A Full-Service Partner and Guide

Businesses often find it difficult to locate the right legal resource to provide advice and counsel for both daily operational questions as well as larger organizational challenges and opportunities. Some firms lack a “big-picture”, business-first perspective or simply the right mix of expertise to handle client’s comprehensive and complex business legal needs. At Felhaber Larson, we answer this challenge with our well-established Outside General Counsel Practice.

Because we know and truly understand each other’s individual strengths and areas of practice expertise, we can quickly connect the specific Felhaber Larson attorney or other team member who can most efficiently, and cost-effectively, provide the guidance or representation clients need. Our approach to partnering with clients and working at the speed of business helps keep costs down for the client, while still ensuring the highest level of legal services. It also helps build the kind of long-lasting relationships that create the most value for clients. Our services include representation for:

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DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONAL NEEDS

  • General and strategic advice and counsel
  • Guidance for employee issues, training and terminations
  • Retirement plan creation and review

GENERAL BUSINESS MATTERS

  • Board, governance, and leadership support
  • Brand and technology issues and protection
  • Business banking, financing, and loan support
  • Business formation, financing & operations
  • Complex contracting
  • Compliance—local, Minnesota, other state, and federal
  • Contract negotiating, drafting, and revision
  • Corporate governance, including board of directors
  • Confidentiality and data privacy
  • Employment and labor matters
  • Intellectual property and data protection
  • Real estate property acquisition and leasing, including modifications

BUSINESS SALES, MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

  • Acquisitions and brand expansion opportunities advice
  • Target identification
  • Financing
  • Negotiation
  • Deal documentation
  • Innovative entity formation
  • Tax and regulatory advice

BUSINESS DISPUTES & LITIGATION

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