The
attorneys at Jones & Beardsley, P.C. are highly experienced in complex business
legal issues. They regularly handle both the transaction and litigation
needs of large corporations. From forming corporations, to preparing lease
agreements, purchase and sale agreements, and various types of contracts, as
well as representation in all phases of litigation, we deal with all legal
aspects of complex corporate activity.
Environmental
regulatory compliance is important to any business, whether those regulations
come from federal, state or local authorities. Environmental issues are
especially important to any business whose work may affect the environment, and
who thus deal frequently with Air Pollution Control Districts, E.P.A. and other environmental agencies. Our
attorneys deal with Environmental Assessments, Environmental Impact Reports, Negative Declarations, all
aspects of CEQA/NEPA, as well as land use and zoning law. As the attorneys for
numerous large corporations, many of which deal in land, petroleum, and
agriculture, we ensure that all environmental legal issues are properly
addressed. We actively pursue our clients’ interests, and protect their rights with
respect to environmental law.
The collective litigation experience
of the attorneys at Jones & Beardsley, P.C. is vast. Much of the litigation in
which we participate is business-related: casualty defense, construction defects
defense, personal injury defense, professional errors and
omissions defense, products liability and CEQA lawsuits are a few of the litigation areas in
which we have represented our corporate clients.
Jones & Beardsley,
P.C. represents employers in labor
and
employment matters. We handle,
for example,
employment contracts, discrimination issues, wrongful termination cases, ADA
cases and
other employment matters on behalf of our clients. We also strive to keep
our corporate clients advised about current labor and employment law as it
relates to their businesses.
Jones & Beardsley, P.C.
represents many oil and gas entities and related businesses. In a geographic area rich in these
natural resources, knowledgeable attorneys are needed to protect corporate
interests and to handle the often complex commercial transactions that commonly
arise in the course of such business. The firm’s attorneys have experience in
executive or ownership capacities in the oil and gas industry, and they
consistently implement their expertise to the benefit of oil and gas clients.
The
firm handles the transactional and litigation needs of several major
local, statewide and national real estate development companies. We deal frequently in commercial and
residential real estate. Shopping center development, commercial office
projects, build to suit, residential developments, master planned communities,
assessment districts, community facilities districts, Mello Roos financing,
condemnation and inverse condemnation, land use and zoning are just some of the
areas in which we represent our real estate clients. We have extensive
experience in the negotiation and preparation of purchase and sale agreements,
commercial leases, retail leases, construction contracts, CC&Rs, option
contracts and development agreements, to name a few. We strive to be a
full-service firm for our real estate clients, whether they are large real
estate development corporations or small businesses dealing with real estate
matters.