Business Services

Business Services

Our Business Services Group advises emerging, public, closely-held and family-owned, and women and diverse-owned businesses and investors throughout every challenge and opportunity. Our knowledge and experience add significant value to your deals and operations through every stage of your business’s growth. Above all, our guiding principle is to always drive exceptional results for our clients.

We represent clients in a variety of Business Services areas, including:

Our representative matters have involved growth-stage, operational, and exit-stage advice.

Growth-Stage Advice

  • Business formation, structuring and governance
  • Small, disadvantaged, women and minority-owned business certification
  • Asset purchases and dispositions
  • Mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures
  • Equity and debt financing
  • Securities offerings

Operational Transaction Advice

  • Intellectual property licensing 
  • Confidentiality and trade secret protection
  • Data privacy compliance
  • Consulting, independent contractor, and executive employment agreements
  • Employment and Human Resource guidance

Exit-Stage Advice

  • Exit and succession planning
  • Estate and tax planning
  • Restructuring 

Contact Julie I. Kline to explore how our services will complement your business strategy.

To find out more about our dedicated Women and Diverse-Owned Businesses group, contact Danielle L. Dietrich.

Business Services Attorneys

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