Foster Swift attorneys have a wide range of experience in virtually all areas of business law, and members of this practice group want to guide your business to become successful. Our attorneys can assist with your start-up business, further business growth, minimize risks and maximize opportunities. Our attorneys' experience includes business formation, succession planning, corporate governance, contract review, dispute resolution and 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.
Recent Blog Posts
- A Brief Legal Guide to Buying a Distressed Business
- Do I Need a Private Placement Memorandum to Raise Investment Capital?
- Women Owned Small Business Certification Program - Part Two: Certification and Benefits
- Women Owned Small Business Certification Program - Part One: Requirements
- I Want Out: Dealing with Contracts in the Time of Corornavirus
- Minimizing Cybersecurity Risks for Remote Workers
- The Impact of PPP Loans on Mergers & Acquisitions
- Recent Questions Regarding PPP Forgiveness Applications
- What’s in a Name? Protecting Your Business’s Name from a Look-Alike
- A Guide to the Employee Retention Tax Credit: An Alternative to the PPP
Publications & Alerts
- Missing and Nonresponsive Participants, Foster Swift Business & Tax Law News, June 7, 2021
- Update MIOSHA Emergency Rules in the Workplace, Foster Swift Labor & Employment Law News E-blast, May 25, 2021
- Latest MDHHS Order Increases Stadium Capacity; Relaxes Face Mask Requirements for Fully Vaccinated Persons, Foster Swift Legal Update E-blast, March 19, 2021
- Key Issues in Business Interruption Insurance Coverage During the Pandemic, Foster Swift Business & Tax Law News E-blast, March 3, 2021
- Public Meetings with 25 Persons or Fewer Permissible Beginning March 5, 2021, Foster Swift Municipal Law News E-blast, March 2, 2021
- MDHHS Extends Emergency Order Prohibiting In-Person Public Meetings & Requiring Work from Home, Foster Swift Municipal Law News E-blast, January 13, 2021
Events
- Equity Agreements ‐ Dividing the Pie: It’s the Size of the Pie not the Slice, Conquer Accelerator East Lansing Virtual Seminar, June 24, 2021
- Learn the Basics of Women Owned Small Business Certification, Foster Swift 2nd Wednesday Morning Break, May 12, 2021
- Big Data and Building the Right Team as an Entrepreneur, mConnexions: Expert Connexions, March 22, 2021
- Legal Considerations for Getting Businesses Back on Track, mConnexions: Expert Connexions, March 15, 2021
- Learn About Key Issues of Business Interruption Insurance, Foster Swift Second Wednesday Morning Break, March 10, 2021
- COVID Stimulus Options for Businesses, Foster Swift, February 10, 2021
- Round 2: Recent Changes to the Payroll Protection Program, Foster Swift, January 26, 2021
News
- Lansing Attorney Named ICBF President, July 28, 2021
- Attorney Joins 2021 Dapper Dads for Good Cause, July 15, 2021
- Fershtman Reappointed to Serve on the ABA House of Delegates, Legal News, May 2, 2021
- Weekly TV Show Launches to Help Businesses Navigate the Pandemic, mConnexions, March 15, 2021
- Tjapkes Joins Grand Rapids Office of Foster Swift, January 26, 2021
- Virtual Event: Minimizing Cybersecurity Risks for Remote Working, Foster Swift Business & Tax Law News, December 1, 2020
- Two Michigan Businesses Honored with Prestigious President’s “E” Awards, mConnexions, November 18, 2020
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