Corporate
Building Strong Corporate Foundations
Practice Areas | Corporate
We advise public and private corporations, partnerships and their shareholders as well as management, supervisory and advisory boards on a broad spectrum of corporate law matters. Our experience includes corporate governance and shareholder relations, joint ventures, reorganizations, ownership transitions, executive compensation, financing transactions and commercial contracts.
We regularly advise on corporate governance matters, including the implementation of appropriate reporting and voting requirements and the structuring of shareholder agreements. Another focus is on the legal duties of management, supervisory and advisory boards and controlling shareholders, particularly in interested-party transactions and situations of financial distress.
We have extensive experience in corporate and contractual joint venture transactions of all kinds. We assist clients in determining the most suitable structure, whether a partnership, corporation, contractual arrangement or combined structure, and advise on the liability, tax, governance and other legal implications.
We advise on the full spectrum of domestic and cross-border corporate reorganizations and related tax and governance implications. Our experience covers reorganizations among related and unrelated parties, including in connection with acquisitions and joint ventures, as well as cross-border relocations and corporate migrations.
We regularly assist clients in developing tailored solutions for the retirement or death of controlling shareholders and for transitions from family to corporate ownership. In structuring and implementing such transitions, our corporate lawyers work closely with the firm’s tax and estate planning experts to address the relevant legal and tax implications.
We have extensive experience in structuring executive compensation arrangements, including stock purchase and stock option plans, phantom stock, cash bonuses and other compensation schemes. We also advise on the tax, accounting and corporate law aspects of these arrangements to ensure an integrated approach.
