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Our team of attorneys and support staff provides a broad range of legal services tailored to fit our clients' business and transactional challenges. Our Group has established an excellent reputation for efficiently providing high quality and timely services to our clients at a competitive cost. Formation, Governance and Operations After listening to and critically evaluating our clients' business plans and short term and long term objectives, we work to develop the optimal legal structure for their business based on consideration of liability issues and the application of our experience in tax and securities law. Whether the preferred structure is a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership, we craft the formation documents, operating agreements, shareholder agreements, partnership agreements or bylaws to suit the unique issues presented by our clients' business plans. Working with our clients to understand and evaluate the variables and risks in their business operations, our attorneys develop a documentation framework and draft and negotiate commercial agreements to properly address and alleviate the risks involved in our clients' business activities, including purchase and sales agreements and confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements. We advise and assist in the documentation of employment benefit and compensation plans. Our attorneys draft and negotiate employment, "work for hire," covenants not to compete and other related agreements. Mergers, Acquisitions and Strategic Transactions If our clients' expansion plans can best be achieved by pursuing an acquisition strategy, members of our Group assist in structuring, documenting, negotiating and closing asset or stock purchases and mergers. We help management or other sponsors in buy-out transactions, including structuring both the acquisition terms, and the debt and equity, as needed to successfully conclude these leveraged transactions. Clients seeking to expand resources turn to us for help in forming domestic as well as international commercial relationships, including joint ventures, partnerships and strategic alliances. Equity and Debt Financing When initial or additional operating capital is needed by our clients, we structure and document private placements, counsel our clients regarding their debt and equity financings, and assist them with their commercial loans, including negotiating favorable terms and conditions and advising on securities law compliance at the federal and state levels. High Technology Intellectual property and e-commerce is fast becoming the driving force of many businesses. Our attorneys help clients protect and manage intellectual property and unlock potential revenue streams through various intellectual property agreements at the regional, national and international levels. We also assist clients in conducting business on the web by structuring e-commerce agreements, including linking, content licensing, development, distribution and service agreements. Regulatory Matters Our attorneys advise on various issues relating to U.S. and international regulatory compliance. We counsel clients on antitrust, environmental, securities, tax, and Internet regulation issues such as privacy, security and fair trade practices. Our attorneys are experienced in assisting clients in the pursuit of global business opportunities. Our relationships with professional advisors throughout the world enable us to assist our clients to do business and establish ventures abroad. Our lawyers assist entrepreneurs , start-up ventures, and emerging growth companies with business planning. |
