General Corporate and Securities

Whether you are organizing a start-up business or undertaking a multi-million dollar acquisition, you can depend on our firm's corporate and securities group for exceptional legal counseling and sound practical advice. Our corporate practice spans a broad range of industries and engages our attorneys in a wide variety of transactions. This breadth and diversity have honed the ability of our attorneys to provide you with the best legal services in your business dealings, while retaining the flexibility to adapt to the individual character of each client and every transaction.

Our clients range from individuals, start-up ventures and closely-held businesses to multi-national public corporations. Among the many industries represented by these clients are apparel, artist management, banking, consulting, cosmetics, diamond retailing and manufacturing, electronics, entertainment, engineering, financing, gaming, health care, incentive, hotel/tourism, insurance, internet, jewelry, merchandising, motion pictures, music publishing, paper manufacturing, retailing, securities, supermarket chains and television and radio broadcasting.

Our corporate and securities group is highly qualified to handle all commercial transactions, whether on behalf of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships (general or limited), sole proprietorships or individuals. Areas of expertise include:

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Public and private offerings of debt and equity securities
• Venture capital financing
• Compliance with SEC, state securities and stock exchange rules and regulations
• Derivatives and structured products
• Debt and equity restructurings
• Counseling start-up businesses, including the business' structure
• General corporate counseling, including compliance with federal and state laws and regulations
• Advising corporate officers and directors on their legal obligations
• Leveraged buyouts
• Stockholders' agreements and employment agreements
• Commercial contracts
• Joint ventures (domestic and foreign)
• International licensing, marketing and distribution
  

We are skilled in the legal aspects of both personal finance and career counseling for senior executives and high net worth individuals and have extensive experience in representing individuals changing jobs, serving on boards of directors and/or starting new ventures, as well as representing companies in executive/employee hiring, structuring incentive packages, options and other forms of compensation, and termination activities.

In keeping with the continuing dismantling of political and economic barriers around the world, our firm has become increasingly involved in cross-border transactions, representing both American clients abroad and foreign clients in the United States. Our international practice embraces a broad spectrum of activities, including acquisitions, investments, trading and licensing.

Our corporate attorneys are veterans of both sides of the negotiating table. As a result, they have accumulated invaluable experience and insights, becoming, in essence, their own best "adversary." Drawing on this background, our attorneys will help you stay one step ahead of the other side in negotiating your next business transaction.