Our business law practice provides experienced legal representation for companies and entrepreneurs throughout New York City. If you are starting a new business, facing a commercial dispute, or planning a merger, we have the knowledge and skills to protect your interests.
Legal issues can significantly impact your business operations and bottom line. Our approach focuses on practical solutions that help you achieve your business goals while minimizing legal risks and costs.
From business formation to major transactions, we provide the legal support your business needs to thrive in today's marketplace. Our team has successfully handled thousands of business matters for clients ranging from startups to established corporations.
How We Help Businesses
We assist business owners, executives, entrepreneurs, and investors with the legal challenges that arise at every stage of the company life cycle. Our core services include:
- Choosing the right entity and forming it correctly the first time
- Drafting contracts that prevent disputes before they start
- Negotiating and closing M&A transactions of all sizes
- Resolving partnership, shareholder, and commercial disputes
- Protecting business and personal assets from creditors and litigation
- Advising on industry-specific regulatory and licensing matters
Practice Areas
Our New York City business law practice covers the full range of issues that companies and their owners face. Click any area to learn more about how we can help.
Business Disputes & Litigation
- Business LitigationCommercial disputes, contract claims, and complex business litigation in New York courts.
- Partnership DisputesResolving conflicts between business partners, including buyouts and dissolution.
- Shareholder DisputesProtecting minority and majority shareholders in closely held corporations.
- ArbitrationDrafting and enforcing arbitration clauses; representing parties in arbitration.
- Frozen Bank AccountReleasing business and personal accounts frozen by judgment creditors.
- Defamation & Bad ReviewsAddressing false reviews and online defamation that harms your business.
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Buying & Selling BusinessesRepresenting buyers and sellers in asset and stock transactions.
- Business Purchase AgreementsDrafting and negotiating purchase agreements that protect your interests.
- Company MergersStructuring and closing mergers for closely held and middle-market companies.
- NYC M&A AttorneyComprehensive M&A representation for New York City companies.
- Company TakeoversFriendly and contested acquisitions, including minority and control buyouts.
- Business DissolutionWinding down a company by agreement or through judicial dissolution.
Industries We Serve
- ExecutivesEmployment agreements, equity, severance, and post-employment disputes.
- LandlordsCommercial leases, landlord-tenant disputes, and property holding entities.
- RestaurantsFormation, leases, partnerships, and regulatory issues for restaurants.
- Liquor LicensingSLA licensing for bars, restaurants, and hospitality businesses.
- EntertainmentProduction companies, talent agreements, and entertainment industry deals.
- Financial ServicesBroker-dealers, advisers, and other financial-services businesses.
- FintechLegal counsel for fintech startups and payments-industry companies.
- Bitcoin & CryptoCrypto businesses, token offerings, and digital-asset compliance.
- Investment AdvisersRegistration, compliance, and disputes for RIAs and advisory firms.
- Private EquityFund formation, portfolio investments, and PE transactions.
- SecuritiesPrivate placements, Reg D offerings, and securities compliance.
- UnionsLabor-management relations and union-related corporate matters.
Asset Protection & Family Business
- Asset ProtectionShielding business and personal assets from creditors and lawsuits.
- For DoctorsAsset protection strategies for physicians and medical practices.
- Family LLCsWhy a New York family LLC is a powerful planning tool.
- Valuation DiscountsMarketability and control discounts in family LLC planning.
- Moving Assets to a SpouseUsing interspousal transfers as a creditor-protection strategy.
- Family LP Rent TaxTax treatment of rent paid to a family limited partnership you own.
Business Formation & Structure
- Business FormationChoosing the right entity and forming LLCs, corporations, and partnerships in New York.
- NYC Formation AttorneyEnd-to-end guidance for entrepreneurs forming a business in New York City.
- Startup LawyerLegal counsel for founders, from incorporation through early-stage financing.
- S-Corp vs C-CorpComparing tax and ownership consequences of different corporate structures.
- How Long for an LLCRealistic timelines for forming a New York LLC, including the publication requirement.
- What Does LLC MeanPlain-English explanation of LLCs, members, managers, and operating agreements.
Why Hire Us
Working with an experienced business law firm gives you measurable advantages:
- Deep familiarity with New York business statutes, courts, and regulators
- Practical advice grounded in how transactions and disputes actually play out
- Documents drafted to anticipate problems, not paper over them
- Aggressive representation when negotiation breaks down and litigation begins
- Direct attention from a senior attorney, not handoffs to junior associates
How a Business Dispute Moves
Most disputes end well before trial. Where they end usually depends on how the first two steps are handled.
- Position. We read the contract, the correspondence, and the conduct, and tell you what your actual leverage is rather than what you hope it is.
- Demand. A letter that states the claim precisely and shows the other side what litigation would look like. A good many matters end here.
- Suit. Filed in Supreme Court, or in the Commercial Division where the matter qualifies, with any provisional relief sought at the outset.
- Discovery. Documents, emails, and depositions. In commercial cases the electronic record usually decides who is right.
- Motions. Dispositive motions can end the case or narrow it to the issues genuinely in dispute.
- Resolution. Settlement, mediation, or trial, chosen on the numbers rather than on principle.
The Clauses That Decide Disputes Later
When a deal goes wrong, the argument is almost always about one of these. They are worth the time at drafting, when they cost nothing.
- Indemnity: who pays when a third party makes a claim
- Limitation of liability, and the carve-outs that swallow it
- Termination: who can walk away, on what notice, and at what cost
- Governing law, venue, and whether disputes go to arbitration
- Ownership of intellectual property created during the engagement
- Payment terms, interest on late payment, and who pays legal fees
Where We Practice
- Manhattan
- Brooklyn
- Queens
- Bronx
- Staten Island
