We provide our clients services across the spectrum of business organization and operations, including:

• Business organization and planning, entity selection and formation, document preparation, capital formation and finance, restructurings and recapitalizations, and succession planning.
• Structuring, negotiating and documenting investments on behalf of issuers, borrowers, investors and lenders; public and private equity and debt financings; representation of investor groups (including venture capital and private equity); angel and seed round investments, convertible note and preferred stock transactions, mezzanine financing, late-stage equity investments, and strategic advice surrounding capital formation and exit strategies; specific project finance and joint venture transactions; securities regulation and compliance.
• Assisting with ongoing business operations, including regulatory compliance; review, negotiation and drafting of commercial agreements and documents of every variety; structuring and implementing company policies and procedures.
• Representation of directors, officers, majority/minority shareholders, members, and partners, in connection with shareholder, membership, non-disclosure and non-compete, employment, stock options, benefits, buy-sell, and other agreements, and
• Advising for-profit and non-profit boards of directors and executive management on a variety of corporate governance issues, such as board and committee composition, structure, duties, process, and decision-making; Sarbanes-Oxley compliance; codes of conduct; risk management; document retention and e-discovery; and shareholder rights.

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We have a veteran team representing franchisers and franchisees in all aspects of franchising.  We have experience in franchise development and design, preparation of Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDDs), franchise and market development agreements, and related trademarks, trade secrets, and copyright intellectual property matters. We have also assisted clients in expanding their franchises in overseas jurisdictions.

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We represent a variety of healthcare providers including primary care physicians, specialty practice groups, clinics, and medical billing entities.  In addition to legal advice pertaining to the day-to-day structure and operation of their organizations, healthcare clients look to us for compliance and regulatory guidance respecting the impact of legislation on their practices, including patient confidentiality issues (HIPAA), physician self-referral (Stark Law), anti-kickback and false claims.  Among the many transactional activities are the formation of and the sale/acquisition of physician practices.  Our services also include general corporate matters, real estate acquisition and leasing, labor and employment counseling, and protection of intellectual property.  Moreover, our team advises health care clients regarding regulatory compliance, physician practice acquisitions and divestitures, medical office and facility leasing, construction and financing, medical facility leasing, and joint ventures.

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