LMWF | Business Consultation

Focus Areas:

Legal Entity Selection
Family Business/Succession Counseling
Business Operations Support
Corporate Governance
Regulatory Reporting
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
Environmental Issues

Attorneys:

Christian M. Lovelace

LMWF provides counsel to a broad range of corporate and business clients which include:

Publicly and Privately Held Corporations
Partnerships
Limited Liability Companies
Joint Ventures
Not-For-Profit Organizations

We advise clients on the form of entity that is best for them based on the business and tax issues facing their organization while also protecting the principals from liability. For later stage companies, we provide advice on restructuring alternatives to take advantage of growth opportunities. We have developed a particular expertise in counseling family businesses and the numerous internal and succession planning issues they face. Lawyers practicing this area have published books and articles and regularly conduct seminars on these subjects.

In our role as day-to-day advisors, we provide assistance with contracts, distribution agreements, product warranty issues, leasing transactions and purchase and sale agreements. We also provide counsel on corporate governance issues, including Exchange Act reporting, and compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and shareholder, partner and member matters. In the labor and employment area, we offer counsel on employment law compliance, employee manuals, compensation and benefit issues, sexual harassment, employee hirings and terminations.

With experienced attorneys who are well versed in all relevant federal and state laws, programs and regulations, we accurately identify risks and advise our clients on managing the costs associated with complicated environmental issues. Excellent working relationships enable us to facilitate negotiations, consensus-building and cooperation with regulatory agencies.

For clients that include municipal and public agencies, as well as business organizations, we provide counsel on regulatory compliance; handle litigation, administrative proceedings and Superfund cases; and manage environmental aspects of mergers and acquisitions.

LMWF is committed to delivering a valuable service to our clients. Our goal is to become an integral part of the client's management team.