Business Law

Our lawyers take pride in the lasting relationships we’ve developed with our business clients. We balance our legal knowledge and expertise with practical advice to help our clients achieve their goals. We always aim to facilitate business development, not stand in the way.

General Corporate

Our lawyers have significant experience handling all facets of business and corporate law, from entity formation to complex business transactions. We work with companies big and small, in diverse industries. We understand and work to balance the competing needs of investors, managers, lenders and equity owners. We counsel clients on a wide range of business matters, from general day-to-day business operations to contract negotiation, equity financing and restructuring, joint ventures, tax issues and financing. We take a proactive approach to advising our corporate clients by helping them evaluate risk, negotiate and develop effective strategies and accomplish their business objectives. Many of our clients engage us as outside general counsel to assist with company issues on a regular basis, including guidance on corporate formalities, contract drafting and negotiation, employment matters and dispute resolution.

Mergers and Acquisitions

We understand that every business transaction is different and our attorneys bring well-honed legal skills, carefully crafted agreements, and, when needed, creative thinking to get the deal done. Whether you are involved in a merger, acquisition or business purchase, or preparing for the sale or divestiture of your business, we focus on identifying the appropriate structure for the transaction, spotting potential issues and devising strategies to overcome them. We work to negotiate agreements that balance the size and complexity of the transaction with the needs of our clients. We seek to identify risk, both anticipated and unanticipated, and advise our clients on ways to structure transactions that balance the need to minimize that risk with the need to move forward. We also assist clients with the dissolution, liquidation and winding down of an entity that has ceased operations.

Business Succession

Having a viable succession plan in place can be essential to a company’s survival and can help maximize value for company owners, even when the unexpected occurs. Our lawyers can assist you to devise and implement an appropriate and customized succession plan to ensure the success of your business well into the future, whether the desired transition is to future generations, employees, management or even a third party.

Litigation

We understand that business disputes require you to shift your time and resources away from accomplishing your primary business objectives. We partner with our clients to advise them on ways to reduce the risk of potential litigation. But when disputes do arise, we work to minimize the impact on your business by pursuing smart, cost-effective solutions. If court action is necessary to protect your business interests, we bring our extensive litigation experience to you. We combine legal skills with an understanding of the practical considerations underlying business decisions, so that we can guide you toward the best solution for your business.

Sports & Entertainment Law

Our team of attorneys has extensive experience in sports, entertainment and media law. We leverage this special knowledge and experience to assist our clients in achieving their goals in these high-profile, high-stakes businesses––some of which have a major social and economic impact on local, national, and international levels.

Sports

Our experience in sports law includes representing professional sports teams and their owners, league officials, coaches, athletes and team facilities.

Entertainment

Whether you are an author, photographer, musician, band, artist, comedian, athlete, promoter, agent, model, designer, or actor, one of the most important factors in your lasting success is the protection of your intellectual property. We have significant experience representing those in the entertainment industry through the negotiation and drafting of contracts. We handle license agreements, performance agreements, management agreements, record agreements, player agreements, and merchandising and sponsorship agreements. We also provide advice on asset protection and provide services to help protect copyrights, trademarks, service marks and other intellectual property.

Media

We represent various media outlets, including national and regional broadcast networks. We have extensive experience involving cable networks and their operations. We help guide media outlets to new or further success.