Areas of Practice - Business
Business Practice Group
The Business Practice Group provides a broad range of services to its business clients in planning the structure and operation of the closely-held business as well as working with the owners in developing estate and business succession plans that minimize the estate and income tax consequences of transferring their interests in the business.
As general counsel for most of our business clients, we provide integrated legal representation in the many areas of practice that impact upon the day-to-day operations of the business as well as in those unexpected complex areas in which a client may find itself from time to time.
Our Business Practice Group is composed of attorneys in varied areas the law who work closely together to provide our clients with the expertise and resources of a large firm, but with the attention, efficiencies and responsiveness expected from a smaller specialty firm.
Attorneys within the Business Practice Group are involved in all aspects of corporate governance including acquisitions, mergers and reorganizations of the business. We also counsel our clients with respect to contract negotiation, preparation and dispute resolution for domestic as well as international transactions.
Areas of practice include:
- Business Development and Formation
- Succession Planning
- Buying and Selling of Businesses
- S Corporations
- Limited Liability Companies
- Partnerships and Joint Ventures
- Not for Profit Corporations and Organizations
- e-Commerce and B2B & Transactional Planning
- Agribusiness Planning
Business Practice Group News & Events
Business Practice Chair, Jeffrey M. Fetter, was recently interviewed for Sky Radio's America's Best Lawyers program on the subject of Estate Tax and Business Succession Planning Strategies.
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Agriculture Related Articles:
Business and Succession Planning for the Agriculture Entity
Choice of Entity/Utilization of Trusts in Estate and Business Succession Planning
Client Alert!
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Business Practice Group Articles and Publications
For more information on our firm and its Business Practice Group, please contact any of the following attorneys:
- Jeffrey M. Fetter, Chair | jfetter@scolaro.com | Biography
- Richard S. Scolaro | rscolaro@scolaro.com | Biography
- Barry M. Shulman | bshulman@scolaro.com | Biography
- Stephen H. Cohen | stephen.h.cohen@scolaro.com | Biography
- William B. Magnarelli | wmagnarelli@scolaro.com | Biography
- Stewart M. McGough | smcgough@scolaro.com | Biography
- Anthony J. Grizanti | agrizanti@scolaro.com | Biography
- Susan Fortin Lesser | slesser@scolaro.com | Biography
- Michael J. Compagni | mcompagni@scolaro.com | Biography
- Richard E. Scrimale | rscrimale@scolaro.com | Biography
- Ronald A. Mittleman | rmittleman@scolaro.com | Biography
- Marc S. Beckman | mbeckman@scolaro.com | Biography
- Jeffrey B. Scheer | jscheer@scolaro.com | Biography
- John R. Appler | jappler@scolaro.com | Biography
- Timothy J. Cappuccilli | tcappuccilli@scolaro.com | Biography
- Zachary R. Benjamin | zbenjamin@scolaro.com | Biography
- Steven A. Walker | swalker@scolaro.com | Biography
