Corporate Law

Downey Brand is the one of the leading corporate law firms in Sacramento. As outside general counsel, our law firm represents more than 100 of the region’s companies, handling all legal matters for public, private, and family-owned companies, non-profits, limited partnerships, and LLCs. For other national and regional companies, our law firm is called upon to act as special counsel, to guide our clients through every phase of complex corporate transactions.

Our corporate law lawyers become intimately familiar with our clients’ businesses to better serve them and help them accomplish their goals. In this role, we are always available to offer strategic legal advice as well as to negotiate and document specific transactions. Our law corporate law attorneys also assists clients with legal issues they encounter regarding ongoing operational and legal compliance questions, including regulatory compliance, employment law, and the fiduciary obligations of officers and directors to investors. Other examples of services regularly performed by our corporate lawyers include the formation of business entities, the development and negotiation of shareholder agreements, and the structuring of joint ventures.