissible and Prohibited Activities
- Nonprofit Integrity Act
- Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA)
- Volunteers and Releases
- Asset Transfer Agreements
- Fundraising Requirements
- IRS and State Requirements
- Formation and Securing Federal and State Tax Exemptions
- Professional Fundraisers
- Raffles
Our Values Align with Yours
Since the inception of Minami Tamaki, we have both founded and represented nonprofit organizations dedicated to delivering services to the underserved, fighting for justice, or promoting trade or mutual benefit. Many Minami Tamaki lawyers serve on the boards of major nonprofit corporations, further enhancing the depth and breadth of experience that can be brought to bear in behalf of our clients. We understand and embrace your mission and we seek to partner with you in its execution.
Chart: Summary of Expertise
Expertise
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Corporate Matters
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Employment and Personnel Issues
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Technology, Manufacturing and Product Agreements
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Professional Services Agreements
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Pre-Litigation Planning
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Commercial Leases
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Hospitality
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Acquisitions
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Financing and Investment
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Entertainment |
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Website Agreements
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Marketing Agreements
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Practice Group Attorneys
Sean Tamura-Sato, Partner