The Firm's business transactions practice handles virtually all aspects of a business' operations, including entity selection and formation, corporate compliance and governance, international mergers and acquisitions, finance, initial public offerings, leveraged buyouts,  real estate, risk management, restructuring, workouts, bankruptcy and adversarial proceedings, and intellectual property registration and protection.  Included among our outstanding team of business lawyers are attorneys who have served as in-house counsel, including general counsel, of a number of publicly traded companies, family-run businesses and closely-held corporations.  With an inside counsel  perspective we are able to understand a business’ concerns, goals, and operating condition, allowing us to provide practical advice on complex business transactions, as well as advice on daily operational matters.  The Firm provides large firm quality service efficiently and affordable.

The industry experience of our business lawyers includes insurance, banking, securities, entertainment, media, emerging growth companies, energy, transportation, technology, apparel, manufacturing, real estate, construction, aerospace, defense, security services, healthcare, retail and international trade.

The Firm's clients are varied, ranging from start-ups to well-established publicly traded multi-national industry leaders across an equally broad range of industries, from metals recyclers to international spice distributors, from home warranty providers to education evaluators. Our focus is to ensure that our clients' business purposes are realized and efficiently implemented to maximize value.  To that end, we often draw upon the strong relationships that we have established with investment bankers and business brokers to assist our clients in developing strategic business relationships and obtaining additional capital.

Representative transactions include:

·          The negotiation and documentation of the buyout of a minority membership interest in a California based geothermal energy company

·          Representation of the managing member in the formation and marketing of a $125,000,000 double bottom line fund

·          Representation of an NYSE-listed international insurance and reinsurance brokerage in the negotiation and documentation of several owner controlled insurance programs (OCIP) for construction projects, each in excess of $500,000,000  

·          Representation of the seller in a multimillion dollar stock sale transaction involving the sale of a corporation operating child learning and development centers throughout California

·          Representation of sellers in a multinational stock and asset sale transaction involving the purchase by a local entity of a domestic specialty foods company, together with its Chinese subsidiary

·          Representation of a bank in connection with the sale to a private entity of a famous Beverly Hills hotel

·          Representation of a display manufacturer in a recapitalization transaction with a private equity investor

·          Representation of sellers of an international business involved in evaluating foreign educations