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930 Montgomery Street
Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 986-0900
Fax (415) 956-3950 |
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| Sagy Law Associates LLP has expertise in many areas of practice. Our cumulative knowledge base encompasses business law, commercial law, technology law, intellectual property law, internet law, and trade-related matters in international context. We provide professional legal counsel to domestic and foreign companies and to individuals in a variety of fields: |
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| Business, Corporate, and Commercial Law |
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Sagy Law Associates LLP provides legal representation and counseling in a wide range of domestic and international corporate issues and in commercial finance transactions. The firm represents domestic and foreign entities, including emerging enterprises with strong growth potential, joint ventures, and seasoned corporations through all stages of US corporate development. We counsel individuals and entities on corporate governance issues, businesses, employment, trademarks, trade secrets, and other intellectual property matters (see
Intellectual Property and Internet Disputes). We draft and negotiate license agreements, reseller contracts, assignments and non-disclosure agreements.
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Business incorporation |
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Corporate governance |
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Strategic alliances and joint ventures |
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Employment |
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Separation agreement |
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Intellectual property |
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Options plans |
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Licenses |
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Contracts |
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Business disputes |
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Securities litigation |
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Private placements |
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Multi-party transactions |
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| Employment Law |
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Sagy Law Associates LLP provides a broad range of services and counsel on all legal aspects of employment-related issues. We represent,
advise, and strategize with employers on all facets of employee relations and employee benefits. Our clients include large and small corporations, small businesses, partnerships, non-profits, and start-ups, all from a broad spectrum of industries.
In addition to creating employee handbooks we emphasize proactive means of avoiding and preventing litigation scenarios and other employment problems. When a problem occurs, we offer experienced and talented counsel in handling arbitrations or mediations in labor disputes, or litigation before labor boards and state or federal courts.
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Alternative dispute resolution mechanisms for resolving employee claims |
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Employee benefits plans |
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Employment handbooks |
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Employment contracts |
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Policies and procedures |
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Employment and termination agreements |
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Personnel policies |
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Reductions in force (RIF) |
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Protecting intellectual property from disgruntled employees |
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Wrongful termination |
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| Intellectual Property and Internet Law |
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Sagy Law Associates LLP offers its clients legal representation, advice, and strategy counseling on a broad range of intellectual property (IP) matters. Our clients include major corporations, start-ups, small businesses, partnerships, chambers of commerce and individual inventors and designers from a wide range of industries.
We help clients to craft solutions that avoid legal problems and minimize the likelihood of lawsuits. We deal in all aspects of planning and asserting intellectual property rights: trademark registration and enforcement, trade secrets, copyright registration and infringement lawsuits, domain name disputes, and patent litigation. We offer clients aggressive defenses if they are sued, and diligent prosecution of infringements upon their intellectual property rights.
The firm's IP team represents clients in state and federal courts, before ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the organization responsible for resolving domain name disputes), and before WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization).
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Copyright, trademark, and patent registration |
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International IP law |
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Enforcement of IP rights through litigation |
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Purchase, sale, and licensing of IP rights |
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Internet law issues |
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Resolution of domain name and "cybersquatting" disputes under the UDRP |
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Copyright law |
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Search, analysis, and registration of copyrights and trademarks |
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Protection of IP in the face of disgruntled employees |
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Trade secret protection |
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NDA’s, hiring agreements and releases |
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Manufacturing and distribution agreements |
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Registration licenses and user agreements |
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| International Business Law |
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The firm's lawyers strategize, negotiate and draft international business agreements, including financing agreements and contracts for international sales, distribution, and licensing. We also advise clients on formation of US subsidiaries, international alliances, joint ventures, US requirements and regulations, and antitrust considerations.
We offer particular expertise to foreign businesses seeking to enter the US market. With our attorneys' guidance and assistance and our extensive network of experts, clients are best able to choose and organize the structures most advantageous to them. |
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| Children Disability Law |
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The firm has provided legal assistance to children with disabilities, to their families, and to their advocates. We advocate for the civil and education rights of children with disabilities. We have worked to identify systemic deficiencies that plague the service delivery systems in school districts and in other education agencies, and have sought to change, reform, and correct such deficiencies through litigation, administrative advocacy, and public education.
Representative Case: Emma C. v. Ravenswood County School District and the California Department of Education |
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