Business Lawyers Serving Texas and California for Over 20 Years
Corporate Law
For over twenty years VLF has served as litigation counsel and general counsel to business people throughout the United States. Representing businesses from start-up ventures to established market leaders, our transaction group works with our clients in the sale or purchase of businesses, structuring company agreements and contracts, customizing partnership and shareholder agreements, protecting valuable trade secrets and confidential information, and advising management on best practices for internal corporate controls.
Business Litigation
When a matter heads towards litigation, VLF represents business owners and entrepreneurs in commercial / contract disputes, partnership and shareholder litigation, non-compete and trade secret matters, construction litigation / arbitration, and is chosen by business owners to handle jury trials in significant business cases. As a dual board certified attorney (Texas) with over 90 complex matters presented to a jury, judge or arbitration panel, in a variety of commercial, construction, and intellectual property matters, Charles Vethan and VLF are called on by business owners and other law firms to handle the trial of complex lawsuits.
Petrochemical/Energy
VLF has achieved outstanding results for clients in the US Energy Sector, across nearly every facet of the industry, from companies that specialize in E & P (geophysical, and geological data management),module and instrument manufacture (blast shelter and blast control room (API 752 /753) fabrication and intrinsically safe (IS Design) device providers), deep water and inland facility maintenance (turnarounds, welding, engineering, PM), and inspection support services (QA/QC and API inspection). Our experience dealing with both upstream and downstream clients makes us the “go to” firm to protect a company’s confidential information, trade secrets, MSA, and non-compete concerns.