The firm’s extensive experience in business structures and funding are foundations of the firm.  The firm’s lawyers have formed well over 500 various business entities and assist business owners and board members in their funding structure, implementing day-to-day operations consistent with operating agreements as well as overall strategies.

The firm has tax thorough strategy experience with regard to business sales and mergers.  Below are some examples of the work that the lawyers within the firm have done in this area:

• Reg D type filings

• Accredited investor qualification

• “Active participation” qualification for owner/participants in a closely held business

• Creative buy-outs

• Assistance with valuations for tax purposes and for buy-sell/shareholders agreements

• Litigation avoidance in shareholder purchase agreements

• Litigation assistance in shareholder purchase agreements

• Specific industry sector advice regarding entity formation for e-commerce companies and tech, software or patent holding companies

• Formal valuations of music publishing catalogs for sales and for loans

• Negotiations of the following types of business sales:
  • Music Studios
  • Record Labels
  • Distribution Companies
  • Music Catalogs
  • Writer’s Share Music Catalogs
  • Construction Companies
  • Law Firms
  • Manufacturing Companies
  • Commercial Farming Operations
  • Dentist Practices
  • Doctor Practices
  • Pharmacy Companies
  • Restoration Businesses
  • Hotels
  • Restaurants
  • e-commerce Companies
  • Software Companies
  • Accounting Practices
  • Franchise Licensing and Franchisee Company Sales