Rendings

Because it is impossible to know all that the future will bring, business owners and executives must build plans that account for a wide range of opportunities and challenges. Careful attention to entity formation and key business relationships protects against disruptive legal and financial issues as the business grows and evolves over time.

Attorneys in our commercial law practice have worked with hundreds of businesses across the Midwest at all stages of development. Team members help clients with:

• Selection of the appropriate legal structure
• Company formation, via start-up, organic growth, merger, or acquisition
• Structuring shareholder and principal relationships
• Reorganization and dissolution of corporate entities, limited liability companies, general partnerships, and limited partnerships
• Business issues such as contract review and drafting, purchase and sale of stock or business assets, technology licensing, franchising, and negotiating with dealerships and distributors
• Comprehensive tax planning and analysis
• Management of financial and banking matters, including creditors' rights, secured and unsecured transactions, and commercial paper
• Voluntary or involuntary resignation or withdrawal of a shareholder or principal
• Litigation in disputes involving such issues as contracts, employee benefits, employee stock ownership or retirement plans, and breach of fiduciary duty

Contact a member of our commercial law team to discuss the specific needs of your business. We’re ready to help.