Business Counseling + Transactions

 

Overview

 

Entrepreneurs, start-ups, closely held businesses, and other corporate entities rely on us when tackling a wide range of challenges, including business formation and expansion, capital raising, M&A transactions, and business exits.

  • We guide clients toward the most efficient and appropriate business structure, given their business and tax goals, investment criteria and risk assessments. In addition to entity selection and formation, we regularly advise clients in the creation of their core corporate documents, such as shareholder, LLC and partnership agreements.

  • We represent strategic and financial investors in the negotiation, structuring and documentation of complex stock and asset purchases, mergers and other corporate transactions.

  • We advise management, boards of directors and corporate committees in connection with a broad range of corporate governance matters.

  • We frequently help businesses design, implement and administer executive compensation arrangements and programs. We also work closely with businesses during the M&A process, to navigate the legal and financial risks of compensation arrangements, and the related securities, tax and ERISA issues. 

  • We help clients develop IP licensing strategies, draft and review relevant agreements with employees, vendors and competitor; and navigate complex negotiations. Our experience cuts across industries, and ranges from assignments of single IP properties to matters involving large IP portfolios.

  • We have significant experience representing strategic and financial investors in the negotiation, structuring and documentation of stock purchases, asset purchases, mergers and other transactions. We frequently close complex deals of all sizes, deploying our unique blend of thoroughness and efficiency to get across the finish line.