Corporate & Business

Guidance, Compliance, and Growth

Brooks Pierce attorneys have long been recognized for their knowledge and experience in every facet of corporate transactional law. Having served as general or in-house counsel to major privately-held and publicly traded companies and financial institutions, members of our corporate team have the unique advantage of truly understanding the enormous implications that strategy decisions and corporate transactions have on a business and its employees.

Comprehensive and Client Focused. Our attorneys pool their collective experiences to assist clients in a wide variety of corporate matters, including:

• Securities, issuances, compliance, and counseling
• Venture capital and private equity transaction
• Debt financing
• Start-up ventures, including entity formation, organizational structure, and intellectual property protection
• Tax planning, corporate structuring, and defense in tax controversy matters
• Assisting with compliance with antitrust, trade regulation, and other consumer protection laws
• Counsel on corporate governance, shareholder issues, and succession planning
• Counsel for tax-exempt organizations, including charitable giving and foundation structuring
• Employment non-competition, non-solicitation agreements, and executive compensation agreements and issues
• Commercial real estate and construction financing
• Fund formation and investment management
• Franchising
• Bankruptcy, workouts, and corporate restructuring

 No Challenge Too Great or Small. We take on all legal challenges of running a business for our clients, whether for a start-up venture needing articles of organization or incorporation, or for a national corporation negotiating a multi­million dollar merger.

How can we help your business succeed?

Experience