Business Law

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.