Practice Areas | Business Law, Labor Law, Employment Law, Trial Litigation, Real Estate law and Land Use law


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BUSINESS & CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS The Business Law group handles all aspects of business law and transactions, including: Providing general counsel to businesses and their ownership and management Selecting the right form of business entity Corporations, LLCs, partnerships and other entities Organizing and starting a business Negotiating and preparing agreements among owners Shareholders agreements, LLC operating agreements and more Financing and growing a business Bringing in a new owner or investor Negotiating and preparing business contracts Buying and selling businesses Mergers and acquisitions Negotiating and preparing license agreements Negotiating and preparing employment and consulting agreements Protecting your business and intellectual property with restrictive covenants Non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality Business breakups and owner disputes Business succession planning Business dissolution COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE & LAND USE DEVELOPMENT The Real Estate & Land Use group handles all aspects of real estate acquisitions, dispositions and land use development, including: Negotiating and preparing purchase and sale agreements for commercial real estate Negotiating and preparing commercial leases Preparing condominium and co-operative conversion documents Negotiating and preparing reciprocal easement agreements in connection with multiple owner property acquisitions Structuring Section 1031 Tax Free Exchanges in complex multiple property transactions Preparing, filing and processing paperwork for land use and zoning transactions before appropriate municipal Governmental agencies, such as planning boards and zoning boards Appearing before planning and zoning boards in connection with land use applications Working with state and municipal governments to address all real estate and land use issues relating to real estate transactions Developing strategies for environmentally compromised properties in connection with their acquisition and sale LABOR & EMPLOYMENT The Labor & Employment group handles all aspects of labor and employment law, primarily for employers, including: Providing general counsel to employers on labor and employment issues Developing and preparing employment policies and employee manuals In-service training seminars for employers Representation before NLRB and PERC Union negotiations Negotiating and preparing employment and consulting agreements Negotiating and preparing releases and separation agreements Negotiating and preparing restrictive covenants, such as non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality Representation on labor and employment matters in federal and state court, arbitration, government investigations, and other proceedings TRUSTS & ESTATES The Trusts and Estates group handles all aspects of estate, tax and disability planning as well as the administration of trusts and estates, including: Drafting and execution of Wills and Trusts Tax planning, including Credit Shelter Trusts Qualified Terminable Interest Property (QTIP) Trusts Asset allocation Life Insurance Trusts (ILITs) Qualified Personal Residence Trusts (QPRTs) Trusts for Minors Family Limited Partnerships and LLCs Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs) Self Cancelling Installment Notes (SCINs) Charitable Lead and Remainder Trusts (CLTs & CRTs) Succession planning Protective Trusts for adult and minor children Planning with retirement benefits Asset Protection Trusts Preparation of Powers of Attorney (POA) and Advanced Health Care Directives (livings wills) Elder law and Medicaid planning Special Needs Trusts Guardianships for elders, the disabled and minors Probate of wills and the administration of trusts and estates Will contests, accountings and other estate litigation LITIGATION The Litigation group handles all aspects of litigation in federal and state trial and appellate courts and before government agencies and actively participates as neutrals and as advocates in private and court supervised Alternate Dispute Resolution on a wide variety of matters, including: Appeals Business Litigation Chancery Litigation Commercial Litigation Construction Litigation Contract Litigation Employment Litigation Fiduciary Litigation Insurance Defense Land Use Litigation Mass Torts Partnership and LLC Disputes Personal Injury Litigation Pharmaceutical Litigation Probate Litigation Products Liability Real Estate Litigation Restrictive Covenant Litigation Shareholder Disputes Workers Compensation COMMERCIAL LENDING Real estate acquisition and construction financing / mortgage loans Asset-based financing Multi-state property financing Loan assignments, participations and other inter-bank transactions Bond financing and special tax-free financing Equipment lease financing Bridge loans Local counsel Work-outs and debt restructuring Foreclosures Review attorney for banking institutions BANKRUPTCY & CREDITORS' RIGHTS Asset recoveries and foreclosures Workouts Restructurings Automatic stay litigation Preference and fraudulent transfer litigation Mortgage and foreclosure concerns Objections to debtor discharges Real estate landlord and tenant concerns Recovery of consigned, leased and financed property Pre and post-petition claims MUNICIPAL & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS Representation of local government entities, such as municipalities and land use boards Representation of non-governmental clients in their dealing with government entities, including contracting, licensing, and approvals. Representation of clients in litigation with government entities, including real property tax appeals, constitutional, and other claims. Appearance before planning and zoning boards and land use litigation. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Preparation, filing and prosecution of patent and trademark applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and before state governments Preparation and filing of copyright applications Negotiating and preparing licensing agreements for intellectual property technology
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