New Orleans, Louisiana Business Law Attorney
Devoted attorney protecting your business interests
The world of business can be as dangerous as it is exciting. Whether you are planning to start a new business venture or expanding your current business, it is important to know how to protect yourself and your assets while at the same time, positioning your business for maximum success.
For more than 35 years, Eckstein Law Firm, A Professional Corporation, has been dedicated to aggressively representing clients and helping them grow their business as well as deal with the adversities that arise during the business cycles. When companies need an attorney to help grow their business and protect their best interests, they turn to Eckstein Law Firm to get results. Eckstein Law Firm offers a wide range of services and assists businesses with legal matters involving:
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Safeguarding your financial interests
Eckstein Law firm stands beside our clients from the formation of a business to completion of an exit strategy. The firm reviews clients’ business plans to advise on how to properly build and maintain their business, addressing topics such as potential liability issues, corporate entity formation, financing growth and tax structures. The firm prepares all the necessary formation documents and assists clients in structuring their business enterprises for optimum results.
Once the business is started, Eckstein Law Firm continues to help it grow by advising clients on business strategies and corporate compliance issues. Eckstein Law Firm prepares contracts, buy-sell agreements, employee incentive/equity arrangements as well as handles internal shareholder disputes and commercial litigation cases. Clients can rest assured that Eckstein Law Firm will competently and aggressively advocate for their financial interests in the boardroom or the courtroom.
Transactional and Tax Law
Innovate, creative an effective solutions. Proven Results.
Businesses and individuals are subject to a complex array of federal, state and local tax laws that are complex and require expertise to optimize their tax planning goals. In order to ensure that your tax burden is optimized, you must have a tax planning strategy to effectively navigate federal, state and local tax laws.
Let the Eckstein Law Firm use its experience to help find the solutions as well as fulfill your planning goals. The firm assists clients to navigate the confusing world of tax law, whether it is providing tax planning advice to help structure deals and transactions to minimizing tax liabilities or providing tax litigation services to contest a tax assessment.
The Eckstein Law Firm has over 35 years of experience handling tax issues for individuals, businesses, estates, corporations and foreign companies. We review all elements of your business dealings to minimize the possible taxable impact.
Our tax planning and litigation services include:
- Tax Planning and Advising
- Tax Litigation and Representation
- Income tax issues
- Estate and Gift tax issues
- IRS-related issues
- Louisiana and Parish tax issues
- Penalty Abatements
- Trust Fund recovery penalties
- Estate Tax audits
- Income Tax audits
- Offers in Compromise
- Delinquent filing issues
- Installment payment agreements
- Individual and Business tax planning engagements
- Releases of levies and liens
- Tax Amnesty cases
Sports and Entertainment Law
The business of sports and entertainment is booming, especially in Louisiana as the State has become a major hub for film production. As the complexity and the state of the business of sports and entertainment continue to grow, the Eckstein Law Firm believes that so too does the need for sophisticated counsel with a deep understanding of the issues that matter to you, Eckstein Law Firm has the experience necessary and the track record to effectively and efficiently help you achieve your goals. Eckstein Law Firm has also represented athletes, coaches, radio talent and television personalities for over 35 years. This experience will help maximize your potential contractual opportunities.
Mr. Eckstein is a certified agent for the NFLPA( National Football League Players Association), NBPA(National Basketball Players Association), CFLPA(Canadian Football League Players Association), FIBA and NCAA.
Our Sports and Entertainment Law services include:
- Negotiating professional player contracts
- Preparing and negotiating contracts, including sponsorships and endorsements
- Resolving contract disputes
- Commercial matters, including non-competes and non-disclosure issues
- Negotiating Television and Radio Talent agreements
- Preparing and negotiating radio affiliation/syndication agreements
- Film production site agreements
Protect your business today
Eckstein Law Firm stands ready to protect your business and help turn it into a success. Call the firm’s New Orleans office at 504.527.0701 or contact us online to schedule your initial consultation.