Business, Corporate and Commercial

Our Expertise

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna’s Business, Corporate and Commercial Practice includes extensive work in the following areas:

• Corporate Governance including: Corporate governance and compliance matters, and programs for for-profit and not-for-profit corporations.
• Mergers and Acquisitions including: Evaluation of purchase and sale proposals, due diligence investigations, drafting and negotiation of letters of intent, structure and negotiate components of transaction and related documents, regulatory analysis and compliance, takeover strategies and defensive options, and minority shareholder strategies.
• Securities Regulation including: Counsel to issuers and underwriters in debt and equity transactions and general compliance advice for small and large business filers.
• Corporate Finance including: Commercial bank financing, government guaranteed loan programs, issuance of debt and equity securities, venture capital and private equity transactions, and project-based finance.
• Commercial Matters including: Strategic alliance and joint venture agreements, licensing agreements, distribution agreements, sales agency agreements, and domestic and international contract and commercial issues and documents.
• Business Formation including: Formation of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and business trusts, and negotiation and preparation of related documents.