David C. Nolan has been a sole practitioner in Walnut Creek, California since 1994. Prior to that he was a partner in a large San Francisco firm specializing in admiralty law, maritime agency regulation, and general corporate matters for numerous “salt-water” clients, including cruise lines, steamship conferences, container operators, and vessel agents. While he continues to practice in the maritime area, he is now principally involved in business start-ups and giving legal assistance and advice to local businesses, covering the areas, among others, of:

• Partnership, LLC, Professional, Non-Profit, and General Corporation creation and documentation
  
  
• Negotiating, drafting, and advising on a wide range of contractual matters, including shareholder agreements, equipment and real property leases, construction and UCC contracts, independent contractor and agency agreements, franchises, stock purchases, confidentiality agreements, local/international sales and distribution agreements
  


• Buying, selling, and merging businesses, as well as dissolving them

• Dispute Resolution, including mediation, arbitration, and litigation in state and federal courts and agencies