Business and Real Estate
Our Business & Real Estate Department assists businesses at their initial stages by forming corporations, partnerships and other forms of business entities; handling business purchases, stock transactions, mergers and acquisitions; and assisting businesses in raising venture capital. We also provide assistance to established businesses for virtually all legal matters and problems by providing counseling and assistance in commercial transactions, tax planning, drafting and negotiating contracts, and assisting in employee relations and employee benefit programs (qualified and non-qualified). In addition, our firm handles environmental matters and interacts with municipal, county, state and federal governments regarding taxation, land use, planning and zoning, and all other aspects of governmental and administrative law. Our Business & Real Estate Department represents clients in all areas of commercial and residential real estate acquisitions and sales. We regularly represent clients involved in tax-free exchanges, simple and complex financing, land development and all types of construction. Our Business & Real Estate Department is actively engaged and experienced in the representation of our clients in a wide variety of practice areas, including:
- Organization and formation of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and other business entities
- Business purchases and sales
- Stock transactions
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Venture capital
- Commercial transactions
- Tax planning
- Contract drafting and negotiation
- Employee relations
- Employee benefit plan counseling and administration
- Environmental issues
- Municipal, county, state and federal government issues, including taxation, land use, planning and zoning
- Commercial and residential real estate acquisitions and sales
- Financing and development
- Construction law
We develop "partnerships" with our clients that are based on consistent communication and frequent interaction. This results in a productive client-attorney relationship and allows us to anticipate our clients' needs and requirements. What makes this partnership succeed is our ability to assist our clients, both large and small, at every stage-in designing strategies and in implementing the resulting plan. Our business background and training allows us to develop personalized plans that meet the demands of today's competitive business environment. We are results-oriented and have an outstanding track record for carefully creating and monitoring innovative programs that precisely address our clients' diverse needs.
