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GENERAL CORPORATE & BUSINESS (e.g., selection/formation of entity; preparation of bylaws and operating agreements; applications for tax-exemption or special tax treatment; arrangement and negotiation of startup or working capital financing; corporate book-keeping) COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS (e.g., preparation, review, negotiation and management of loan and financing, service, distribution, supply, procurement, licensing, lease, confidentiality, employment and non-competition, and technology agreements) MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS / CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS (e.g., structure and negotiation of small to medium sized corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, stock transactions, partnerships and joint ventures; related due diligence; disposition of businesses and related assets; for larger transactions, the firm can focus on a portion of the overall transaction) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY / TECHNOLOGY (e.g., technology licensing; employer/employee proprietary rights, non-disclosure, confidentiality and non-competition; management of outsourcing, technology transfer, software, and/or hardware) |
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT (e.g., preparation, review and negotiation of employment agreements (with particular focus on the health-care industry); supervisor and employee training; management of reductions in labor force; preparation of employee handbooks and policies; human resource and dispute counseling; defense and management of administrative actions, including EEOC, NLRB and arbitration; union prevention, interaction and negotiation strategies; collective bargaining agreement administration) REAL ESTATE & LAND-USE PLANNING (e.g., development, purchase and sale; construction and design; leases; identification of government incentives and tax credits; zoning, land use and municipal law; environmental law) FAIR HOUSING & PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION (e.g., compliance with federal, state and local antidiscrimination laws – Fair Housing Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Title II of the Civil Rights Act, municipal code(s)) REGULATION & COMPLIANCE / GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS (e.g., permit or license applications or renewals; response to government investigation or regulation; monitoring legislation) |