D.C. Metro Corporate and Business Law Attorneys
The goal of our business law practice is to support the formation and growth of business organizations by providing experienced and proactive legal advice and dedicated representation to businesses and corporations in Northern Virginia, suburban Maryland and the District of Columbia.
Our accomplished business law attorneys bring extensive experience to growth planning and dispute resolution for commercial and nonprofit corporations, limited liability entities, partnerships and joint ventures in the D.C. metro area.
Our firm is proud of our growing reputation for simplifying business law issues to enable our clients' companies to grow and prosper. We offer advice and representation in a wide variety of business, commercial and corporate law matters, including:
- Business formation and entity selection
- General business agreements governing relationships with customers, suppliers and strategic partners
- Corporate governance and officer and director liability
- Employee matters including noncompetition and nondisclosure agreements
- Business transactions, including purchases, sales and divestitures
- Intellectual property matters such as trademarks, copyright and trade secrets as well as the ownership, protection, purchase, lease and licensing of technology
- Insurance matters such as enforcement and coverage disputes
- Contract negotiation, including leases, government contracts and software contracts
Representative Cases
Represented majority shareholders in action against board of directors and corporate attorney for conspiracy and breach of fiduciary duty arising from insider transactions and other illegal actions taken by board to block election of new directors. On eve of trial, directors and corporate counsel settle for hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.
Represented corporation in action for fraud against investment company. Obtained jury trial verdict of $1.5 million dollars in compensatory damages.
Represented co-founder and chief operating officer with no written contract terminated from business after six years of service. Awarded over $650,000 in damages by a jury in Fairfax County based on implied contract.
Defended bank president in regulatory proceedings and in federal civil action arising from collapse of a bank. Settled all actions without making any monetary payments.
Representative clients: the Navy Federal Credit Union, Innovative Solutions International and Fresh Air, LLC.
Contact our offices in McLean, Virginia, today to schedule a free telephone consultation with an experienced D.C. metro area business law attorney today. For information about business law, please see our Business and Commercial Law Information Center.
Phone: 703-378-5000 • E-mail • Fax: 703-448-4434
The law firm of Hantzes & Reiter, located in Tyson's Corner, Virginia, serves clients throughout the country, focusing on Virginia and the Washington D.C., metro area. We serve clients in Northern Virginia cities such as McLean, Vienna, Leesburg, Herndon, Fairfax, Alexandria, Chantilly, Reston, Arlington, and all of Arlington County, Fairfax County, Loudoun County, and Prince William County. We also serve suburban Maryland communities such as Baltimore, Annapolis, Bethesda, Rockville, Gaithersburg, and all of Montgomery County, Anne Arundel County, Prince Georges County, and Baltimore County.
