Areas of Practice

We have extensive expertise in these practice areas:

Advising business owners and entrepreneurs on corporate structure, financing, and all business transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, sale of assets or company stock, and forward-thinking business planning as well as day-to-day operational issues over the life of the business
Creating succession plans for closely-held and family businesses
Advising families on all wealth transfer and tax issues, including estate planning, lifetime gifts, charitable gifts planning and advanced tax reduction strategies including post-mortem tax planning
Administering decedents’ estates and trusts and administration of guardianship estates
Representation for the grantors, trustees and beneficiaries of disputed trusts and charitable bequests
Handling complex real estate transactions, including the sale, purchase, 1031 exchange, development, financing and leases of retail, office, industrial and other commercial properties as well as transactions for residential properties
Representation in administrative proceedings involving the Internal Revenue Service and state tax authorities with respect to estate and gift tax matters
Litigating commercial matters, including contract disputes and commercial torts, non-competition litigation, trade secret litigation, construction litigation, and disputes arising within closely-held businesses.

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