Our business transactions practice focuses on accomplishing our clients' goals in organizing, financing, buying, selling, or restructuring businesses and investments. We strive to do this in a cost-effective manner that addresses the domestic and cross-border transactional, corporate, tax, securities, compliance, and related issues that may be involved. Our attorneys have worked with domestic and cross-border businesses in all stages of the business life cycle--from startups to businesses in mature industries. Our industry expertise includes franchise, hospitality, import/export, finance, software, gaming/gambling, electronic entertainment, telecommunications, consumer packaged goods, oil and gas, energy services, manufacturing, marketing and sales services, and healthcare. We have developed a particular expertise in resolving legal issues arising in startup and other early stage enterprises and midcap or mid-market business, including those enterprises doing business across borders.
We have represented domestic and international businesses and individuals in a full range of corporate, tax, securities, and transactional matters, including:
- Acquisitions and Divestitures
- Brand Management (in conjunction with our Intellectual Property Practice)
- Commercial Contract Drafting and Negotiation
- Entity Formation and Ownership Structuring
- Equity and Debt Financings
- Government Compliance, including Sarbanes-Oxley
- Mergers, Joint Ventures, and Other New Ventures from Existing Business
- Strategic Advisory Services
- Tax Structuring and Analysis