Every business is different and we understand and value the importance of taking the time and effort to learn about our clients’ day-to-day operations and end goals. We design and tailor solutions to meet each client’s business requirements, taking into account their short- and long-term goals, business culture and legal needs. In addition, when required our attorneys are equipped to handle a range of commercial legal disputes. Representative areas of expertise include:
Our attorneys’ thoughtful approach in handling various business matters has enabled them to:
Guide startup business clients to appropriately prepare formation documents which will allow them to plan for their companies’ future. We have assisted a wide range of entrepreneurs, from those seeking venture capital investment to those focused on creating a vibrant lifestyle business.
Expertly navigate a Hawai‘i corporation’s culture and needs to provide effective counsel and corporate governance advice to both parent and subsidiary companies.
Collaborate with business owners and tax professionals to restructure and reorganize a family of companies, including subsidiary corporations, limited liability companies, and joint venture partnerships, in order to focus the companies’ missions and exit strategies.
With the support of bright associates and an experienced intellectual property paralegal, our senior intellectual property partner can guide a broad spectrum of individuals and business enterprises in managing and exploiting their intellectual property portfolios. From local technology and entertainment start-ups to international media giants, our experience, insight and dedication to perfection allows us to help our clients’ dreams become reality. Our goal is always the same: to ensure the successful deployment and protection of our client’s valuable intangible assets. Our attorneys are dedicated to providing our intellectual property clients the highest quality, most responsive and most cost-effective legal counsel possible in the following areas:
Our intellectual property practice includes the development and deployment of global intellectual property protection and exploitation strategies for artists, writers, photographers, television and film producers, composers, software and game developers, publishers, advertisers, broadcasters, art gallery owners, entertainers, recording artists, record labels, architects, scientists, apparel designers and merchandisers.