Morningstar Law Group assists professional service firms and other regulated businesses to navigate complex state licensing laws throughout the country. Such laws often impose unique ownership requirements, prohibit certain legal forms, and require licensed professionals to hold particular roles. Understanding and complying with such laws demands a strategic and multi-jurisdictional approach, particularly when entering new markets and structuring transactions.
Our attorneys are familiar with entity-level licensing laws across the United States, and they routinely help clients develop business strategies to ensure regulatory compliance, which may involve the creation of management services organizations (MSOs) or other business structures. Our attorneys also represent firms in connection with disciplinary actions associated with such licensing laws.
Morningstar Law Group has particular expertise with respect to entity licenses, registrations, and certificates pertaining to:
- architecture and engineering (A&E)
- landscape architecture
- interior design
- land surveying
- geology
- general contracting
- home improvement contracting
- specialty contracting, including roofing
- alarm and security contracting
- locksmithing
- real estate brokerage
- alcoholic beverage control (ABC)
Morningstar Law Group also has significant experience advising professional firms with respect to grandfathered entities, including pre-1969 entities in North Carolina and pre-1929 and pre-1935 entities in New York, which are exempt from certain state licensing laws.
