BUSINESS AND CORPORATE LAW

Business enterprises today must address and comply with a wide variety of legal issues and requirements. Business people encounter these matters when forming or acquiring an enterprise, when operating a business day-to- day and when selling, liquidating or otherwise disposing an enterprise.

Experienced counsel in business and corporate law can help you:

• Determine the best type of business entity to use in conducting your business;
• Insulate the owners of the enterprise from liabilities;
• Ensure timely and proper compliance with numerous legal requirements that could detract from the operation of your business;
• Assist in negotiating the best deal for you in transactions with other businesses.

We are experienced in counseling business owners, managers, and boards of directors on a wide range of legal and business issues. Our goal is to provide timely, practical and objective advice and options, not obstacles.

Knowledgeable Counsel
Amer Cunningham Co., L.P.A., has extensive experience in the formation of business enterprises and the tax, liability, control and other factors involved in determining the best form of enterprise. We are experienced in working with the following forms of business associations:

• Sole Proprietorship
• General Partnership
• Limited Partnership
• Corporation
• Health Care Entities
• Joint Ventures
• Real Estate Investment Trusts
• Limited Liability Companies
• Non-Profit Corporations

Succession Planning
Another major aspect of our business and corporate practice involves succession planning for closely-held businesses. We develop, structure and assist in the implementation of succession plans for partnerships and family owned businesses. We understand that succession planning involves numerous considerations and issues and that the process is highly individual. No single plan or format is right for every business. We draft shareholders', buy/sell share restriction, close corporation, voting trust, and other succession planning agreements for our clients, keeping each client's individual needs and goals in mind.

The firm also provides business valuations for clients. Here, too, there is no single method of valuation that is appropriate for all businesses or industries. We have the capability to value businesses in a wide range of industries, and we are experienced in working with our clients on an interactive basis to assure accurate valuations.

Contract Preparation and Negotiation
The attorneys of Amer Cunningham Co., L.P.A., are experienced in drafting and negotiating business contracts, as well as employment agreements, purchase agreements, leases, service agreements, non-competition agreements, distribution agreements, supply agreements and license agreements, to name a few. We represent manufacturers and distributors, retailers, contractors, real estate developers, franchises and service businesses in a wide variety of industries.

General Counsel for the Business Client
Many of the business and corporate clients of Amer Cunningham Co., L.P.A., are small business owners, entrepreneurs and closely held corporations with whom we have ongoing relationships. We also represent Fortune 500 businesses in select practice areas. Our size enables us to provide personal attention to start-up and small businesses while also serving the legal needs of much larger enterprises.

We are extremely proud of the long relationships we have had with many of our clients. In many cases we work with successive generations in family businesses. We have many clients that we have represented since
inception whose annual sales are counted in multiples of ten-million. We recognize that business people want not only high quality but also cost-effectiveness in legal services and we strive to deliver both.

Related Areas
In addition to providing high quality general corporate counsel, Amer Cunningham Co., L.P.A., also concentrates in the following areas of practice:

• Business Litigation and Appellate Practice
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Real Estate Law
• Banking and Commercial Lending
• Employment Law
• Labor Law
• Tax Law
• Estate Planning, Probate and Trusts

If you are interested in further details on any of these practice areas, please ask your Amer Cunningham Co., L.P.A., attorney for a copy of the corresponding summary or for an appointment for consultation.

Amer Cunningham Co., L.P.A., has the experience and knowledge necessary to help you address the legal issues that come with forming, operating and growing your business.