Meet Sophia Pappalardo

Business Start-Ups & Contract Drafting

You don’t want to cut corners when you’re starting a business. With a detail-oriented, creative eye, Sophia can form your business and draft your contracts to help you actualize your vision.

Sophia’s regularly drafts:

• Contracts for a business’s sale or purchase (stock sale, asset sale, etc.)

• Contracts for trademark and copyright protection or assignment

• Contracts for online platforms (like Privacy policies, and Terms of Use)

• Employment and independent contractor agreements

• Non-competes, non-solicitations, and non-disclosure agreements

• Business ownership, partnership, and joint venture agreements

• Contracts for you to use with your clients or vendors

• Commercial and residential real estate agreements (like residential and commercial leases, or short-term vacation rentals)

• Agreements used by general contractors and subcontractors, including construction agreements and revolving subcontractor agreements

Mergers & Acquisitions

When it is time to grow or sell your business, no transaction is too big or too small. Sophia taps into her business litigation experience to advise her clients on the deal’s risks and drafts documents that fit a client’s needs.

Sophia’s recent deals include:

• $32 million sale of a crawl space encapsulation and repair business

• $1.6 million sale of an accredited electrical testing business

• $1.25 million sale of an engineering consulting company

• $1 million purchase of a dog kennel and boarding business

• $430,000 purchase of a beach-side restaurant and bar

• $435,000 purchase of an auto and tire company

• $275,000 sale of a commercial cleaning company

• $230,000 sale of an online women’s clothing company

• $250,000 purchase of a laundry business

Trademarks & Intellectual Property

You’ve worked hard to build your business’s reputation so you should protect it. Sophia has helped the following types of businesses apply for trademarks at the state and federal level:

• Antique Jewelry

• Retail event, consulting, and management company

• Residential and commercial electrician

• Global healthcare market research

• General Contractor

• Custom Home builder

• Non-profit Motorcycle club

• Mobile laundry service

• Solar energy data company

• Software development technology company

• Construction company

• Headhunting and Executive recruiting company

• Business consulting

• Clothing company

Litigation

Sophia represents businesses and individuals who are pursuing or defending lawsuits in federal and state court.  Her experience working with businesses on the transactional side informs her business litigation strategy. And her passion for justice makes her a zealous advocate when representing clients who stand up to state and local governments and agencies.

Sophia’s litigation experience includes:

• Suing the government, police departments, and agencies to push back on government overreach and fight for civil rights to be afforded all

• Disputes between business owners, businesses, and employees related to unfair or deceptive trade practices, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and breach of contract

• Disputes between businesses for trademark infringement

• Defending against amotion proceedings

• Disputes involving the enforcement of a contract’s non-solicitation and non-competition provisions

• Disputes between individuals or businesses and general contractors for breach of contract

• Inverse condemnation cases

The Personal Side

Hailing from WNY, Sophia is a lifelong Buffalo Bills (and buffalo wings) fan. As a self-proclaimed foodie and aspiring master chef, you’ll find her exploring the ever-growing Charlotte Metro restaurant scene. And when she isn’t out and about, she enjoys creating art, starting DIY projects, and of course, spending time with her family.