Shiloh A. Coleman

Shiloh has represented the legal interests of businesses and creative professionals since 2002. A former police officer, Shiloh started his legal career as a litigation attorney at the premier law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP before becoming General Counsel and COO of a global telecom start-up, later starting his own business law practice. A Texas lawyer since 2008, Shiloh started practicing in 2002 after graduating from UCLA Law and is licensed in both Texas and California. Shiloh’s interest in data privacy law led him to become certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals as both a Certified Information Privacy Professional, US (CIPP/US) and a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM). Shiloh is a member of the Texas Bar College and serves as co-chair of the Austin Bar Association’s Corporate, Business & Tax Section.

Our clients are business owners and executives seeking legal help for a new or growing business, creative professionals launching a new project, and entrepreneurs who are joining, buying, or selling a business.

Our Austin business lawyers provide a variety of business law services used in the day-to-day management of a business, such as reviewing and drafting contracts, assisting in negotiations, general business legal advice, and risk assessment and mitigation, as well as raising capital and complying with securities laws and regulations. Our experienced business attorneys routinely advise new ventures, serve as outsourced counsel for existing companies, and assist with the resolution of many types of issues for business owners of all types. We establish a close relationship with our clients, and enjoy helping them meet their goals.

Typical Austin Start-up and New Business Legal Services
While every new business is unique, here are a few examples of the legal services many new Austin businesses have asked us to provide:

Choice of Entity Counseling - We help clients choose the right type of entity for their new business.

Formation - We create and file paperwork correctly for our clients (much of our work for existing clients is fixing mistakes made during their formation process).

Company Agreements - We draft operating agreements, agreements among shareholders/members, partnership agreements, and associated buy/sell agreements and other documentation.

Financing Agreements - We draft secured and unsecured promissory notes, stock sale agreements, LLC membership purchase agreements, and other forms of investment documentation.

Commercial Lease Agreements - We draft, review, and negotiate short and long term commercial leases for both class A office, retail, and even freestanding flex space (a combination of manufacturing, warehouse, and office).

Employment Agreements - We draft a variety of employment agreements from hourly jobs to salaried positions.

NDA's and Non-Compete Agreements - We draft NDA's both for B2B inquiries and potential transactions, as well as those for employees who have access to client confidential information that include agreements not to compete.

Master Services Agreements - We draft new MSA's for businesses who need a template to use with repeat transactions that may refer to a separate Scope of Work or Statement of Services.

Strategic Counseling - Start-ups often need to just bounce ideas off their lawyer; one of our favorite things to do is to participate actively with clients who would like to add a legal mind to their brainstorming team.

Wage and Hour Counseling - Start-ups need to be careful to make sure they classify personnel properly and comply with the intricacies of the ever-changing FLSA rules (Fair Labor Standards Act) and depending on the state, local wage and hour regulations; businesses are free to be creative in how they provide compensation, so long as methods fall within guidelines.

Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Compliance and Reporting - Start-ups from January 1, 2024 forward must report their Beneficial Owner Information (BOI) within 90-days of formation (within 30-days if forming after January 1, 2025). Companies in existence prior to January 1, 2024 have until January 1, 2025 to report. Our firm can review the requirements of the law and regulations with you and make this report on your behalf, as well as provide advice on data privacy compliance in the process.