www.hughesbentzen.com

Hughes & Bentzen's business and corporate lawyers are experienced in serving our clients with a full array of corporate legal needs, from general business planning to highly-specialized matters. Our business lawyers counsel companies ranging from emerging technology enterprises to charities to long established, thriving businesses. We serve as general or special counsel to a number of companies and our attorneys have considerable experience in the related fields of mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, real estate, and commercial finance.

Hughes & Bentzen's attorneys can assist your company with the following matters:

Entity Formation

• Formation of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and limited partnerships
• Preparation of bylaw and operating agreements
• Preparation and maintenance of share certificates and records
• Preparation of minutes and related organizational documents

Transaction Services

• Preparation and review of asset purchase agreements/sales of business entities.
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Tax and business planning for transactions

Financing

• Secured and unsecured loans.
• Exempt investment funds.

Real Estate Related Transactions

• Preparation of commercial real estate contracts
• Preparation and review of commercial leases
• Preparation of loan documents

Contracts Drafting and Review

• Negotiation and drafting of contracts and business agreements
• Interpretation and dispute resolution

Business Planning

• Shareholders/member agreements
• Family business planning
• Stock options
• Planning for closely-held business