Partners Erin Lloyd and Yogi Patel of Lloyd Patel LLP focus on two main practice areas: employment law and business & commercial law. We work with individuals (employees and executives), businesses, and institutional clients to ensure they are protecting their assets and their interests, and negotiating the most favorable contracts/agreements.Practice areasLabor/employment – executive compensation, severance negotiations and litigation, contract & agreement formation and negotiations, whistleblower protectionsCommercial matters – business formation, audits & compliance, partnerships & joint ventures, intellectual property, M&ALitigation & dispute resolution – including employment and construction contracts; licensing, shareholder, non-compete, confidentiality agreements; trademark and copyrightsPersonal and property-based tort Real estate law Administrative and regulatory lawEmployment law-Negotiate employment agreements and contracts, termination and severance issues-Review hiring policies to ensure compliance with I-9, Dept. of Labor and other agency regulations and guidelines; employee classification, overtime-Represent employers during employee audits-Advise on equity or additional compensation matters and how employment, termination or company closure may affect that compensationCommercial/business law-Provide legal services for commercial transactions including mergers & acquisitions, sell/buy agreements, partnership and joint venture agreements-Advise small and medium-sized businesses that need outside general counsel representation, or those that may have recurring legal issues but are not yet ready to take on in-house counselOur clientsLloyd & Patel represents a broad spectrum of industries, fields and sizes, including Blue Chips, Fortune 500 companies and their executive employees, and SMBs.-Staffing companies -Hedge fund/private equity firms, financial institutions-Medical practices and physicians-Privately held businesses