Corporate and M&A
Lindabury provides a full range of corporate law services to businesses through all phases of development, from private entrepreneurs and start-up companies to large privately-held or publicly traded companies. Our attorneys bring extensive experience to assist our clients in navigating the path from the initial formation of a business, through its financing and operational development and expansion, and ultimately to potential exit strategies.
- Entity Selection and Formation
- Assisting clients in the selection of the appropriate type of entity for their operations
- Forming C-Corporations, S-Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships, Partnerships, Joint Ventures, Nonprofit Corporations, Professional Corporations, and other entities in New Jersey, New York, Delaware, and numerous other jurisdictions
- Drafting Articles of Incorporation, Articles of Formation, Bylaws, Operating Agreements, and Partnership Agreements
- Conversions from one form of entity to another
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Advising clients with pre-acquisition planning and letters of intent
- Negotiation and drafting of documentation in connection with mergers, triangular mergers, stock purchases, asset purchases and sales
- Due diligence
- Advising clients regarding exit strategies
- Tax planning and analysis
- Financing
- Private placement securities offerings
- Angel financing
- Venture capital
- Preferred Stock
- SEC and blue sky compliance
- Secured lending arrangements
- Bank and other financial services lending
- Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights
- Commercial loan workouts
- Enforcement of Uniformed Commercial Code Rights
- Creditors/Debtors issues
- Commercial mortgage foreclosure
- Debt recovery and litigation
- Governance
- Drafting minutes and resolutions
- Shareholder Agreements
- Voting trusts, succession planning, buy-sell agreements
- Advising clients regarding governance issues and shareholder rights
- Contracts
- Drafting and reviewing contracts with customers, vendors, service providers, sales representatives, employees, and distributors
- Licensing agreements; non-disclosure agreements; proprietary rights agreements; indemnification agreements
- Stock option plans and grants; restricted stock grants; subscription agreements; phantom stock