Financial Business Planning: We have worked with many of our clients from the inception of their businesses and have provided valuable assistance in planning the entity structure and addressing operational needs. An appropriate organizational structure is critical to all businesses, whether they are family businesses, emerging companies, or professional organizations, and whether they are owned and capitalized by one owner or by many. Selecting the optimum form of business entity can achieve tax efficiencies for the business and help position it for future growth and transfers of ownership. Choosing the best form of business entity requires not only understanding the different aspects of partnerships, LLC's, corporations and S corporations, but more importantly, designing a structure to accomplish the owners' specific goals, such as maintaining control, raising capital and eventually providing for a smooth transition of ownership and management. Our attorneys assist clients in choosing and forming business entities, drafting articles of incorporation, minutes and bylaws, shareholder and "buy-sell" agreements, drafting partnership agreements and operating agreements, buying and selling existing businesses, transitioning ownership from one generation to the next, dealing with employment issues, and negotiating, drafting, and executing business contracts of all kinds.