Business Relations and Transactions

• Business Formation and Governance
• Mergers, Acquisitions, Distributions, Liquidations and Reorganizations
• Limited Liability Company, Partnership, Joint Venture and Shareholder Agreements
• Asset and Stock Sales
• Employment Agreements
• License Agreements
• Employee Relations
• Employee Benefit Plans
• Non-Competition, Non-Disclosure and Non-Solicitation Agreements
• Financing
• Franchising

Finance, Venture Capital and Private Equity

• Secured Lending
• Lender and Borrower Representation
• Venture Capital
• Private Investors

• Structuring of Business Formation, Acquisition, Development and Disposition
• Income, Tax Planning
• Tax Audit and Controversy
• Deferred Compensation Planning

Franchise Law

• Franchisor and Franchisee Representation
• Franchise Litigation
• Franchise Agreements and Area Development Agreements
• Franchise Co-operatives
• State and Federal Disclosure Documents and Registration
• Trademark, Service Mark and Copyright Protection

Construction Law

• Pre-Project Counseling
• Delivery Method Selection
• Custom Contracts and Forms
• Modified Standard Form Contracts
• Competitive Bids and Proposals
• Bid Protests
• Payment & Performance Bonds
• Liens
• Claim Prevention and Dispute Avoidance
• Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation
• Project Closeout

Wealth Accumulation, Preservation and Transmission

• Estate and Gift Tax Minimization Transactions
• Family Business Succession Planning
• Family Limited Partnerships
• Asset Protection
• Disability and Incapacity Planning
• Charitable Giving
• Wills and Trusts
• Probate and Estate Administration
• Guardianship and Conservatorship

• Office, Retail and Industrial Leasing
• Landlord-Tenant Negotiations and Disputes
• Lease Agreements
• Acquisition and Sale
• Development
• Like-Kind, Tax-Deferred Exchanges
• Foreclosures
• Construction
• Structuring of Ownership Entity
• Property Management Agreements
• Financing
• Title Examination and Insurance

• Business and Contract
• Debtor-Creditor
• Franchise
• Commercial Disputes
• Landlord-Tenant
• Arbitration and Mediation
• Construction
• Collection
• Will Contests

• Creditors' Rights
• Claim and Lien Enforcement
• Corporate Reorganizations
• Workouts
• Creditors' Committees
• Preferences, Fraudulent Transfers and other bankruptcy litigation
• Receiverships