CORPORATE

Anthon & Vasallo’s corporate group focuses on advising closely held, emerging growth and middle market companies, as well as private equity and venture capital firms in a wide variety of domestic and international corporate, commercial, finance, governance, and transactional matters.


Our corporate group focuses in the following areas of emphasis:

BUSINESS ENTITIES:

  • Formation and entity structure including sole proprietorships, general and limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, limited liability limited partnerships, limited liability companies, C and Subchapter-S corporations, joint ventures, trusts, and off-shore entities

  • Preparation of shareholder/partnership agreements, buy-sell agreements, joint venture agreements, and operating agreements

  • Succession planning and preservation of family wealth

  • Strategic planning support

  • Business relocation and expansion

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:

  • Advising Boards of Directors and Committees on fiduciary duties and board practice

  • Internal investigations

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION & EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:

  • Executive employment agreements, including severance and golden handcuff issues

  • Advising boards on SEC compensation reporting rules and compliance

  • Non-competition and non-disclosure agreements

  • Qualified and non-qualified stock incentive plans

  • Deferred Compensation Agreements

  • Declined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans

  • Health and Welfare Plans

COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS:

  • Operating and capital lease transactions

  • Franchising

  • Consulting services and other commercial agreements

  • Article 9 Secured transactions

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:

  • Trademark and service mark registration

  • Copyright registration

  • Licensing, sub-licensing and royalty agreements