Corporate & Securities

We represent clients in a wide variety of business and commercial transactions.  We offer representation with respect to the formation, governance, maintenance and dissolution of all forms of business entities, including corporations, limited liability companies, joint ventures, limited and general partnerships, limited liability partnerships, professional associations, professional corporations, and non-profit corporations.  We also advise clients concerning state and federal securities laws and represent clients in private equity financings.  Our services include representing clients in securities litigation and arbitration.  Drawing on our breadth of experience, we use a team approach to assist our clients in working through the many legal issues they face in today's business environment.  In particular, we are actively engaged in the following areas:

• Choice of business entity
• Entity formation, including negotiating and drafting organizational documents, such as bylaws, shareholder agreements, company agreements, and partnership agreements
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Joint ventures
• Financing transactions
• Corporate governance
• Fiduciary duties and liability, including directors' and officers' liability
• Contract issues
• Stock option and stock ownership plans
• Executive compensation plans, including deferred compensation and phantom stock or stock appreciation rights plans
• Private securities offerings
• Securities litigation and arbitration

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