Corporate, Business, & Commercial

Advising businesses has been at the core of Martin Browne’s law practice since the firm’s inception. We provide general corporate and business counseling to small and mid-sized companies, family- and closely-held businesses, tax-exempt organizations and private foundations. Our clients range from start-up entrepreneurs to mature companies with numerous shareholders, and in a variety of industries including:

 

• Manufacturing

• Health care

• Energy

• Real estate development

• Services

• Governmental and quasi-governmental entities

• Public and private educational institutions

 

Our broad experience allows clients to receive all-inclusive legal advice quickly with little to no learning curve. Our team works closely with other firm attorneys in our Employment, Tax, and Real Estate practice areas to provide a full range of services, including:

 

• Business counseling

• Corporate governance, including business planning and managing board and annual shareholder meetings

• LLC operating agreements, partnership agreements, and corporate bylaws

• Acquisitions, dispositions and mergers, including stock and asset purchase agreements

• Entity creation, such as a corporation, limited liability company, or non-profit organization

• Negotiation and drafting of various business contracts, including Supply Agreements, Licensing Agreements, Leases, and Purchase Order Terms and Conditions

• Intellectual Property issues, including trade secrets and non-disclosure agreements

• Trademark and service mark

• Non-competition agreements

• Compensation agreements

• Employee benefits including pension, profit-sharing and health care

• Family business planning including transition of ownership of family-owned businesses

• Commercial financing and lending matters, including lines of credit and UCC filings

• Buy-sell and shareholder agreements

• Business dissolution

• Business tax council