Our representation of business owners spans several practice areas. We provide our clients with comprehensive solutions for most business related legal issues, making us an ideal source to supplement or replace internal general counsels at most small to mid-sized businesses.
Our business law practice centers on representing clients in all facets of entity formation, management, sale and merger as well as in general litigation and dispute resolution matters. Our clients include closely held corporations, partnerships and professional corporations throughout New Jersey. We routinely advise on partner and shareholder good faith obligations and represent clients in arbitration and mediation of internal and external business disputes, include those pertaining to succession and control of family-held businesses. We are experienced in employing effective negotiation tactics and alternative dispute resolution measures to keep conflicts out of court, saving our clients time and money in most cases.
Our real estate practice centers on providing effective solutions for professionals who purchase, develop and sell real estate as part of a personal investment plan or in conjunction with a corporation, partnership, practice group or other professional alliance. As a full-service real estate law practice, we can assist with all aspects of small to medium-sized real estate development and purchase, from conception and capitalization through construction, completion and sale/lease of the property. Services include:
- Complete pre-acquisition planning, including real estate business entity formation;
- Advice on land use issues, local ordinances and statutes;
- Complete project management, including financing, construction, leasing and sale of property;
- Resolution and mediation of conflicts between subcontractors, contractors and interest-holders in the real estate venture.
We have assisted professionals in residential and commercial real estate closings, condominium conversions and purchases and retail space procurement, sale and leasing.
Our employment and labor practice focuses on several aspects of labor relations and litigation of wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment matters before both administrative and judicial panels. We have advised clients on drafting and interpreting non-compete clauses and broader employment agreements, creating and implementing workplace policies, rules and procedures and defending and prosecuting various employment-related and contract-based complaints.
We assist franchise owners in structuring franchise arrangements, preparing franchise agreements and disclosure documents, litigation with franchisees, forming and advising franchisee associations or purchasing cooperatives.
Our asset recovery program helps professionals and businesses recapture wealth lost in the form of:
- Unpaid or under-paid customer accounts;
- Unpaid or under-paid judgments;
- Non-performance on personal and business-to-business loans;
- Assets held by a trustee or debtor in possession in bankruptcy proceedings (creditors’ rights); and
- Unpaid lease and rental obligations.
We routinely negotiate with debtors to develop and implement payment plans, ensuring our clients recover assets in a concrete time-frame.