Since 2004, Cooper Law LLC has helped entrepreneurs and entities achieve their business goals. Wherever your business is in its life cycle, we have the insight you need to avoid risk and capitalize on opportunities. When you have invested your time and treasure into your enterprise, these personal sacrifices can make it difficult to remain objective as you plan your next move.
At Cooper Law LLC, our team can help you understand the legal implications of your decisions before you engage in a transaction. We take a pragmatic approach, which allows you to conclude matters efficiently and save money. We are led by principal attorney Isaiah Cooper, who uses his extensive insight with business law, contract law, tax law, entertainment law and estate planning to identify the best strategy for your situation.
Whether you are in the process of forming, expanding or winding down your enterprise, we are equipped to negotiate and draft the contracts that allow you to realize your objective. Our New Haven firm represents a diverse range of clients, spanning from non-for-profit enterprises to start-ups to mature corporations.
At Cooper Law LLC, our team can help you understand the legal implications of your decisions before you engage in a transaction. We take a pragmatic approach, which allows you to conclude matters efficiently and save money. We are led by principal attorney Isaiah Cooper, who uses his extensive insight with business law, contract law, tax law, entertainment law and estate planning to identify the best strategy for your situation.
Whether you are in the process of forming, expanding or winding down your enterprise, we are equipped to negotiate and draft the contracts that allow you to realize your objective. Our New Haven firm represents a diverse range of clients, spanning from non-for-profit enterprises to start-ups to mature corporations.
Services
Designing and negotiating contracts with employees, consultants, manufacturers, distributors, customers and other parties.
Documenting loans and lines of credit provided by banks and other lenders in exchange for the issuance of promissory notes.
Developing long-term incentive compensation plans for both corporations and limited liability companies (LLCs).
Forming and qualifying nonprofit entities such as Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt entities.
Helping filmmakers, musicians and other creatives establish their entities and qualify for Connecticut's tax credit.
Documenting loans and lines of credit provided by banks and other lenders in exchange for the issuance of promissory notes.
Developing long-term incentive compensation plans for both corporations and limited liability companies (LLCs).
Forming and qualifying nonprofit entities such as Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt entities.
Helping filmmakers, musicians and other creatives establish their entities and qualify for Connecticut's tax credit.
Isaiah earned his law degree at the NYU School of Law in 1991.
He is admitted to practice in Connecticut and New York, and to practice before the United States Tax Court.
From 1994 to 1996, he was associated with the tax, trust and estates and business firm of Withers Bergman LLP (formerly Bergman, Horowitz & Reynolds, P.C.) in New Haven, Connecticut.
In 1996, in order to gain more experience with private placements and business transactions, Isaiah took a position at McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter/PH, LLP (formerly Pepe & Hazard LLP) in Hartford.
He is admitted to practice in Connecticut and New York, and to practice before the United States Tax Court.
From 1994 to 1996, he was associated with the tax, trust and estates and business firm of Withers Bergman LLP (formerly Bergman, Horowitz & Reynolds, P.C.) in New Haven, Connecticut.
In 1996, in order to gain more experience with private placements and business transactions, Isaiah took a position at McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter/PH, LLP (formerly Pepe & Hazard LLP) in Hartford.
If the businessperson has already negotiated the basic terms for the transaction, the team at Cooper Law LLC may draft a letter of intent or another preliminary term sheet.
A written binding commitment from the other party to move forward in good faith to definitive documentation of all the terms in the letter of intent.
The other party's agreement not to shop around for another buyer, either for a set period of time or for as long as negotiations are moving forward toward final documentation.
We will also provide advice to buyers and sellers on the basic conflict between the buyer's interest in acquiring the assets of the company free of any associated liabilities and the seller's interest in selling the stock of the company with all associated liabilities.
A written binding commitment from the other party to move forward in good faith to definitive documentation of all the terms in the letter of intent.
The other party's agreement not to shop around for another buyer, either for a set period of time or for as long as negotiations are moving forward toward final documentation.
We will also provide advice to buyers and sellers on the basic conflict between the buyer's interest in acquiring the assets of the company free of any associated liabilities and the seller's interest in selling the stock of the company with all associated liabilities.
For debt and lending transactions, the team at Cooper Law LLC will negotiate, draft, prepare, provide and/or review the necessary resolutions for the corporation or other entity, credit agreements, notes, security agreements, guarantee agreements, subordination or intercreditor agreements, patent collateral security agreements, trademark collateral security agreements, assignment and assumption agreements, hazardous substance indemnity agreements, mortgage agreements, accounts receivable letters, opinions and small business investment company (SBIC) forms.
Designing incentive compensation plans for corporations that include incentive and nonqualified stock options, restricted stock and phantom stock.
Creating contractual incentive interest plans for limited liability companies (LLCs) that may provide employees with a share in the proceeds from capital transactions or a share in profits.
At Cooper Law LLC, we also advise employers and employees on issues arising in the context of the termination of an employment situation.
Finally, we advise clients in situations where the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees is inappropriate.
Creating contractual incentive interest plans for limited liability companies (LLCs) that may provide employees with a share in the proceeds from capital transactions or a share in profits.
At Cooper Law LLC, we also advise employers and employees on issues arising in the context of the termination of an employment situation.
Finally, we advise clients in situations where the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees is inappropriate.
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