Attorneys in our Business Transactions Group are experienced in structuring, negotiating and closing a broad range of transactions including the purchase and sale of companies, both small and large. We provide seasoned practical advice from the early stages of a deal throughout the negotiation and execution of a transaction.
We regularly handle the following types of transactions:
- Acquisitions and dispositions of business entities and business assets, including mergers and other tax free reorganizations
- Real estate acquisitions, sales, and leases, including tax-deferred exchanges
- Debt and equity financing from financial institutions and venture capital sources
- Joint ventures, collaborations and partnership arrangements
- Secured transactions involving all types of collateral, including real estate, personal property, and intangible assets
- Personal property acquisitions, sales, and leases, including distributorship agreements and product warranties
- Technology-related agreements, including basic and custom software licensing agreements, hardware agreements, data mining and management agreements, technology maintenance and service agreements, hosted application agreements, product development, marketing and sale agreements, commercial distribution agreements, supply agreements and software, e-book and traditional book publishing agreements
- Technology-related transactions including the acquisition or licensing of patents, copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights
In addition to our own expertise, we draw on the tax, estate planning, healthcare, land use and environmental expertise of our firm’s other practice groups to ensure transactions are properly structured to achieve optimal results for our clients.
Attorneys in the Business and Real Estate Transactions Practice Group:
Arthur J. Clark
Carrie L. Hellwig Christopher
Norman J. LeCompte, Jr.
Pablo J. Valentine
Paul V. Vaughan
