Business & Employment Law

Business counsel connected to the decision in front of you.

Santos Law advises Texas businesses, founders, owners, and professionals on formation, governance, contracts, employment, disputes, and ongoing legal needs.

Matters we handle

Counsel for operating questions and consequential disputes.

The firm works with decision-makers who need to understand the legal issue, the business tradeoff, and the practical path forward.

Formation and governance

Entity selection, governing documents, ownership arrangements, decision rights, and the legal structure supporting the business.

Contracts and commercial agreements

Drafting, review, negotiation, performance questions, and practical allocation of risk in customer, vendor, and partner agreements.

Employment and workplace issues

Policies, hiring, compensation, performance, discipline, separation, restrictive covenants, and day-to-day employer questions.

Business disputes

Contract claims, ownership conflicts, payment disputes, demand strategy, early case assessment, and litigation when a negotiated resolution is not available.

Fractional general counsel

Ongoing outside counsel for businesses that need regular legal support without building an in-house department.

Professionals and founders

Advice for individual owners, executives, and professionals navigating agreements, transitions, disputes, and consequential decisions.

Outside general counsel

A regular legal resource without an in-house department.

Fractional general counsel can provide continuity across contracts, employment issues, governance, risk review, and disputes. The scope is defined around the business’s actual cadence and priorities.

For one-time matters, the firm identifies the assignment, decision points, and expected work at the outset so the engagement stays focused.

Meet Evan

Discuss a business or employment matter.

Provide a brief description of the issue and the decision or deadline involved. Do not send confidential documents before the firm confirms an engagement.

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