Corporate Practice Group

Sub-Practice Areas:

Mergers and Acquisitions

We specialize in guiding our clients through the legal aspects of buying, selling, merging, and/or restructuring businesses. Our services include the structuring, due diligence, negotiation, and closing of complex business transactions, while ensuring both statutory and regulatory compliance. Our mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) lawyers also assist in anticipating and resolving integration issues that may arise post-closing.

The profile of our M&A lawyers is that of a professional with strong analytical and negotiation skills, a deep understanding of corporate and regulatory law, and the ability to manage complex, high-stakes transactions. We offer strategic advice to facilitate seamless transactions, safeguarding our clients’ best interests and fostering growth and innovation throughout the process.

Nonprofit Organizations

Our legal support for nonprofit organizations includes assisting in obtaining and maintaining tax-exempt status, ensuring regulatory compliance, addressing governance matters, and understanding and addressing unique legal challenges. We implement tailored solutions to meet the specific needs of each organization.

Corporate Governance

We offer comprehensive advice on corporate governance, focusing on the design and implementation of governance structures, fiduciary duties, and legal frameworks.

By catering to our clients’ individual needs and understanding their unique business realities, we create tailored corporate governance structures that align with their operational and strategic goals, ensuring ethical and compliant business practices.

Corporate Finance

Our focus in this area is dedicated to assisting clients in navigating clients in navigating the occasional minefield of raising capital. We advise on the selection, structuring, and execution of the most befitting financing mechanism for clients to achieve their stated objectives. We routinely work in transactions involving public offerings, private placements, and/or debt issuance. We also provide strategic legal counsel to our clients during financial transactions with local and U.S. banks, and similar financial services entities.

We also excel in negotiating, structuring, and documenting complex financial deals on behalf of financial institutions, lenders and investors. Our expertise spans the entire range of financial services, from advising on regulatory requirements to the crafting of detailed financing arrangements. We routinely guide clients through the intricacies of secured transactions, syndicated, mezzanine and subordinated credits facilities, lending through securitization of debt, as well as risk management.

Franchise Law

Guiding both franchisors and franchisees, we navigate the complexities of franchise agreements, operations, and disputes, ensuring the success of their ventures in competitive markets.

Our services include drafting and negotiating franchise agreements, assisting with compliance and disclosure requirements, and advising on the development of franchise systems. By offering strategic legal support, we help our clients establish and maintain successful franchise ventures in competitive markets.

Startups and Emerging Companies

Providing strategic legal advice to startups and emerging companies, we assist in overcoming early-stage challenges and establish a robust foundation for long-term success.

Our services include structuring and negotiating initial funding rounds, such as seed and venture capital investments, drafting and reviewing founder agreements, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. We also assist in setting up corporate governance structures, protecting intellectual property, and navigating employment law complexities. By addressing these critical aspects, we help startups mitigate risks and position themselves for growth and sustainability in a competitive market.

Federal and Local Funding

Our team assists clients in identifying and understanding the complexities of federal grants, incentives, and funding opportunities.

We help leverage these resources as collateral, equity contributions, or similar tools to make commercial lending viable or to improve lending conditions. We place particular emphasis on the construction, low-income housing, entrepreneurial, and hospitality sectors, among others. Additionally, we assist clients in capitalizing on various local and federal incentives.