Taking Care of Business–A Collaborative Approach
From start-up companies to large corporations, Felhaber’s business law and transactions attorneys serve a broad range of clients, throughout Minnesota, the Mid-West and beyond. Our attorneys seek to understand your business and your objectives and use their knowledge and practical experience to provide you with customized solutions and positive outcomes.
Our business attorneys’ practices cover all aspects of business law, including:
- BUSINESS FORMATION
- CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & OPERATIONS
- BUSINESS & TAX PLANNING
- MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- BUSINESS CONTRACTS
- FINANCE (DEBT AND EQUITY)
As a Minnesota full-service firm, Felhaber attorneys also serve clients in other needs, including real estate, employment matters, commercial litigation, and tax planning.
Felhaber Business Law & Transactions Experience
Whether our business attorneys are asked to serve as general corporate counsel or provide advice on a single transaction, we provide clear solutions that aid clients in navigating the complex, volatile, and demanding world of business today.
Our business attorneys offer a range of experience and expertise in the following areas of business law:
- Selecting an entity type and entity formation
- Securing and documenting debt and equity
- Negotiating and structuring buy-sell agreements
- Drafting operating, partnership and shareholder control agreements
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & OPERATIONS
- Complying with federal, state and local law
- Preparing regulatory filings
- Negotiating, preparing, and interpreting commercial contracts
- Advising on management structure and responsibilities
- Assisting with ongoing funding needs
- Counseling on recapitalization and restructuring
- Analyzing and achieving succession and transition planning
- Evaluating tax consequences
- Negotiating and preparing all documentation
- Conducting due diligence
- Assessing various structures and strategies
- Financing structures and strategies
- Brand protection
- Copyrights
- Internet, domain names and e-commerce
- Product development
- Software and technology licensing and intellectual property protection
- Trademarks
- Buy-sell agreements
- Distribution agreements
- Equipment leasing and finance
- Joint ventures and business sales
- Member and shareholder control agreements
- Negotiation, preparation and interpretation of commercial contracts
- Non-solicitation issues
- Non-compete and confidentiality issues
- Secured transactions and uniform commercial code issues
SPECIALIZED BUSINESS PRACTICES
- Banking and financial services
- Bankruptcy, business reorganization, and creditors remedies
- Computer and technology law
- Energy law, including electric utility regulation and energy regulation
- Employment
- Health law
- Intellectual property
- Corporate immigration
- Labor and union matters
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Real estate
