General Counsel Services

Given the complexities of doing business in California, most companies would benefit by having an experienced attorney, with knowledge of the nuances of their business and the impact of applicable local, state and federal law, participating with company management in day-to-day decision-making. Notwithstanding those benefits, many of those companies, large and small, elect not to employ a full time in-house counsel due to the cost of having a full time attorney on the payroll and the recognition that a single attorney often lacks the experience and knowledge to be able to competently handle diverse issues that regularly confront businesses—including corporate formations, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, labor and employment, contract drafting, environmental regulation, intellectual property, product liability and business disputes, to name a few.  In addition, some companies shy away from involving attorneys in decision-making because the attorneys are too often perceived as telling the companies why they cannot do something instead of how they can do it.

The attorneys at Poole & Shaffery, LLP have a breadth of legal knowledge and years of experience in addressing the on-going day-to-day matters confronted by businesses today.  Many of our attorneys have practiced both in-house as well as in nationally recognized law firms.  With this background, the firm is the ideal provider of outside general counsel services for business clients.

The goal of our general counsel services is to have long-term relationships with our clients that allow us to be an integral part of our clients’ management teams as cost-effective, efficient problem solvers.  With that background, many problems may be addressed with an exchange of telephone calls or emails.  Further, if we do not have the expertise in any specialized area required by our clients, we will help identify appropriate legal specialists and coordinate with them to address the matters at hand.

As a service to our clients, we periodically produce legal checklists to highlight the everyday legal obligations and concerns confronting businesses.  Our California Employer Checklist provides a quick report card regarding employment policies; hiring, disciplining and terminating employees; employee benefits; wage and hour laws; harassment, discrimination and retaliations; and trade secret protection.  Our California Corporation & Limited Liability Company Checklist addresses topics including record keeping and meetings; legal filings and qualifications; management and asset protection; equity interests and securities laws; and permits, licenses and registrations.  In addition, the firm will provide seminars for our clients, including sexual harassment training.

An active relationship between clients and attorneys leads to earlier consultations and to faster implementation of courses of action to avoid controversies and to speed the advancement of business strategies.  The attorneys at Poole & Shaffery, LLP are dedicated to bringing cost-effective solutions to our clients’ legal affairs and look forward to being of service to your business.

Poole & Shaffery has Offices in Los Angeles, Valencia, and Lancaster Serving the Following Cities:
Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Marina Del Rey, Santa Monica, Glendale, South Pasadena, Montrose, La Canada, Pasadena, Bell, Bell Gardens, San Gabriel, Alhambra, Arcadia, Monterey Park , Santa Clarita, Castaic, Val Verde, Piru, Palmdale, Lancaster, Thousand Oaks, San Fernando, Sylmar, Simi Valley, Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Oakland, San Francisco, Sacramento, Bakersfield, Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Barbara and many more.