Setting up Your Business:

• Articles of Incorporation: used to create a corporation
• Articles of Organization: used to create a limited liability company
• Bylaws: set out internal governance and operating procedures for a corporation
• Operating Agreements: set out internal governance and operating procedures for a limited liability company

Running Your Business:

• Non-Disclosure Agreements: used to protect confidential information, usually signed before entering into negotiations
• Non-Compete/Non-Solicit Agreements: used to prohibit competition in a particular area and/or industry and “poaching” of employees
• Employment Agreements: create an employer/employee or independent contractor relationship and set out the rights and obligations of each part
• Terms of Use Agreements: set out the conditions under which a service or product may be used
• Transfer and Sale Agreements: facilitate the transfer and disposition of assets and liabilities