As companies grow, so does their need to manage financial, legal and operational challenges.  Creating sustainable growth requires hard work, planning and a sound straegy, this is where AMM's business team can help.

Our business clients range from high-growth, early-stage companies and regional community banks to mature, closely-held manufacturing and licensing enterprises, as well as service companies and health care providers.  We create long-term relationships with our clients as they rely on our integrity, capabilities and responsiveness to their questions and concerns.  Our legal team anticipates the needs of clients as those needs evolve over the life cycle of the business.

Our Practice Focus:  

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Business Divorce
• Buy-Sell Agreement
• Contract/Drafting & Review
• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Record Keeping
• Corporate Transparency Act
• Entity Formation
• Financing
• Private Placement of Securities
• Software & Saas Licensing Agreements
• Employment, Shareholder, Partnership & LLC Operating Agreements
• Real Estate Purchases & Leases
• Succession Planning
• Executive Compensation, Including Equity Compensation & Alternatives

Industries Served:  

• Manufacturing & Industrial
• Professional Service Providers, Including Accounting, Legal, Engineering,
  Medical & Financial Advisory Services
• Biotech & Pharma
• Technology/Software
• Real Estate Developers                                                                                                                                                
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Restaurants & Hospitality
• Healthcare Providers

Starting a business can be an exciting and challenging time.  There are complex legal issues to take into consideration, but the rewards are often worth the trouble.  The Corporate practice group at Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP understands that it is important to construct a solid foundation as you begin to build your business enterprise, and there are fundamental decisions that a business owner must make. 

To make your business’s start easier, better organized, and more cost effective, our practice offers new small business owners bundled entity formation services which include the following:

1.    Formation Documents – Our office will prepare and file the appropriate formation
       documents for your new business, including:
       a.  Corporations: Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, Stock Certificates, Waiver Agreement and preparation of
             legal publications*
       b.  LLCs: Certificates of Organization, Operating Agreement

2.    Tax – Our office will ensure that your new business has filed and made the appropriate tax
       filings and elections at the direction of your accountant:
       a.  SS4/EIN application
       b.  S-Election/Check-the-box

3.    Our office will provide you with a detailed instruction letter along with the organizational
       documents to make sure that you and your business do not have a rough start.

Fee Structure:

Fixed Fee for Corporations of $1,000 (includes all filing fees & minute book)*

Fixed Fee for LLCs of  $750 (includes all filing fees & minute book)

*Legal publication fees are not included.

Tax Planning & Compliance Services Include:

• Analysis of new tax laws and regulatory impact
• Structuring and planning for acquisitions and dispositions of businesses
• Executive compensation, including stock options
• Tax planning for real estate purchases, exchanges, or sales
• Buy-sell and other succession agreements for businesses
• Sophisticated tax planning strategies for disposition of publicly-traded stocks
• Advanced pension and retirement strategies
• Advice regarding structure of new ventures
• Quarterly and year-end tax planning
• Detailed projections which permit analysis of different planning options

Complex Mergers and Acquisitions:

Few matters are more complex or have greater importance to our business clients than mergers and acquisitions. AMM attorneys are experienced in developing and implementing creative strategies to position our clients, helping to maximize value whether they are a buyer, a seller, a lender, or an intermediary. Our attorneys are highly skilled deal makers with the knowledge and insight to guide you through the twists and turns and complexity of a high stakes business merger or acquisition.
Working closely with businesses of all sizes, from small entrepreneurial companies to mature entities, our team crafts custom solutions for every facet of your transaction. We take the time to understand your strategic objectives and bring years of practical business savvy to bear to ensure that the finance, tax, employment and intellectual property requirements of your deal are aligned to achieve your goals.

Our seasoned business attorneys regularly provide counsel in planning, structuring, negotiating, and consummating a varied range of relationships and transactions including:

• Transaction structuring
• Negotiating and preparing non-disclosure agreements and letters of intent
• Due diligence
• Negotiation of financing documents
• Negotiation and development of definitive agreements
• Assistance with post-closing matters, including earn-out, working capital, escrow, and seller financing issues

Our business clients know that their attorney is a dedicated partner who understands their needs, goals, and the stakes involved in this meaningful phase of the life cycle and evolution of their businesses.

Representative Deals:

Legal Services related to drafting and reviewing all types of technology-related contracts includes:

• Non-disclosure Agreements
• License Agreements
• Support and Maintenance Contracts
• Consulting Work for Hire Agreements
• Joint Development and Marketing Relationships
• Website Development Agreements
• Source Code Escrow Arrangements

 Trademark Services Include:

• Patents
• Trademarks
• Copyrights
• Trade Secrets
• Unfair Competition
• Emerging Forms of Protection, including Internet Domain Names