Business Counseling and Commercial Transactions
A number of our lawyers serve as general counsel and advisors to closely held and family-owned businesses. In this capacity, our lawyers address the various issues that arise during the course of a company's operations, including:

- Entity selection and organizational formation
- Strategic planning
- Shareholder, partnership, joint venture and limited liability
  company operating agreements
- Purchase and sales agreements
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements
- All aspects of commercial financing transactions including leasing,
  pledge and security agreements
- Development of employee policies
- Employment and independent contractor agreements
- Employment matters
- Succession planning