Business Formation and Representation

The Business Transactions Group has extensive experience both in providing counsel to entrepreneurs in early stage business formation, including choice of entity, capitalization, business buy-sell agreements, stock option plans and other compensation planning, as well as providing the ongoing general counsel services required of more mature businesses to meet the legal challenges of business locally and in the global economy.

Business Transactions lawyers are ready to advise large and small business clients in the formation of corporations (Subchapter C and Subchapter S), limited and general partnerships, limited liability companies and partnerships, joint ventures as well as non-profit enterprises. In addition to the important requirement of capital formation, new business ventures face a myriad of legal issues in their early stages of development. Business licensing, leasing arrangements, employment agreements and related matters and tax counseling are some of the matters our Business Transactions lawyers will help both new and growing businesses cover.

Established businesses require general counsel with broad experience and expertise in a wide variety of legal disciplines as well as having financial and more practical business applications experience. Our Business Transactions lawyers have that experience and can bring the skills of our other practice group lawyers to bear on challenges as they arise, whether they be in Intellectual Property, Environmental, Employment, Real Estate, Insurance or Construction. By knowing our client's business as an integral member of management's team, we can provide essential value in our role as general counsel.

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