SOUTHWICK LAW, APC

For businesses & executives

Deals and decisions, made with the dispute in mind.

Deals create workplaces, and workplaces create disputes. Because we litigate, we draft agreements and policies that hold up when they’re tested — and we’re ready when they are.

Schedule a free consultation (949) 750-4167
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Corporate & Transactional

For private companies, founders and investors.

  • Mergers & acquisitions, buy- and sell-side ($5M–$500M)
  • Governance; operating, shareholder and buy-sell agreements
  • Commercial contracts, NDAs and influencer agreements
  • Restrictive covenants and trade secret enforcement
  • Outside general counsel
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Executives

Know what you’re signing — and what you’re worth.

  • Executive employment and compensation agreements
  • Equity awards: options, restricted stock, profits interests
  • Rollover equity in a sale of the business
  • Non-competes and restrictive covenants
  • Separations and severance negotiation
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Employer Counsel

Prevent problems, and handle them when they arise.

  • Employee handbooks and workplace policies
  • Harassment prevention training, English & Spanish
  • Wage-and-hour compliance and classification
  • Day-to-day HR advice and investigations
  • Defense of employment claims
Industries Restaurants & Hospitality Food & Beverage Apparel, Retail & Beauty Health & Wellness Technology Financial Services Manufacturing & Construction Entertainment & Media

Results

Representative matters

Transactions

Represented buyers and sellers in equity and asset acquisitions across a wide range of industries and geographies.

Served as outside general counsel to private companies on capital raises, contract negotiation, acquisitions and structuring.

Represented funders in litigation finance investment transactions.

Drafted influencer agreements for a fashion retailer partnering with social media creators.

Litigation

Defeated class certification in a putative wage-and-hour class action involving more than 11,000 employees, then resolved the individual claims with no payment to plaintiffs.

Obtained an arbitration award for a hospital on all claims in a retaliation and wrongful termination case.

Secured pre-discovery dismissal of fraud, conversion and fiduciary duty claims against a communications company and individual defendants.

Won a $0 award for a restaurant client in a former employee’s wage claim before the Department of Industrial Relations.

Includes matters handled by Sayuri P. Espinosa prior to founding Southwick Law. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Contact

Let’s talk about what’s next.

A deal on a deadline, an agreement to review, or a workplace issue that can’t wait — reach out and you’ll hear back promptly. Consultations are free.

(949) 750-4167 sayuri@southwick.law Orange County, California

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