The Van Gils Law Firm offers comprehensive business and estate planning services throughout Northern Virginia and the Virginia Piedmont Region. For businesses, good planning, well-drafted legal agreements and well-documented intellectual property protection helps avoid potentially hundreds and thousands of dollars in litigation expenses. For personal estates, knowledgeable and empathetic planning provides that your assets are handled as you intend with minimal taxation.
Guidance for families and executors with probate administration in Virginia is also provided.
Guidance for families and executors with probate administration in Virginia is also provided.
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Having worked in law firms with litigation departments, Bert van Gils has seen the toll taken by business litigation in terms of money and emotional stress (which often led to physical illness).
Most business litigation can be prevented with proper planning and preparing a firm legal foundation for the business.
Unfortunately, many business people are subject to the same "human nature" which keeps someone from seeing an attorney unless there is an emergency.
Having an experienced business attorney on hand need not translate into skyrocketing legal costs.
Most business litigation can be prevented with proper planning and preparing a firm legal foundation for the business.
Unfortunately, many business people are subject to the same "human nature" which keeps someone from seeing an attorney unless there is an emergency.
Having an experienced business attorney on hand need not translate into skyrocketing legal costs.
Counseling is provided to entrepreneurs and investors in the initial stages of business formation including choice of entity, capitalization, buy-sell agreements, and equity compensation plans.
Attorney Bernard van Gils has established corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships and joint ventures and helps clients create and document a capital structure with the appropriate governing agreements.
A business is formed to create profit through its interaction with clients and customers, but like a ship, a business should not leave the harbor until its internal structure is secure.
Attorney Bernard van Gils has established corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships and joint ventures and helps clients create and document a capital structure with the appropriate governing agreements.
A business is formed to create profit through its interaction with clients and customers, but like a ship, a business should not leave the harbor until its internal structure is secure.
Obtaining a franchise is a popular method for owning a business.
It can provide a proven business model and the power of bulk purchasing and marketing.
Although most franchisers are there to help the small business owner and indeed, the success of an individual franchisee is in its interest, the franchiser will present a franchise agreement which is clearly in its favor which has been drafted by the wealth of legal talent most franchisers have at their disposal.
If you are buying into a franchise, someone needs to be in your corner.
It can provide a proven business model and the power of bulk purchasing and marketing.
Although most franchisers are there to help the small business owner and indeed, the success of an individual franchisee is in its interest, the franchiser will present a franchise agreement which is clearly in its favor which has been drafted by the wealth of legal talent most franchisers have at their disposal.
If you are buying into a franchise, someone needs to be in your corner.
Trademarks and service marks help businesses distinguish their products and services from their competitors and can be of immense value.
For example, you can travel the world and recognize the Coca Cola logo everywhere even without the words.
A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination of words, phrases, symbols or designs, that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others.
Service marks distinguish the source of services while a trademark identifies products.
For example, you can travel the world and recognize the Coca Cola logo everywhere even without the words.
A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination of words, phrases, symbols or designs, that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others.
Service marks distinguish the source of services while a trademark identifies products.
Having close family ties on three continents, Attorney Bernard (Bert) van Gils began his legal career in international business.
He has more than twenty-five years of experience advising and representing clients in a variety of international commercial transactions and legal compliance matters including advising U.S. companies entering international markets, assisting overseas businesses with penetrating the U.S. market, and representing foreign and domestic clients before state, federal and foreign offices.
He has more than twenty-five years of experience advising and representing clients in a variety of international commercial transactions and legal compliance matters including advising U.S. companies entering international markets, assisting overseas businesses with penetrating the U.S. market, and representing foreign and domestic clients before state, federal and foreign offices.
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