Securities, Business and Transactional Services

We advise small to medium sized businesses, insurance brokers, venture capitalists, private equity firms, FINRA member firms, financial planners, stock brokers, investment advisors, entrepreneurs, and private clients in a range of situations. Our experience includes mergers and acquisitions ranging from small securities issues to multi-million dollar transactions. We provide legal advice in connection with the private and public offerings of securities, and specialize in preparing the appropriate prospectus and offering memoranda, and securing compliance with federal and state registration or exemption requirements. We succeed in negotiating successful outcomes for and with financial institutions, landlords, financial advisors, secured creditors, broker-dealers, and private business owners.

We also provide every aspect of legal assistance to corporations, limited liability companies, and other business entities from organization through dissolution, including handling all general corporate matters relating to the respective business. We also give advice on securities issues, including the drafting and negotiation of stock and asset purchase agreements; private placement memoranda and term sheets; as well as organizational documents and bylaws; shareholder/member agreements; non-disclosure, non-competition, non-solicitation, and employment agreements; and phantom stock and equity incentive plans.

We represent a variety of purchasers and sellers in simple and complex acquisitions and dispositions of entire companies, as well as of separate businesses. Our experience covers companies in various industries from retail services to high-technology ventures.