Your Trusted
Beverly Hills Business Attorney
HSO Law provides high-quality, cost effective, and personalized legal services designed to meet all the legal needs of businesses throughout Beverly Hills.
HSO Law Does It All
We provide all the legal support that a modern business could need to stay on top of California’s ever-changing laws.
Experience You Can Trust
We have significant experience fighting for the rights of our clients, making us well-equipped to succeed in the courtroom.
We Value Our Clients
We prioritize keeping Beverly Hills businesses out of the complex legal system, rather than just helping them win when they get there.
WHO WE ARE
Beverly Hills Business Law Firm
HSO Law offers the experience and expertise of Big Law, with the personal attention of a small firm. Heather Orr, the founder of HSO Law, attended one of the nation’s top law schools and was trained at one of the largest law firms in the country. Learning from the strengths and the weaknesses of Big Law, Heather set out to start a practice that offered her clients the excellence and hard work that has made those firms successful.
Areas of Practice
"HSO Law has been key to our legal consultation needs since the beginning! Throughout these 7 years, they have been a team we can rely on and trust. Legal matters for a small company are super scary especially when we first started, but having Heather in my corner has helped me feel ready to take on whatever the business throws at us! Heather is simply the best! She is extremely professional, yet also very human, breaking down situations in ways that are easy to understand. What makes her different is she is also there to help business owners that aren't her clients just because she believes this information should be accessible and has provided many guides in her monthly newsletters that my peers who cannot afford their own lawyers have found invaluable. She simply is the best! Rachel has also been resourceful and dependable. Both combined are extremely trustworthy, reliable, and caring. We never have any hesitation to contact HSO Law when we need any legal guidance. We truly appreciate them!"
ANGELIA TRINIDAD
Founder & CEO
Passion Planner
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Formations & Dissolutions
At HSO Law Firm we form and maintain all varieties of business entities. Our Beverly Hills Law Office can take care of your corporate maintenance and assist you in strategizing for long term growth, acquisition, investment, or succession planning. To learn more, watch my video on Choosing a Business Entity and read my blog on Corporate Maintenance.
Our Legal Services Include:
- Corporate / Company Formation & Dissolution
- LLC Formation
- Formation of General Partnerships
- Formation of Professional & Benefit Corporations
- Corporate Compliance & Maintenance
- Property Holding Companies
- Buy-Sell Agreements
- Business Succession Planning & Financing
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Preparation of Contracts
Our Attorneys at HSO law can draft any contract. We specialize in reviewing, revising, and/or negotiating the terms of contracts that may want need signing. As a former contract litigator, Heather Orr has spent hours in court rooms arguing over the enforcement and interpretation of contracts. Many transactional attorneys have never seen a courtroom, but Heather is especially well-equipped to prepare enforceable, unambiguous agreements that protect her clients and their long term interests. To learn more, read my blog or watch my video on How to do Business and Sign Contracts.
Our Legal Agreement Services Include:
- Licensed Contractor
- Employment
- Consultant
- Independent Contractor
- Joint Venture
- Settlement & Release
- Non-Disclosure
- Confidentiality
- Invention Assignment
- Distribution
- Manufacturing
- Profit Sharing
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Acquisitions & Financing Transactions
We can help you buy or sell any Beverly Hills business, whether via an asset sale or stock purchase. Our law firm can also help you sell specific assets of a business, without selling the entire business. If you need capital of any kind, whether from an angel investor or a traditional investor, our attorneys can prepare the deal and ensure that you are protected from a legal standpoint. To learn more, read my two blogs on Raising Capital and Business Acquisitions or watch my video on How to Raise Capital.
Our Legal Services Include:
- Equite Investment Deals
- Promissory Notes
- Venture Capital Deals
- Angel Investment Deals
- Friends/Family Investment Deals
- Asset Sales
- Asset & Stock Purchase Agreements
- Mergers
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Labor & Employment Law
Employment law is often the biggest area of exposure for our Southern California clients. At HSO Law, we can assist you in all aspects of employment law. From interviewing, hiring, and onboarding employees, to protecting the intellectual property they create, to terminating or furloughing employees. We are prepared to help you create policies that comply with state law and lower your legal risk of getting sued for discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. To learn more, watch my video on Employment Law.
Our Legal Services Include:
- Hiring & Firing of Employees
- Worker Classification
- Employment Agreements, Forms & Notices
- Employment Law Compliance
- Employee Handbooks & Policies
- Employee Equity Grants
- Executive Employment Agreements
- Sick Leave & Minimum Wage Compliance
- Dispute Resolution
- EEOC Claims
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Internet Compliance
Privacy law is becoming a hotbed of legal action, and will only continue to grow in importance, especially in California. In this web-connected business environment, websites will have to be compliant with the laws of each state and country in which their website is accessible! It’s an overwhelming task but also the inevitable future; let our seasoned business attorneys take care of it for you. To learn more , read my blog and watch my video on Website Requirements: Terms & Services.
Our Legal Services Include:
- Terms & Conditions
- Privacy Policies
- GDPR-Compliant Privacy Policies
- CCPA-Compliant Privacy Policies
- Online Terms & Conditions for Websites & Apps
- Online Giveaway Compliance (State by State Checklist & Procedure for Giveaway Rules for Promotional Giveaways)
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Intellectual Property
A company’s intellectual property is often its most valuable asset. And yet, few Beverly Hills businesses identify, track, and protect their IP. If you fail to protect your IP, you can actually waive your right to do so at a later time. It is vital that young businesses are proactive about registering their IP and safe guarding from infringement. HSO Law can assist you with all of your IP needs outside of patent law (for which we have a wonderful referral partner). To learn more, watch my video on How to Protect Your Intellectual Property.
Our Legal Services Include:
- Trademarks
- IP License Agreements
- Copyrights
- Intellectual Property Protection
- Trade Secret Protection
- Video & Photo Releases
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- Confidentiality Agreements
- Invention Assignment Agreements
- NDAs
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Waivers
California is the most litigious state in the most litigious country in the world. A small proactive step like utilizing waivers could protect you and/or your business from bankruptcy. At HSO Law, our firm is well versed in created waivers of all types.
Our Legal Services Include:
- Wavers for Any Dangerous/Risky Activity
- COVID-19 Waivers
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Real Estate
Our business attorneys can draft and negotiate all commercial and residential leases. If your investment portfolio contains a rental property of any type, we can put it into a property holding company and prepare your residential lease. If you’re renting a commercial space, we can assist you with negotiating your company’s commercial lease. To learn more read my blog.
Our Legal Services Include:
- Residential Leases
- Commercial Leases
- Property Holding Companies
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