Corporate
Experienced corporate attorneys helping businesses achieve their most challenging goals
Farrell Fritz advises middle-market businesses as well as companies in all stages of development, from start-ups and early stage companies to large private and publicly held companies, in a wide variety of industries throughout the U.S. and abroad. Our services include entity formation, capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, shareholder agreements, contract review including licensing, manufacturing and distribution agreements and corporate governance. We routinely work with attorneys in our tax, real estate, litigation, restructuring and land use groups to complement and enhance our ability to provide unparalleled corporate counsel.
Mergers & Acquisitions of All Sizes
Our attorneys regularly advise clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, leveraged buyouts, asset sales, structuring of spin-offs, and other divestitures. We counsel purchasers and sellers in all transactions—from small, local acquisitions to multistate, multimillion-dollar transactions. In addition, we counsel clients on business entity formation. In connection with any such transactions, we advise our clients not only on the corporate law issues, but also on tax considerations and other relevant issues.
Corporate Governance Best Practices
Directors, officers, and board members of public, private, nonprofit, and municipal entities seek our counsel regarding best practices and various corporate governance issues. The firm’s interdisciplinary team consists of attorneys from a broad spectrum of practice areas. Clients receive integrated, tailored advice on the specific challenges they face, whether these are related to board composition and structure, director and officer fiduciary duties, strategic transactions, day-to-day operations, codes of ethics, disclosure requirements, regulatory or internal investigations, forensic audits, insurance matters, litigation, suspected or actual misconduct, or myriad other issues.
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Articles & Advisories
The “Unintended” Consequences of Not Having a Written LLC Operating Agreement
CONGRATULATIONS!! You have just formed a New York limited liability company to purchase a piece of rental property with your…
December 08, 2020
Are you selling your business or merging? … Not so fast, if you are a PPP borrower.
Although the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has started its program to forgive loans made to businesses under the Paycheck…
October 19, 2020
SEC Eager to Enforce Amid COVID-19
As businesses and companies begin to reopen and attempt to return to normalcy, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…
September 03, 2020
Tax Considerations for LLC Operating Agreements
The operating agreement is the governing document with respect to the management and conduct of a limited liability company (an…
July 30, 2020
The Earnout in Sales Transactions
What’s the Purchase Price? If you advise me that you are selling your business for $32,000,000 and that $5,000,000 of…
July 06, 2020
New York Governing Law in US-Style Commercial Agreements
The laws governing a commercial agreement fundamentally determine the enforcement of that agreement’s provisions. Surprisingly, US-style commercial agreements place this important…
June 09, 2020
Update on Paycheck Protection Program Interim Rule
The CARES Act temporarily adds a new program, titled the “Paycheck Protection Program,” to the SBA’s 7(a) Loan Program. The…
May 14, 2020
SBA Sets $20 Million Cap for Loans to a Single Corporate Group
The SBA yesterday supplemented the interim final rules by limiting the amount of PPP loans that any single corporate group…
April 30, 2020
Update on Paycheck Protection Program Interim Rule
The SBA last week updated the previously issued interim final rules that were promulgated under the Paycheck Protection Program (the…
April 27, 2020
CARES Act & the “Retail Glitch”
The IRS on Friday released Rev. Proc. 2020-25 to provide guidance for taxpayers who may benefit from the recent correction…
April 20, 2020
News
War of words escalates as LVMH countersues Tiffany to nix their deal
The merger between two big luxury names was once touted by them and many analysts as good for both, but…
October 01, 2020
L Brands slams Sycamore for bargaining down Victoria’s Secret price
L Brands returned Sycamore’s legal effort to get out of its agreement to buy Victoria’s Secret with a lawsuit of its own…
April 24, 2020
Sycamore looks to back out of Victoria’s Secret deal
L Brands on Wednesday said that Sycamore Partners had delivered a notice to terminate their agreement, announced in February, where the…
April 23, 2020
Bed Bath & Beyond sues 1-800-Flowers to enforce purchase of keepsakes site
Beyond simply wanting to follow through on the desired sale, Bed Bath & Beyond could be concerned about “purchase price…
April 07, 2020
Sanford Health, UnityPoint Health Call Off $11 Billion Merger
Sanford Health and UnityPoint Health nixed their proposed merger that would have formed an $11 billion, 76-hospital system, the organizations…
November 14, 2019
New law requires livestreaming of IDA meetings
Peter Curry was quoted in a Long Island Business News article on August 28 regarding a new law that will…
August 29, 2019
To C or Not to C?
Louis Vlahos, partner at Farrell Fritz is mentioned in this article. C-Corp offers tax treasures and traps as new code…
July 09, 2018
Press Releases
30 Farrell Fritz Attorneys Recognized as 2020 Leading Lawyers in Their Respective Areas of Practice
Farrell Fritz has a combined total of 30 attorneys selected to the 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers and New…
November 04, 2020
Joanna Hazelton Receives 30 Under 30 Award From Long Island Business News
Farrell Fritz is pleased to announce that Joanna Hazelton received Long Island Business News’ 30 Under 30 Award at a…
September 11, 2020
Joanna Hazelton Joins Executive Council of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, Long Island Chapter
Farrell Fritz is pleased to announce that Joanna Hazelton has recently been appointed to the Executive Council of the Crohn’s…
February 27, 2020
Lyle C. Mahler of Farrell Fritz Elected to the Board of Long Island Cares, Inc.
Long Island Cares -The Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank is pleased to announce that Lyle C. Mahler, has been elected…
October 07, 2019
Farrell Fritz Attorneys Lyle C. Mahler and Darren A. Pascarella Elected to Long Island Not-For-Profit Boards
Farrell Fritz is pleased to announce that two of our attorneys, Lyle C. Mahler and Darren A. Pascarella, have been…
October 01, 2019
29 Farrell Fritz Attorneys Recognized as 2019 Leading Lawyers in Their Respective Areas of Practice
Farrell Fritz has a combined total of 29 attorneys selected to the 2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers and New…
September 17, 2019
Jared C. Sherman Joins Farrell Fritz as a Corporate Associate
Farrell Fritz is pleased to welcome Jared C. Sherman to its Uniondale office as a corporate associate. Jared is a…
April 02, 2019
30 Farrell Fritz Attorneys Recognized as 2018 Leading Lawyers in Their Respective Areas of Practice
Farrell Fritz had a combined total of 30 attorneys selected to the 2018 New York Metro Super Lawyers and New…
September 13, 2018
Farrell Fritz Welcomes Philip Butler, Lee Peretz and Richard Quatrano
Farrell Fritz is pleased to welcome Philip Butler, Lee Peretz and Richard Quatrano to the firm. Philip Butler is a…
August 17, 2018
Farrell Fritz Welcomes David J. Neuman as a Corporate Associate
David J. Neuman, a Woodmere, NY resident, is a corporate associate concentrating in tax law. He is resident in Farrell…
May 02, 2018