Business Litigation
Relying upon our unique blend of business skills, planning expertise, and our experience as civil litigators, the firm has successfully represented clients in disputes regarding the purchase and sale of businesses and assets, contracts, lending relationships, insurance coverage, environmental law, real estate, and construction law.
Business Planning
As business counselors, we focus on the business objective as well as the legal possibilities. The firm counsels entrepreneurs regarding the most effective way to structure enterprises for the promotion of capital formation and the facilitation of long-term planning.
Commercial Finance and Real Estate
Our lawyers have considerable expertise in both asset-based and real estate financing. We represent owners, investors and lenders in a wide variety of real estate transactions including acquisitions and sales, financing, zoning, construction, leasing, and landlord-tenant relations.
Corporate Transactions
Lawyers in our corporate group have extensive experience negotiating, documenting and closing a broad range of business transactions including mergers and acquisitions, capital restructuring, employment, and shareholder matters.
Employment Litigation
We are experienced in litigating claims under non-competition agreements, employment contracts, and sexual harassment claims. We assist our clients as business advisors and counselors with regard to their day-to-day operations, and provide timely advice relating to the development, implementation and oversight of corporate policies designed to deter disputes and avoid potential litigation.
Environmental Law
Our firm has successfully handled cases concentrating on contamination of real property by hazardous waste and other substances. We have represented owners, investors, lenders and abutters in various matters associated with property contamination.
Financial Restructuring and Chapter 11 Reorganization
We view bankruptcy proceedings conservatively, as a tool to remedy both liquidity problems and specific debts. Because we are careful in choosing to implement this tool, our clients generally emerge successfully from reorganization proceedings. The firm represents clients in Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 13 cases. Our lawyers have a high degree of success in resolving debt obligations without the need for bankruptcy, and also counsel lenders who are faced with troubled loans.
Personal Injury
We offer clients substantial experience in the representation of their interests against insurance companies who may attempt to limit or minimize recovery for personal injuries sustained as a direct fault of others.
Probate Administration and Estate Planning
The firm’s lawyers have extensive experience assisting clients in their efforts to prepare estate plans - both simple and complex - as well as advising clients in the commencement and administration of estate matters.
Residential Real Estate
Due to our investment in computer technology, we can provide prompt responses to inquiries from our clients as they prepare to negotiate and complete the purchase, sale, or lease of their homes or income producing properties. The firm offers title insurance to its clients and provides the personalized service which is so often required to successfully complete these types of transactions.
Zoning and Real Estate Development
We advise our clients in every stage of permitting and development. The firm’s lawyers regularly appear in hearings at federal, state and local levels including planning boards, town meetings, zoning boards of appeals, and conservation commissions, as well as other boards and agencies. We also represent clients in various forms of litigation relating to real estate development and zoning issues.
