The Law Offices of Sherwood Guernsey, P.C. with businesses to protect them and their assets, and to assist them with planning for future growth and success. We have been representing businesses, large and small for 25 years. As your advocate, our commitment to you includes understanding your needs, giving you expert advice and proper documentation, and anticipating potential issues that may arise, to ensure that you are prepared and protected for all the uncertainties that occur.
Our lawyers can advise you about the type of entity or form of business to use - corporation, partnership, LLC, etc. - and provide you needed protection with shareholder or other appropriate agreements. We handle financial and commercial transactions for venture and traditional financing. We deal with personnel and intellectual property issues, environmental matters, and negotiate leases and contracts of all types. Our attorneys also have a great deal of experience with compensation planning, employment issues, contract negotiation and all other areas of business development.
As examples of recent transactions, we have been in charge of a $44 million refinancing for a housing complex, involving substantial interaction with government agencies; establishing a new 50 million gallon biodiesel business entity, with extensive lease negotiations, and government grant coordination; selling a $25 million business…and numerous small business start-ups in a wide variety of business activities.
We work with state agencies, local boards and commissions of all types - everything from state environmental and business development agencies, to the local liquor licensing, zoning and planning boards. Our attorneys will represent you if you are starting a new business, buying an existing business, or selling your own ~ whatever it takes to protect you and your interests. For a listing of Representative Clients, click here.
We also understand that, especially for entrepreneurs, business and personal issues often overlap. As detailed in the "For Individuals" section, we offer complete representation for all your legal needs.
The diversity of backgrounds and experiences of our lawyers enables us to provide the kind of well-reasoned analysis and advocacy, providing an efficient resolution to many areas of law:
- Commercial Transactions
- Business Organization
- E-commerce & Internet
- Real Estate
- Workers Compensation
- Intellectual Property
- Environmental Law
- Employment Law
