Business Law

Foster Swift attorneys have a wide range of experience in virtually all areas of business and corporate law. This includes business formation, succession planning, corporate governance, contract review and dispute resolution. We have several attorneys who specialize in taxation. Members of this practice group also have expertise in the full range of transactional work, including public and private offerings of securities, purchase and sale of businesses, joint ventures and dissolutions.

Representative Experience

• Transition Order Obtained from the State of Michigan OFIR
• Full Shutdown of Business
• WARN: Partial Production Plant Closure
• Dismissal of Claims Against Home Inspection Company
• Planned and Formed an Entity Owned by a Group of Financial Institutions
• Voluntary Dismissal of Alleged Land Contract Sale Fraud Lawsuit
• Expansion of Business
• Defeated Dispositive Motion, Expenses Paid by Opposing Parties
• MLCC Violation: Defense for Liquor License
• Advised client on re-negotiating purchase price of a business
• Successful Defense Against the Michigan Trade Secret Act and the Covenant Not to Compete
• Represented Oil and Gas Company for Public Offering and Reporting

Publications & Alerts

• Buying Registered Trademarks as Google Adwords?, Foster Swift Business & Corporate Law Report, Spring 2011
• Consider Brazil as a Market for Your Products or Services, Foster Swift Business & Corporate Law Report, Spring 2011
• H-1B VISAS REMAIN AVAILABLE!, Foster Swift Business & Corporate Law Report, Spring 2011
• How to Use Legal Counsel When Raising Capital, Foster Swift Business & Corporate Law Report, Spring 2011
• Michigan Venture Capital Update, Foster Swift Business & Corporate Law Report, Spring 2011
• New Exemption from the Health Care Form W-2 Reporting Requirement, Foster Swift Business & Corporate Law Report, Spring 2011

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News

• Kelly LaGrave Elected Second Vice President of NALA, July 16, 2010
• Foster Swift Names Nicholas Oertel as Firm's New Associate, April 14, 2010
• Smith and Mandel Announced as Super Lawyers, February 26, 2010
• Law Firm Welcomes New Associate to Practice, January 29, 2010

Events

• Foster Swift Presents: Michigan's Economic Outlook with Michael Finney - June 27, 2011, Foster Swift Collins and Smith, P.C., June 27, 2011
• WEBINAR | Protecting Against the Unknown: How to Successfully Review IT Contracts to Increase Your Rights and Avoid Potential Liability, June 22, 2010