NYC Corporate Governance Attorney

Corporate Governance & Compliance Attorney in NYC

Proper corporate governance is not just a formality — it is the mechanism that maintains your personal liability protection, ensures regulatory compliance, prevents internal disputes, and positions your business for long-term success. Whether you operate a closely held LLC or a multi-shareholder corporation, maintaining appropriate governance practices is essential to protecting your interests.

At Agarunov Law Firm, P.C., we advise businesses on governance structures, prepare corporate resolutions and meeting minutes, assist with regulatory filings, and help companies navigate compliance requirements. We also counsel business owners on succession planning, corporate restructuring, and business dissolution when circumstances require it.

Our Governance & Compliance Services

Corporate Formalities

Maintaining corporate formalities is essential to preserving the liability protection your entity provides. We assist with preparing annual meeting minutes for boards and shareholders, drafting corporate resolutions for major decisions, maintaining corporate records and minute books, ensuring proper officer and director elections, and documenting significant business transactions and decisions.

Regulatory Compliance

New York businesses face ongoing regulatory requirements that vary by entity type, industry, and location. We help businesses stay compliant with annual report filings with the New York Department of State, biennial statements for LLCs, industry-specific licensing and permit requirements, New York City business registration requirements, and federal, state, and local tax registration and reporting obligations.

Corporate Restructuring

When business circumstances change — new partners join, owners exit, the business model evolves, or the current structure no longer serves the company's interests — restructuring may be necessary. We advise on and implement entity conversions, ownership restructuring, subsidiary formation, holding company structures, and other organizational changes that better serve your current objectives.

Succession Planning

Every business needs a plan for ownership transitions. We structure buy-sell agreements, key-person provisions, and transition plans that address what happens when an owner dies, becomes disabled, retires, or decides to exit. Proper succession planning preserves business value, minimizes tax consequences, and prevents disruptive disputes.

Business Dissolution

When a business reaches the end of its lifecycle, dissolution must be handled properly to avoid lingering liabilities. We manage the dissolution process including winding up operations, satisfying creditors, distributing remaining assets, filing dissolution documents with the state, and canceling registrations and permits.

Serving New York and New Jersey

Agarunov Law Firm is licensed to practice in both New York and New Jersey, and we represent businesses throughout the tri-state area. In addition to clients across all five NYC boroughs and Long Island, we serve businesses in Northern and Central New Jersey including Bergen County (Englewood, Fort Lee, Hackensack, Teaneck, Paramus), Hudson County (Jersey City, Hoboken, Weehawken), Essex County (Newark, Montclair, Livingston), Passaic County (Paterson, Wayne, Clifton), Morris County (Morristown, Parsippany), and Middlesex County (New Brunswick, Edison, Woodbridge).

Whether your business operates in New York, New Jersey, or both states, our dual-state licensing allows us to provide seamless legal representation without the need for separate counsel in each jurisdiction.