Owning and running a business is a dynamic
experience &emdash; change and growth are
inevitable. The key to success is to take
advantage of the opportunities that will
help your business thrive and avoid
situations that may hurt your bottom line.
Our attorneys are skilled in identifying
growth strategies — they will stand by your
side to help you make the right decisions.
The lawyers in VMD&D's Business Planning
Practice are not narrow specialists. We are
experienced business lawyers who understand
the wide range of challenges that face every
business. We have experience and expertise
in all stages of the life cycle of a
business, from its initial organization to
its final disposition, whether through a
public offering, sale, or transition to the
next generation of leadership. We understand
corporate law and commercial law, but more
importantly, we understand business.
Our clients are family-owned businesses,
start-ups, entrepreneurial businesses, and
other privately-held businesses. Our clients
include sole proprietorships, corporations,
partnerships, limited partnerships, and
limited liability companies. Typically, we
work directly with the owners and managers
of these businesses.
Our Private Company and Corporate Counseling
Practice services include:
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Organizing the business, including
advice on choice of entity and
structure, and designing, negotiating,
and drafting shareholder agreements,
buy-sell agreements, LLC operating
agreements, and other corporate
governance, control, and exit
arrangements
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Corporate housekeeping, including
preparing resolutions, keeping minute
books and making state filings
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Financing assistance with structuring
and documenting initial and subsequent
debt and/or equity financing
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Regulatory assistance with licensing and
regulatory matters peculiar to the
particular business or industry
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Contracts and commercial matters,
including drafting and reviewing
purchase and sale agreements, consulting
agreements, sales representative
agreements, and similar contracts
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Disputes among owners, including helping
the owners implement measures designed
to reduce the possibility of disputes
and counseling the company or its owners
in dealing with disputes when they arise
Because we provide a broad range of
services, our role generally includes
coordinating the involvement of other
practice groups, such as employment, tax,
litigation, and real estate.
VMD&D's Business Planning Practice can help
you with a specific project, act as an
extension of your in-house counsel’s office,
or act as your primary counsel. We have the
experience and the expertise that produce
excellence and sound, practical advice.
