Overview
Our corporate and business law team advises companies at every stage - from initial formation through fundraising, growth, and eventual sale or succession. We serve as embedded legal counsel for founders and executives who need practical, business-minded advice, not just contract review.
Services include business formation, corporate governance, shareholder and partnership agreements, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, commercial contracts, business advisory, regulatory compliance, and corporate secretarial services.
Who We Represent
- Founders and early-stage startups
- Privately held and family-owned businesses
- Private equity and venture-backed companies
- Mid-market and multinational corporations
- Boards of directors and executive leadership
Common Legal Challenges
- Structuring a business entity for tax and liability protection
- Negotiating founder, investor, and shareholder agreements
- Navigating the legal complexity of a merger or acquisition
- Keeping pace with regulatory and compliance obligations
- Drafting commercial contracts that protect the business long-term
Our Approach
We start by understanding your business objectives, not just the immediate legal question. That context shapes every recommendation - from how we structure an entity to how we negotiate a term sheet - so legal decisions support where the business is headed, not just where it is today.
Attorney Spotlight
Margaret Ellison Sterling
Managing Partner · Corporate & Business Law · 29 years
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Recent corporate engagements
Cross-border acquisition of a mid-market supplier
Structured and closed an $84M acquisition, including regulatory clearance across two jurisdictions.
Outcome: Closed on schedule with no post-closing disputes.
Series B financing for a logistics platform
Advised founders through term sheet negotiation, cap table restructuring, and closing documentation.
Outcome: $22M raised with founder-favorable governance terms.
Ownership succession for a regional retailer
Designed a multi-year ownership transition plan between founding partners and next-generation leadership.
Outcome: Transition completed with no disruption to operations.
Representative matters are illustrative and do not guarantee similar outcomes in future engagements.
Related Services
Often paired with corporate law
FAQs
Corporate & business law questions
It depends on your liability exposure, tax goals, and fundraising plans. We typically review these factors together during an initial consultation before recommending an LLC, C-corp, S-corp, or partnership structure.
Timelines vary widely based on deal size and regulatory review, but most middle-market transactions we handle close within 60 to 120 days from signed letter of intent.
Yes. We regularly coordinate with your existing financial advisors, accountants, and bankers to keep legal and financial workstreams aligned throughout a transaction.
Many of our business clients retain us on an ongoing basis for contract review, governance matters, and day-to-day legal questions, rather than engaging us only for discrete transactions.
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