We provide business law services throughout the lifecycle of a small business. Those services relate to matters such as choice of entity, shareholders agreements, operating agreements, partnership agreements, employment agreements, employment law issues, debt and equity financing arrangements, stock option plans, software licenses, commercial leases, mergers and acquisitions, stock and equity purchases, strategic relationships and joint ventures. Our succession planning services help clients effectively and efficiently transfer control of a business from one person or group to another. We identify the financial, operational, legal and other obstacles to any transfer, implement approaches to address those obstacles, and provide tax and related planning. We often call upon other experts with whom we have a relationship (such as investment bankers, organizational development professionals, accountants, financial planners, and executive coaches) whose services are necessary to achieve a successful transfer. Our business mediation practice assists the owners and executives of small businesses (some of which are family businesses) expeditiously resolve the disputes that arise inside those businesses, such as conflicts regarding ownership, compensation and governance issues.
