Sample Attorney Opinion Letter

Date

(Name of Client)

President

*** Co., Ltd

City, State, ZIP code

Re: Opinion Letter Regarding (name of employee, e.g., fictitious ** **)

Dear (Name):

After our initial meeting, I reviewed the papers you sent me regarding the ** **matter. As I understand the situation, Ms.** signed a written employment

agreement with your company. The agreement stated that in the event of

termination or resignation from her job as your sales associate, Ms. ** would

not call upon or sell goods to any of your customers for a period of one year.

You have asked me to advise you about your rights, the chance of success, the

amount of damages that may be recoverable, the costs involved, and my ability to

represent you in this matter.

RIGHTS OF *** AGAINST MS. **

When Ms. ** signed a written contract with your company, she agreed not to call

upon any of your customers for a period of one year. This is called a

restrictive covenant. To enforce your covenant against Ms.**, you must bring

an action against her and prove your case. You have a choice of forums in which

to bring the action: federal district court or a state court. Since it is easier

to obtain an injunction (an action to immediately stop her from selling to your

customers) in a state court rather than a federal court, I would suggest the

state court.

I must advise you that injunctions are largely discretionary with the court, and

there are several factors here that might lead it not to grant one on your

behalf. Since you waited eight months before threatening to sue Ms. **, my

guess is that you have about a twenty percent (20%) chance of obtaining an

injunction.

RIGHTS TO AND AMOUNT OF DAMAGES

Your chances of obtaining money damages against Ms. **are much greater than

your chances for an injunction. From our discussion and the facts and evidence

suggested in your papers, it appears that the amount of recoverable damages

would be measured by the profits you have lost since the time Ms. ** began

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selling competitive products to your customers.

It should be understood that if we win our case, however, Ms.** may not

voluntarily pay the judgment. Thus, it may be necessary to enforce the judgment by having a sheriff or marshall seize and sell assets not exempt from execution. However, if Ms. ** does not own assets, such as real estate, money in bank

accounts, stocks, etc., but owns only personal items exempt from execution under the laws of our state, then any judgment you obtain may not be worth much.

NEGATIVES TO LAWSUIT

Besides the fact that you may lose a lawsuit against Ms. ** or that any

judgment obtained may be uncollectible, there are other negative factors you should consider before bringing a lawsuit. These include court costs and attorney fees. Court costs are recoverable, but other costs, such as travel, the time lost when you are called to testify (or required to help us develop the case), and attorney fees, are not recoverable.

MY SERVICES

I am familiar with the nature of your manufacturing business and am qualified to represent you in this matter if you choose to proceed. My fee would be based on my normal hourly charge of $250 for myself and $150 for associates. Trial time is billed at $1,000 per day. The initial services of preparing a complaint and serving same would cost approximately $300. Preparing a request for an

injunction and attending a hearing on the injunction would cost approximately $2,500.

It is quite possible that Ms. ** would not retain her own counsel and not

answer the complaint. This means that a default judgment could be taken without the necessity of a trial. Here attorney fees would probably amount to no more than $1,000.

I require a $1,000 retainer to open a file and commence an action.

If you wish to proceed with this matter, I will need to know the full names and addresses of your customers to whom Ms. ** is presently selling and the estimated sales volume which you have lost.

If you have any questions, please call me.

Very truly yours,

Name of Attorney

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第二篇：外资并购律师法律意见书范本

外资并购律师法律意见书范本

一、出具法律意见书的依据

这主要是说明律师给出法律意见所凭借的资料、法规。

二、出具法律意见书的范围

主要说明律师出具的法律意见书所要解决的问题。

三、律师的声明事项

这部分内容是律师对一些重要事项的单方强调，主要是表明其所承担的法律责任的范围。

四、法律意见

这是法律意见书的核心部分，是律师对所要确认的法律问题给出的最终结论，即是否合法。 其基本格式如下：

致：ХХ公司（或企业或自然人）

ХХ律师事务所接受ХХ公司（或企业或自然人）委托，担任专项法律顾问，根据本法律意见书出具日前已经发生或存在的事实，以及我国现行法律、法规、规范性文件的有关规定（或ХХ法律法规和规范性文件），就ХХ公司（或企业或自然人）收购ХХ公司（或企业）股权（或资产）有关事宜，出具本法律意见书。

本所出具法律意见书的范围如下：

1．根据ХХ律师事务所与ХХ公司（或企业或自然人）签订的《律师聘请协议》，ХХ律师事务所审核以下（但不限于）事项后给出相应的法律意见，并给出最终法律意见。

（1）ХХ公司（或企业或自然人）收购ХХ公司（或企业）股权（或资产）的主体资格；

（2）ХХ公司（或企业）出让ХХ公司（或企业）股权（或资产）的主体资格；

（3）本次收购协议是否符合相关法律规定；

（4）律师认为需要审查的其他事项。

2．ХХ律师事务所仅就与ХХ公司（或企业或自然人）收购ХХ公司（或企业）股权（或资产）有关事宜发表法律意见，不对有关会计、审计、资产评估等专业事项发表意见。

本所就以下事项发表声明：

1．ХХ律师事务所出具本法律意见书，是基于ХХ公司（或企业或自然人）已向ХХ律师事务所承诺，ХХ律师事务所审核的所有原始书面材料、副本材料均为真实可*，没有虚假、伪造或重大遗漏。对于ХХ律师事务所审核的文件原件的真实性，ХХ律师事务所没有再作进一步的核实。

2．ХХ律师事务所经过认真审核，证实所有副本材料、复印件和原件一致。

3．对于本法律意见书至关重要而又无法得到独立证据支持的事实，ХХ律师事务所依赖有关政府部门、会计师、评估师、ХХ公司（或企业或自然人）或其他单位出具的文件发表法律意见

4．本法律意见书仅作为ХХ公司（或企业或自然人）收购ХХ公司（或企业）股权（或资产）之目的使用，不得作任何其他目的。5．ХХ律师事务所同意将本法律意见书作为必备法律文件，随同其他材料一同上报，并愿意承担相应的法律责任。

6．ХХ律师事务所未授权任何单位或个人对本法律意见作出任何解释或说明。

7．ХХ律师事务所已严格履行法定职责，遵循了勤勉尽责和诚实信用原则，对ХХ公司（或企业或自然人）收购ХХ公司（或企业）股权（或资产）相关事宜进行核查验证，保证法律意见书不存在虚假记载、误导性陈述及重大遗漏。

鉴此，按照律师行业公认的业务标准、道德规范和勤勉尽责精神，ХХ律师事务所对相关文件和有关事实进行了核查和验证，现出具法律意见如下：

1．ХХ公司（或企业或自然人）具有受让ХХ公司（或企业）股权（或资产）的主体资格。（理由，略）。

2．ХХ公司（或企业）具有出让ХХ公司（或企业）股权（或资产）的主体资格。（理由，略）。

3．本次并购协议符合相关法律的规定。（理由，略）。

4．综上所述，ХХ律师事务所认为：ХХ公司（或企业或自然人）收购ХХ公司（或企业）股权（或资产）的收购双方都具有相应的主体资格，本次并购协议内容符合相关法律规定，不存在影响ХХ公司（或企业或自然人）收购ХХ公司（或企业）股权（或资产）的重大法律障碍。