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
- The Corporate Transparency Act and its Impact on ESOPs
- Under the Bridge – The Rise of Copyright Trolls in the Intellectual Property Space
- The Importance of Adopting an E-Signature Policy for Your Business
- Risks Make AI Workplace Policies a Requirement
- An Employer’s Introduction to the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Corporate Transparency Act: What You Need to Know Before 2024
- Federal Trade Commission Issues Sweeping Proposed Rule to Prohibit Noncompete Agreements
- Using Estate Planning to Secure Your Business' Legacy
- How to Protect Your Business When the Marriage Fails
- Process and Requirements of Women-Owned Small Business Certification
Publications & Alerts
- Are There Any Liability Defenses to Premises Liability Claims, OR Should Possessors of Land Simply Prepare to Write Settlement Checks?, Foster Swift Litigation News, March 7, 2024
- Will Recent Alabama Ruling Stay Implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act?, Foster Swift Business & Tax Law News, March 5, 2024
- The AI revolution: A look back at 2023 and the future of AI in the law, Michigan Bar Journal: February 2024 Edition, February 11, 2024
- Michigan Court of Appeals Ruling Adds Challenges for Premises Owners and Their Insurers as to Premises Liability Cases, Insurance Regulatory News E-blast, January 22, 2024
- Business Update: How will the CTA affect your business?, Business & Tax Law News E-blast, January 16, 2024
- 2023 Year-End Checklist for Businesses, Foster Swift Business & Tax Law News, November 17, 2023
Events
- What AI Legal Issues Can Impact Your Business?, Second Wednesday Sessions, March 13, 2024
- What Can My Business Contribute to a Campaign?, Legal Strategies for Women Leaders, March 5, 2024
- Enforceability of Liability Waivers/Releases in Sporting, Recreational, Farm, and “Agri-tainment” Activities, Agricultural Claims Association, February 21, 2024
- How Will the CTA Affect Your Business?, Second Wednesday Sessions, February 14, 2024
- The Latest on the Corporate Transparency Act, Michigan Business Network: Michigan Business Beat, December 12, 2023
- Airboss Decision Impact Decades Long Practices, Michigan Business Network: Michigan Business Beat, December 8, 2023
- What Happens if My Business Gets Sued?, Legal Strategies for Women Leaders, October 18, 2023
News
- Dernovshek Named to ICBA's “Top 5 under 35” Attorneys, Ingham County Bar Association, March 15, 2024
- Foster Swift Selects Gast as Business Practice Co-Leader, Ingham County Legal News, February 23, 2024
- Foster Swift Elects EC Officers for 2024, Ingham County Legal News, February 21, 2024
- Preparing Women Business Leaders for 2024 Legal Challenges, Meltwater Newswire, February 20, 2024
- Foster Swift Elects Three Shareholders for 2024, Ingham County Legal News, January 15, 2024
- Foster Swift Swears in Four New Associates in Lansing, November 16, 2023
- Foster Swift Listed in "Best Law Firms" 2024, Best Lawyers in America, November 2, 2023
Media
- Legal Services Overview
- View All Services by Alpha
- Cybersecurity Hotline
- Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)
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