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Business
Personalized, Practical Advice for Businesses and Individuals
Our Business Practice supports a wide range of clients, including national corporations, new startups, and both closely held and family-owned firms. Some rely on us to act as an extension of their team in support of their day-to-day operations, while others ask us to step in to solve problems or to provide quick and effective counsel concerning specific issues or opportunities. In each instance, our goal is to provide the personalized support our clients need to compete effectively and achieve their objectives.
Our Experience
– FORMATION OF NEW BUSINESS ENTITIES:
- Both C and S corporations
- Limited liability companies (LLCs)
- Partnerships, including limited liability partnerships (LLPs)
- Professional corporations
- Sole proprietorships
– COMPLEX BUSINESS DOCUMENTS (PREPARATION, REVIEW, NEGOTIATION AND FILING):
- Articles of organization
- Commercial leases
- Employee benefits programs (Link to Employee Benefits Practice)
- Employment and deferred compensation agreements
- Minutes for board of directors and shareholder meetings
- Operating, partnership and shareholder agreements
– BUSINESS OPERATIONS:
- Bankruptcies, restructurings and workouts
- Business and shareholder disputes
- Business planning
- Commercial leases and other real estate matters
- Dispute resolution
- Debt financing
- Managing employees in compliance with state and federal guidelines
- Intellectual property protection
- Licensures and regulatory compliance
- Negotiation of contracts and agreements
- Stock recapitalization and private securities offerings
- Tax planning, tax audits and tax compliance (Link to Tax Practice)
- Trademarks, copyright and other intellectual property issues
– MERGER, ACQUISITION AND SALE TRANSACTIONS:
- Divestitures and spinoffs
- Leveraged buyouts and private equity investments
- Mergers of private companies and corporations
- Sales contracts (drafting, reviewing and negotiating)
- Stock and asset purchases
- Strategic investments and joint venture
– BUSINESS SUCCESSION PLANNING:
- Asset protection strategies
- Exit strategies
- Generational transfer of business ownership and management
- Stock transfer restrictions and noncompete agreements
- Tax planning
- Voting trusts
- Wills, trusts and powers of attorney