Business Representation

Operating a business without the help of an experienced attorney isn’t just difficult—it also exposes you to greater risk. You need a dedicated representative on your side. MendenFreiman can help your company thrive, backed by over two decades of our legal and related experience.

Our skilled attorneys provide business representation services to companies large and small.  No matter what stage of business you’re in, MendenFreiman will guide you through decisions that will impact your company’s success, growth and continuation, and help you remain in compliance with the myriad laws governing annual filings, internal documentation of annual meetings and special transactions and tax filings.  We will also review your current business plan to gain an in-depth understanding of your operations, in order to identify potential sources of risk and implement mitigation strategies.

We work closely with owners and principals on business law matters, including:

• Annual maintenance, including preparation and filing of annual reports, preparation of annual meeting minutes and special meeting minutes, and documentation of other important business events
• Asset protection
• Business succession planning including buy-sell agreements, life insurance and disability planning, and coordination with financial and insurance professionals
• Business transactions
• Bylaws, partnership agreements and operating agreements
• Contracts and agreements
• Corporate financing, including equity structuring, equity incentive plans, asset-based and other secured lending
• Corporate governance
• Corporate restructuring transactions
• Deal-making, including mergers and acquisitions
• Dispute resolution
• Due diligence
• Employment agreements, including non-disclosure, non-solicitation and non-competition restrictive covenants
• Entity or ownership structuring, including family limited partnerships (FLPs)
• Intellectual property, including trademark registrations
• Non-qualified benefit plans
• Purchase and sale of commercial real property
• Restrictive covenants