Business Operations & Transactions

Otteson Shapiro’s experienced business lawyers provide a broad range of legal services to privately and publicly held companies, as well as to owners, officers, directors and individuals involved with business in other capacities.

Types of transactional and general business matters include:

  • Entity formation and structuring
  • Capital markets
  • Mergers and acquisitions both in a solvent and insolvent context
  • Corporate governance and business operations
  • Lending and other commercial transactions
  • Real estate purchase, sale and financing
  • Business contracts and contract disputes
  • Lender liability
  • Risk management in connection with troubled credits
  • Outsourcing and vendor management
  • Shareholder/ownership agreements
  • Employment agreements
  • Employment matters
  • Regulatory and compliance matters
  • SEC reporting

Our clients represent many industries, including:

  • Financial institutions
  • Manufacturers
  • Service providers
  • Technology providers and other IP based businesses
  • Contractors
  • Real estate owners and developers
  • Insurers