Business Group

The Defrees & Fiske Business Group works with clients to anticipate and address the legal issues that inevitably arise in all aspects of a business. We advise clients at each stage of their businesses. We can provide counsel in the selection of the entity with an eye toward taking advantage of available tax benefits, while keeping the business structure flexible enough to cope with changing needs and priorities. Prudent planning also includes establishing mechanisms to govern relations among the owners. Our lawyers can assist start-ups and established businesses alike in their acquisition of capital through private placements and financing arrangements with lenders and off-balance sheet sources such as leasing companies. 

We have experience negotiating a variety of agreements necessary for a company’s operations. Our attorneys provide strategic advice to clients as they define their relationships with employees and agents, co-owners, suppliers, customers and others with whom our clients do business. Tax-sensitive matters such as executive compensation, employee benefits and growth through acquisition, among others require considerable attention. Our clients also rely on our guidance on employment and labor issues.

We have assisted business owners faced with problems by providing practical and innovative solutions. Our lawyers’ knowledge and experience in the area of creditor/debtor relations, shareholder dispute mediation and reorganization and restructuring have led to desirable solutions crafted through negotiation as an alternative to litigation in suitable situations. While successful resolution of problems is not always possible, the savings in time and expense of negotiated settlements gives meaning for our clients to the words: “good counsel.” Contact us for any particular legal need of your business including:

Creditor Rights & Bankruptcy

Employee Benefits

Employment and Labor Issues

Financing

Intellectual Property

Operations

Organization and Governance

Real Estate

Shareholder Relations

Significant Corporate Transactions Such As Acquisitions and Divestitures

Taxation