Corporate and Business Law

Our attorneys have the skills and experience to view contracts and business transactions through the eyes of our clients. This allows us to keep the best interests and business goals of our clients at heart as we represent them with their contract matters.

Whether managing existing commercial contracts or negotiating new agreements, we always strive to get our clients past the contract phase and into the business deal as soon as possible. We are tough negotiators, but are always sensible and realistic.

Our expertise and experience in employment law and employee benefits allows us to represent our clients with the utmost attention to their goals and requirements. Our attorneys design benefit plans and compensation arrangements, prepare and review plan documentation and governmental filings, represent clients in governmental audits and investigations, and provide counsel on employment law issues affecting employee benefits and executive compensation agreements.

The key to Phillips Lytle’s success in handling franchise law matters is our ability to view each matter not only from a legal perspective, but also through a business lens. Franchising has unique aspects, but it is also a portal for doing business and generating profits.

Those in franchising encounter the same business challenges as other companies. Phillips Lytle’s Franchise attorneys possess experience counseling, assisting and working closely with franchisors in connection with franchising existing businesses, selling franchises and managing relationships with franchisees.

Our attorneys assist with regulatory compliance and litigation nationwide. From the first step of establishing a franchise agreement to navigating federal and state laws pertaining to franchises, our Franchise lawyers have the experience needed to guide your business through the franchising process.

Phillips Lytle Franchise attorneys have experience handling litigation, labor and employment, real estate, contracts, antitrust, securities, intellectual property, tax matters and numerous other business practices related to franchise law. In addition, Phillips Lytle has a cross-border practice that assists Canadian clients with U.S. franchise law and operations.

Our Corporate and Business Law Team draws on their background and knowledge to assist clients and organizations involved in gaming. Whether structuring a contest or sweepstakes or assisting not-for-profits with charitable endeavors, our attorneys have the experience and expertise to provide comprehensive representation to clients with gaming matters.

Offering strategic solutions and proactive insights on corporate governance, risk and compliance, our practice provides guidance in shaping the policies and procedures needed by organizations in order to comply with regulatory requirements. We strive to serve as an extension of a company’s in-house counsel in order to help meet the unique needs and goals of our clients.

The Intellectual Property Team at Phillips Lytle is well versed in a broad spectrum of business law matters with extensive experience representing local and international businesses. Our attorneys cover matters that include patent and trademark prosecution, infringement and validity studies, and complex infringement litigation.

These matters cover a broad range of technological disciplines, including those related to mechanical, electrical, computing and software fields, as well as those involving business methods and medical devices.

Our Mergers and Acquisitions Team has the experience and knowledge to serve domestic and foreign clients with a variety of business transactions. Our experience encompasses traditional acquisitions, divestitures and mergers, as well as restructurings, recapitalizations, management buyouts and joint ventures.

Our interdisciplinary approach means we work with our Tax, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Banking and Financial Services, Environmental Law, and Real Estate Teams to best serve the interests of our clients.

Our Private Equity and Venture Capital attorneys have extensive experience advising investors and private equity firms in a broad range of matters in the financial services industry. This includes, but is not limited to, fund formation, evaluating and negotiating transactions and providing advice for investor relationships.

Our attorneys who focus on securities and capital markets provide clients with representation and guidance on a wide variety of securities law issues. Our attorneys have a deep understanding of federal and state securities laws, and the application of those laws to domestic and international securities transactions.

We have experience representing clients in initial public offerings, secondary offerings, registered debt offerings and other public and private securities issuances, as well as in corporate transactions that are affected by the requirements of securities laws.

Our Startup attorneys possess knowledge and expertise across a diverse set of practice areas, allowing us to adapt to the legal needs of startup companies. We have represented startup clients from formation through validation and growth all the way through to strategic exits.

We represent businesses and individuals in a variety of federal, state and local tax matters. Our attorneys have experience in tax law including partnership tax, corporate tax, taxation of REITs and executive compensation taxation. This work extends to closely held businesses and publicly traded companies seeking guidance on tax planning for middle-market mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and day-to-day tax compliance.