Practice Areas

I represent privately-owned businesses, individual entrepreneurs, professionals, investors, and executives as well as small public companies. My approach is very focused and goal-oriented, always seeking solutions that are expeditious and cost-effective. I act as general counsel, working closely with management on traditional corporate and contract matters, as well as on regulatory compliance issues and special projects.

General Business

• Counseling day to day activities and operations
• Buying and selling businesses
• Buying and selling assets
• Financing and borrowing issues
• Commercial transactions
• General contracts
• Employment agreements
• Restrictive covenants and non-compete agreements
• Asset protection planning
• Shareholder Agreements

Corporations, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies

• Formation, amendments, by-laws, partnership agreements, operating agreements
• Corporate governance (shareholders and directors meetings)
• Reorganizations, mergers, dissolutions, liquidations
• Buy-sell agreements (shareholder agreements)
• Shareholder/partner/member dispute resolution
• Tax considerations

Real Estate

• Sales and purchases
• Counseling day to day operations of owners, landlords and tenants
• Development of industrial and commercial real estate sites
• Leases--negotiating and preparing lease as well as dealing with related issues
• Environmental risks and liabilities
• Financing: mortgages and other financing agreements
• Broker agreements
• Title problems, issues and solutions
• Conveyancing and title closing

Estate Planning

• Wills and trusts
• Succession planning
• Family limited partnerships/limited liability companies
• Asset protection planning

Ethics Matters

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