Practice Areas

Representing Clients Globally from Offices in Santa Clarita

Our team at Kanowsky & Associates is proud to offer a comprehensive suite of legal services to businesses of all sizes throughout the world. Our skilled attorneys have more than three decades of experience and a proven track record of obtaining successful outcomes for our clients. We are prepared to serve as your legal partner and can provide the sophisticated advice, dedicated guidance, and innovative solutions your business needs to succeed.

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Comprehensive Business and Corporate Law Services

We provide a full array of legal services designed to help our clients run successful businesses and comply with all applicable laws, policies, and regulations. Our firm has substantial experience working with many types of businesses, including (but not limited to) restaurants, theme parks, medical and dental groups, entertainment companies, property management companies, aviation companies, and construction companies. 

Our business and commercial services include assistance with:

• Purchase or sale of business interests
• Licenses and leases
• Buy/sell agreements
• Franchise agreements and licensing requirements
• Contract negotiation and drafting
• Secured transactions
• Imports
• Intellectual property
• Merchant/vendor disputes
• Non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements

Our team is also made up of talented litigators who can help your business protect its interests in and out of the courtroom. We have represented clients in mediation, arbitration, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. If these remedies do not produce an acceptable result, we can help your business file a lawsuit, take the matter to trial, and appeal, if necessary.

Guidance on Corporate Formation and Operations

When you are looking to start a new venture, our attorneys can advise on the type of business entity that best suits your organizational needs and objectives. From the first meeting onward, our goal is to give each of our clients the advice and resources they need to successfully grow their business, overcome obstacles, and achieve their goals. 

We prepare all necessary corporate documents and assist our clients with many other areas of corporate law, including:

• Entity formation
• Corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), and non-profits
• Government regulations
• Changes in management or operations
• Shareholder agreements
• Stock purchase agreements
• Corporate compliance
• Company administration

Labor and Employment Law

At Kanowsky & Associates, we represent both employers and employees in all conflicts arising from employment relationships, from hiring to termination. We also advise on a wide range of employment law matters, including best practices for recordkeeping policies, employee handbooks, and compliance with state and federal laws. 

Our employment law services include assistance with cases involving:

• Wrongful termination
• Harassment
• Discrimination
• Wage and hour violations
• Breach of employment contracts
• Labor relations issues
• Posting and disclosure requirements

Real Estate Law

Our lawyers can capably handle all of your business’s real estate needs, including all phases of commercial property acquisitions, leases, and operations. We also provide real estate litigation services, including assistance with quiet title actions, commercial landlord evictions, mechanic’s liens, easements, and other license and title issues.

Our commercial real estate services include help with:

• Purchase agreements
• Disclosures
• Commercial and industrial leases
• Commercial real estate transfers
• Land use disputes
• Landlord/tenant disputes - COMMERCIAL ONLY
• Financing
• Title issues and searches
• Escrow arrangements

Wine and Alcohol Law

Restaurants, alcohol retailers, and other businesses that facilitate the sale of products containing alcohol need liquor licenses. We help new and growing businesses secure these difficult-to-obtain permits and manage other compliance-related problems.

Our wine and alcohol legal services include assistance with:

• Restaurant ownership and operations issues
• Federal and state licenses and permits
• Liquor/wine retailer operations

Litigation

Businesses are bound to encounter disputes at all stages of growth. Some of these conflicts may need to be resolved through litigation, and our attorneys can aggressively represent you throughout each stage of the legal process.

We frequently represent businesses in litigation involving:

• Business and commercial transaction disputes
• Insurance coverage issues and “bad faith” disputes
• Real estate transaction disputes 
• Personal injury and property damage lawsuits
• Construction law and related claims
• Shareholder/member disputes

Contact us online or call (661) 449-2297 to learn more about how our team of legal professionals can serve you.