Areas of  Practice

Corporate and Commercial

Business clients include entrepreneurs, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and both private and publicly traded corporations.  Examples of the range of work performed include:

Entity selection and formation Joint ventures  
Venture capital funding Mergers and Acquisitions  
Unsecured and secured loans Dissolutions  
Distribution agreements Preparation of standard form contracts
Contract negotiations  Corporate Governance

Preventive Law

A particular specialty is preventive law, which involves analysis of the legal consequences and risks of business practices and business situations coupled with counseling on risk reduction and implementation of effective legal compliance programs.

Real Estate

Real estate matters common to most business's needs are handled, including:
Commercial and industrial leases  Construction contracts  
Broker agreements  Build to suit agreements  
Purchase and sale of commercial and industrial property

Dispute and Litigation Management

While no actual trial work is performed, our extensive conflict resolution experience involves the evaluation and negotiation of settlements in a broad range of commercial, employment, environmental, product liability and contract disputes.  Assistance is also provided for the selection and management of outside litigation counsel in the United States, Europe, Middle East, Asia and South America.

Governance and Compliance Counseling

Extensive compliance counseling in general legal compliance, corporate governance, 34 Act reporting and disclosure and antitrust.  In addition, more routine corporate secretarial work to update minute books, advise how to conduct annual stockholders meetings and similar work is performed.

Human Resources

Stock option plans, adoption and administration  
Employment agreements  Employment practices  
Executive severance agreements Employee handbooks & policies
Non-compete agreements  Mediation & arbitration agreements
Performance management practices

Intellectual Property

Inbound and outward licensing of patents, trademarks and technology

Establish intellectual property management procedures and conduct training for engineering and research and development staff regarding patentability and knowledge protection.

International

Acquisitions and divestitures Joint ventures
Litigation management Distribution channel agreements
Foreign Corrupt Practice Act compliance Retention and management of foreign counsel
Intra-company & third party licensing Export control compliance and export licensing
Establish internal legal and management controls