Corporate Practice Group - Corporate

Corporate Practice Group

SmithAmundsen’s corporate and transactional attorneys serve as general counsel for emerging, mid-sized, and large business and enterprise clients nationally. We understand the multi-faceted issues faced by businesses in industries including manufacturing, professional services, national and international distribution, retail, technology, nonprofit organizations, and commercial real estate, and our lawyers are equipped to assist clients in all stages of business development. We place value on long term client relationships which allow our attorneys to understand and keep a company’s goals in focus while resolving issues and preventing setbacks.

The firm’s corporate, business and enterprise services address:

Business design and formation, including corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships
Governance documentation and stakeholder agreements
Mergers, acquisitions, business divestitures, and succession planning
Intellectual property protection and licensing (trademark and copyright)
Commercial contracts: negotiate and draft commercial sales and purchase contracts, service, marketing, distribution, consulting
Employment law matters including employment agreements, handbooks, restrictive covenants and employment law compliance
Finance and Secured transactions
Real estate and land use
Closely-held and family-owned companies
Securities compliance
Joint ventures and strategic alliance agreements

As outside counsel to many emerging and middle market businesses navigating business entity decisions, we understand the importance of positive working relationships in order to render strategic legal advice. Our attorneys include a former SEC employee, Certified Financial Planner, and former general counsel for a financial derivatives trading firm at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. These strong and diverse backgrounds allow our team to assist business owners in strategic exit and succession planning projects and transactions.