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What We Do

Mergers, Acquisitions, & Corporate Law

We advise clients in a variety of corporate and commercial transactions involving business entities and professional practices. Whether you’re looking to start a new business, sell or buy an existing business, become a shareholder or partner in an existing company, add new shareholders or partners, or undertake a strategic financial restructure, our business lawyers have the expertise and experience to give you the comprehensive counseling and advice you need to protect yourself and your business.

Services

  • Complex mergers and acquisitions (buy and sell side)
  • Entity selection, formation, and governance
  • Partnership and Limited Liability Company (LLC) buyouts
  • Drafting operating agreements and partnership agreements
  • Preparing bylaws and articles of incorporation
  • Planning and conducting board meetings and shareholder meetings
  • Negotiating and preparing secured loans
  • Tax strategies to optimize returns for merger and acquisition transactions
  • Real estate transactions and lending
  • Drafting customer and vendor agreements
  • Cannabis-related transactions
  • Private offerings and private placements, including convertible note and SAFE offerings
  • Employee equity compensation plans

Our Team

Austin D. Potenza II

Shareholder

Dorothy Baran

Shareholder

Irania Fimbres-Ruiz

Attorney

Jeffrey M. Manley

Shareholder

Jesse R. Callahan

Shareholder

John Carter

Shareholder

Matt Rapier

Attorney

Seema Patel

Attorney

Taylor J. Gustafson

Shareholder

Thomas W. Dietrich

Retired

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