- Internet CrimesComputer and Software Law • Internet Law • Technology Licensing Agreements • Copyright and Trademark Transactions • Source Code Escrow Agreements
- Corporate LawIn her business practice, Michelle advises start-up, emerging and established businesses on a wide variety of matters, including entity choice and formation, corporate governance securities compliance, debt and equity financing, and drafting custom contracts.
- Mergers and AcquisitionsOur corporate team is particularly skilled at guiding clients through a wide variety of business transactions, from the simple to the complex, such as mergers and acquisitions, secured financings, private offerings, recapitalizations and shareholder buy-outs. We represent clients in all aspects of such transactions including structuring and negotiating the deal, due diligence, drafting and negotiation of all necessary documents and closing.
- Business DisputesMr. Keegin has taught continuing legal education courses for the Marin County Bar Association and has lectured before CPA professional groups. His service to the legal community has included membership on the Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies Committee of the California Bar Business Law Section. In 1984 he chaired the Small Business Committee of the Section of Taxation of the American Bar Association.
- Business Transactions
- Limited Liability CompaniesKeegin Harrison’s business lawyers have extensive experience counseling entrepreneurs, emerging businesses, closely held and family businesses and mid-sized companies on a variety of matters relating to the structure and operation of their businesses, including advising clients on entity choice and the formation and governance of all types of business entities including sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited liability companies, nonprofit organizations and S and C corporations. We also frequently prepare buy-sell or stock restriction agreements for our corporate clients, as well as confidentiality and non-competition agreements designed to protect the intangible assets of our business clients.
- Intellectual Property
- Wrongful TerminationPersonnel Policy • Wage and Hour Compliance • Executive Compensation Agreements • Wrongful Termination Defense • Statutory Compliance (EEOC, FEHA, ADA, CFRA, Labor Code, Other Issues)
- Real Estate LitigationKeegin Harrison LLP has long been considered the premier Marin County law firm for sophisticated and complex business counseling in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate, partnership and limited liability entity formation and governance, intellectual property, and securities law. Our transactional expertise extends to real estate matters, including the negotiation and drafting of purchase and sale agreements, leases and financing documents. As an important part of our business counseling practice, the firm also regularly advises clients on labor and employment law issues.
- Real Estate TransactionsMr. Keegin is a co-author of books on cooperatives, and has published numerous articles relating to taxation, securities, consumer and housing development legal issues. His article, “Baskets and Snakes: Allocating Risk Through Representation, Warranty and Indemnification Provisions,” co-authored with Jessica Karner for the 2008 issue of The Marin Lawyer, Marin County Bar Association, addressed risk allocation issues between parties to a range of transactions, including business acquisition, real estate purchase, licensing and leasing agreements.
- Easement
- Land Use and ZoningThe firm is well known for our expertise in land use planning. We were involved in many of the major developments that can be seen along Highway 101, and we continue to guide homeowners, developers, and neighboring landowners through the regulatory and approval process. Our attorneys routinely appear on land use matters before planning commissions, city councils and other regulatory bodies throughout Northern California.
- Estate PlanningIn 2017, Lisa joined the estate planning Law Offices of Elizabeth Krivatsy. During her time there, Lisa studied for and took the California bar exam and was admitted as an attorney. Lisa advised her own estate planning clients, before joining Keegin Harrison in 2023.
- Wills
- TrustsEstate Planning and Related Advice • Wills • Living Trusts • Estate and Trust Administration • Conservatorships • Trusts & Estates Litigation
- Power of AttorneyIn her estate planning practice, Lisa advises clients on a variety of matters, including advance health care directives, financial durable powers of attorney, wills, revocable trusts, and funding trusts.
- Probate
- Tax LawWe also regularly provide counsel on corporate and partnership tax matters, advising clients of tax implications at each stage of our representation, from formation through operation to dissolution. Additionally, we have extensive experience with federal and state securities compliance issues, including securing exemptions and preparing notice and exemption filings.