We provide corporate counsel to clients in the New Orleans area

At Denechaud and Denechaud, L.L.C., we take our role as corporate counsel seriously, knowing that it affects every aspect of your business's viability. By offering advice on your legal rights and duties and those of your corporate officers, we can ensure that all transactions your business undertakes are both legally sound and in your best interests. We draw on our knowledge of corporate practices in general and your business's specific organizational structure to provide representation that advances your goals. We offer advice and counsel to entities of all sizes in the New Orleans area and throughout Louisiana.

Our attorneys provide advice on a variety of corporate legal issues

Our attorneys work tirelessly to handle your corporate concerns with the skill and efficiency your entity deserves, whether you are seeking to create a company or looking to expand your horizons. We have the experience, dedication and skill to provide advisory, transactional and litigation services for clients in all areas of corporate law, which may include:

• Corporate entity creation
• Corporate restructuring
• Corporate governance and best practices
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Partnership and shareholder disputes
• Contract drafting and review
• Corporate securities and tax liability
• Asset protection
• Collections
• Labor and employment issues
• Intellectual property matters
• Commercial banking issues

Our priority is to help secure your business’s success in the short-and long-term. We provide sound advice for directors' meetings and detail the legal requirements for annual reports so that your business practices, goals and aspirations are clear and unambiguous. The firm’s attorneys approach every legal decision we advance with a watchful eye toward your company's future, drawing upon our knowledge of tax, business, and contract law to offer comprehensive representation.

Our attorneys are experienced litigators well-prepared to handle corporate disputes

When we are involved from the beginning in helping you to choose and form your business entity, we will draft sound contracts and other documents aimed at helping you to avert future conflicts. But even corporations with firm foundations can be faced with disputes involving competitors, partners, shareholders, employees and other groups. With a thorough understanding of your business goals and structure, we are in a position to skillfully represent your interests in litigation. Whenever possible, we seek negotiated settlements that save time and money, but we are fully prepared to represent you in court when that is your best option for a successful outcome.

Our litigators help you understand and manage breach of contract claims

Breach of contract is a fairly common occurrence in the world of business. A breach occurs when someone violates the terms of an agreement. A breach can occur at any time after the creation of a contract. Either party can cause a breach through its actions or inactions. Some breaches are justified under the law and others are not. When breaches are small, the parties may be able to continue performance under their agreement. Breaches that are serious enough to disrupt the entire purpose of the contract may be considered material breaches, rendering the contract void.

Breaches occur for many reasons. We represent clients in all types of breach of contract cases, including:

• Failure to pay for or deliver a product or services
• Missed deadlines
• Failure to meet the terms of a secondary agreement, such as a lease, mortgage, or loan document
• Disputes over terms in the contract
• Disputes between partners or workers
• Work stoppages

When your company is affected by a breach, we will take steps to bring the other party into compliance. We will first attempt to get them to cure the breach through performance or compensation. Next, we can seek a resolution through negotiations, but we are prepared to pursue a remedy through litigation. We will seek the maximum amount of damages allowed under the law in order to compensate your business for its losses.

In every contract dispute, at least one company will find itself on the defense. We represent clients who have wrongfully been accused of breaching a contract. In many cases, actions that would normally constitute a breach are allowed because of something the other party did first. We also represent clients who have breached their contracts purposely in order to pursue alternatives, in what is known as “efficient breach." The law does not necessarily seek to punish those who breach contracts. Rather, the law’s aim is to make each party whole. This might mean restoring any money the company lost or potentially compensating them for the profits they expected to earn. We help clients in this situation develop defenses for their actions and skillfully defend their rights in court.

Contact our skilled Louisiana corporate law attorneys

Denechaud and Denechaud, L.L.C. represents businesses throughout Louisiana in a full range of corporate legal matters, at every stage of their enterprise. To schedule a free consultation at our Louisiana office, call us at 504-356-9431 or contact us online.