A. Tax Planning

Clients may require legal services to review or draft contracts, leases, purchase agreements, etc.; establish a pension or 401(k) plan; draft or review an Employee Handbook; require legal opinions on human resource issues; or other type of business advice. We draw upon years of experience to advise publicly-traded and privately-held companies in a wide range of complex merger, acquisition and disposition transactions, including stock-for-stock mergers and divisional purchases and sales. Our attorneys are dedicated to providing our clients with excellent legal and business services and use a multi-disciplinary approach to meet their needs.

We have built a specialized practice comprised of highly skilled attorneys and CPA’s that provide our clients with knowledge and guidance in the most complex transactions. Domestic and international clients rely on our experience and global network to meet their needs in time-sensitive M&A transactions across multiple jurisdictions.

Attorneys in our M&A practice draw upon the expertise of other practice groups within the firm, including those who can advise on the necessary tax, intellectual property and employment aspects of each transaction. This not only allows us to advise our clients at every stage of a transaction, but also gives us the capability to develop innovative and savvy strategies that provide significant advantages.

Our attorneys provide clients such services as:

• Performing due diligence

• Structuring, negotiating, documenting and closing the transaction

• Obtaining the requisite governmental and shareholder approvals for the transaction

• Addressing potential intellectual property issues

• Advising on recapitalizations such as spin-offs and split-offs

B. Pre-Liquidity Event Planning

The best time to plan for the tax consequences of the sale or IPO of a business is well before the liquidity event. We advise business owners on how to reduce the income tax consequences and take advantage of wealth transfer planning opportunities which may arise if a business is sold or taken public.