Experienced business counsel can provide business owners with strategic legal insight when pursuing opportunities, all with an eye on minimizing risk and creating a competitive advantage. Foster Swift’s business attorneys gives companies access to a team of lawyers dedicated to understanding our client's needs, helping businesses reach their goals, and responding to any legal needs that arise.
Our business law services cover a wide range of areas, providing extensive experience in representing businesses of all sizes, from small startups to large corporations, across a vast range of industries including:
- Corporate law
- Entity selection
- Mergers and acquisitions and strategic alliances
- Employment law
- Succession planning
- International trade
- Intellectual property
- Cybersecurity and data privacy
- Federal and state tax law
- SEC reporting requirements, executive compensation issues, disclosure issues and general corporate governance matters
- Contract preparation, review and negotiation
Overall, our clients are provided with the legal guidance and support they need to navigate the complex legal landscape and achieve their business objectives.
SUCCESSFUL REPRESENTATIONS
- A publicly-traded company hired Foster Swift to handle two registered secondary offerings involving an aggregate offering price of approximately $18 million.
- A growing manufacturing company retained Foster Swift to design, develop and implement a multi-state, multi-industry acquisition strategy which to date has successfully acquired three companies in three states with a combined value of $35 million.
- A business client needed help with the formation of a bank holding company and state chartered bank. Our attorneys handled these matters together with private placement offerings of $8.5 million and $3.3 million of common stock.
- An issuer needed counsel on a going-private transaction. On its behalf, Foster Swift managed the going-private transaction and a $10 million trust preferred securities offering.
- A multi-national insurance holding company hired Foster Swift. We helped the entity restructure and reorganize.
- A state-chartered bank wanted to acquire multiple branch locations and needed counsel. It hired Foster Swift, and the deals were done.
- A publicly-traded bank holding company hired Foster Swift and completed a registered purchase of a bank holding company.
- Various purchasers hired us to handle a $3.2 million insurance agency acquisition and, separately, the $6.5 million acquisition of oil and gas equipment.
- Various sellers hired Foster Swift for a $42 million sale of an original equipment manufacturer and, separately, a $9.3 million sale of an engineering firm.
We know that the success of your business depends on your ability to adapt as you grow. We want to provide proactive legal insight so you can remain focused on what you do best.
Recent Blog Posts
- DOL Echoes Employee Benefits and Cybersecurity Best Practices
- Should Your Business Sign SBA Form 601 Requiring Non-Discriminatory Hiring Practices?
- What Can My Business Contribute to a Campaign?
- Can AI-Generated Works be Copyrighted?
- Recommendations for DEI Programs in the Wake of Recent Federal Court Decision Findings on Diversity Initiatives
- Business Owners: How to Avoid Additional Estate Taxes after Connelly v. Commissioner
- A Guide to Regulating Petition Circulators: Best Practices and Key Considerations
- 40 Year Precedent is Overturned: Brace for Likely Challenges to Agency Regulations
- AI Legal Issues That Can Impact Your Business
- The Corporate Transparency Act and its Impact on ESOPs
Publications & Alerts
- Polling Place and Voter Etiquette Guidelines: Election Day Q&A, Foster Swift Municipal Law News, October 3, 2024
- Michigan Employers Alert: Major Changes to Sick Leave & Minimum Wage Effective Feb 2025!, Labor & Employment Law News E-blast, July 31, 2024
- Extreme Risk Protection Orders: Q&A on Michigan’s Red Flag Gun Laws, Foster Swift Municipal Law News, July 23, 2024
- Supreme Court Overturns 40 Year Precedent: New Legal Challenges to Agency Regulations Likely, Foster Swift Labor & Employment Law News E-blast, July 2, 2024
- Federal Trade Commission Prohibits Noncompete Agreements for Almost All U.S. Workers, Legal Challenges Expected, Foster Swift Labor & Employment Law News E-blast, April 24, 2024
- Federal Judge Rules NCAA Can’t Bar Student-Athletes from Negotiating NIL Money with Collectives & Sponsors, Foster Swift Business & Tax Law News, April 23, 2024
Events
- When Should Your Business Consider Mediation?, Legal Strategies for Women Leaders, October 16, 2024
- Labor & Employment Law Update - Paid Sick Leave & Minimum Wage, Policy and Regulatory Business Education Series - Lansing Regional Chamber, October 9, 2024, October 22, 2024, November 13, 2024
- The New Normal: Cybersecurity Essentials for Business Owners, Second Wednesday Sessions, October 9, 2024
- 2024 Virtual Labor & Employment Law Update, Foster Swift Webinars, September 18, 2024
- An Overview Guide to Michigan's Gun Laws, Second Wednesday Sessions, September 11, 2024
- Election Day 2024: A Guide to Essential Polling Etiquette, Second Wednesday Sessions, August 14, 2024
- Back to School: Balancing Careers, Schedules and Divorce, Legal Strategies for Women Leaders, August 7, 2024
News
- Foster Swift Attorneys Named 2025 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, August 15, 2024
- Koerner Named to Best Lawyers in America 2025, Best Lawyers in America, August 15, 2024
- 17 Attorneys Selected to 2024 Michigan Super Lawyers and “Rising Stars”, Michigan Super Lawyers, August 12, 2024
- Anderton Listed as a 2024 Michigan Super Lawyer, Michigan Super Lawyers, August 12, 2024
- Small Business Month: Foster Swift Highlights Importance of Planning with Legal Resource Advisors, Globe Newswire, May 9, 2024
- LEAP Teams with Foster Swift, LRCC, Tri-Star and Transworld to Offer Succession Planning Program for Ingham County Businesses, Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, April 18, 2024
- Dernovshek Named to ICBA's “Top 5 under 35” Attorneys, Ingham County Bar Association, March 15, 2024
Media
- Legal Services Overview
- View All Services by Alpha
- Cybersecurity Hotline
- Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)
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