The Commercial & Corporate Transactions practice of O'Connell and Aronowitz provides individuals, corporations, partnerships, small businesses, and not-for-profits with counsel and representation regarding all phases of business development and day-to-day operations, from formation of new businesses to planning for long-term growth. Our attorneys work closely with our clients to provide counsel in the following areas:

Start-up: formation of new business enterprises including LLC's, partnerships and joint ventures; incorporation documents; licensing agreements; partnership agreements, formation of not-for-profit organizations

Mergers and Acquisitions: sale of business, buy-sell agreements, evaluation of proposals, drafting letters of intent, regulatory analysis

Tax and financial planning: Federal and State tax planning, shareholder agreements; employee benefit plans, securities law, bank financing; Corporate trust matters; tax exempt financing;

Employer-employee relations: compensation agreements, employment agreements, executive employment agreements, officers and directors responsibilities, and termination agreements.

Corporate reorganization: Succession plans, tax-free reorganizations, dissolution, foreclosures, bankruptcy, and reorganization proceedings

Real Estate: commercial leases, real estate development and condominium formation; environmental audits; and regulatory compliance; construction law;

Our Supervising Principal, Fred Wander, was Chairman of the New York State Bar Association seminars on Corporate Document Drafting Techniques and Legal Problems Associated with Businesses. He also served on their panel on Forming and Advising the New York Not-for-Profit Organization.


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