The attorneys at Mock, Schwabe, Waldo, Elder, Reeves & Bryant provide sound legal advice and transactional services for your business needs. Members of the firm have extensive experience in the formation of corporations, general partnerships, limited liability companies and other business entities as well as the preparation of agreements relating to such organizations, including partnership agreements, operating agreements, franchise agreements, employment agreements, member agreements and related agreements. We have also represented such companies in business disputes involving directors, shareholders, partners and employees.
From formation to dissolution, our attorneys can provide the services your business needs. We assist clients in selecting the form of entity most suitable to their personal and business needs. Factors considered in the selection process may include limitation of liability, taxation, administrative burdens, capital requirements, transferability of interests, estate planning and long-range goals.
In addition to entities formed for profit, we have experience in the formation of nonprofits, including nonprofit corporations, private and public foundations and charitable trusts. Our experience representing nonprofits covers a wide spectrum, from formation and tax-exempt qualification to indemnification of officers and directors.
Typically, our clients request and we are pleased to provide ongoing services for business organizations. We maintain and update organizational records, counsel clients on the latest developments in statutory and case law, review and develop business contracts, and provide ongoing business tax advice.
In addition to formation, we assist clients in negotiations asset/stock acquisitions and dispositions, mergers and acquisitions, liquidations and dissolutions of business organizations. Our attorneys have represented clients in multimillion dollar mergers and acquisitions, supervising each step from due diligence to contract formation to minimize future liability and produce favorable tax outcomes for our clients.
Key Services
- Business Entity Selection and Formation
- Prepare Operating Agreements
- Qualification of Your Business in Other States
- Business Tax Planning and Optimization
- Restructuring and Reorganization of Businesses
- Business Succession Planning
- Contract Review
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Non-Compete Agreements
- Draft and Review Employment Agreements
- Lease Negotiation
- Member Agreements
- Buy-Sell Agreements
- Nonprofit Corporations
- Private and Public Foundations