Practice Areas
Acting as an outside general counsel for small, medium and maturing companies in the Santa Barbara and Carpinteria areas and throughout the Central Coast, the Matthew I. Berger Law Group provides a range of services with a focus on intellectual property (trademarks and copyrights), entertainment, and business law.
We pride ourselves on our ability to work with other professionals - accountants, tax specialists, insurance brokers, bankers, etc. - to give our clients the best services tailored to their needs.
Practice areas include:
Intellectual Property
Our firm works with an emphasis in trademarks, copyrights, licensing, digital rights and games, and trade secret protection.
Entertainment
One of our favorite areas in which to work is in the entertainment and multi-media world, including film, traditional and digital publishing, music, songwriting, literary, interactive, mobile and digital devices, merchandising, Internet and fine art, photography, and royalty-related issues.
Business
- Choice of Entity
- Formation
- Governance
- Shareholder and Member Relations
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Finance (Private Financing and Securities [common stock, preferred stock, warrants, debt])
- Stock Sales
- Shareholder Agreements
- Employment Agreements
- Invention Assignment Agreements
- Licensing
- Distribution
- eCommerce
- Operating Issues
Trusts, Estate Planning, Wills, and Probate
Trust and will drafting, estate planning, trust administration, advance health care directives, powers of attorney, asset protection and probate for estates of all sizes and complexities in addition to elder issues.
Matthew brings commitment, compassion and a tremendous amount of knowledge and resourcefulness to his estate planning practice. He is thoughtful and giving while being very efficient and effective. It has been a pleasure to work with him.
