George Foreman's boxing philosophy was brilliantly simple: “Plan your work and then work your plan!” Similarly, it is our process to clearly understand your objectives, to participate in a strategic evaluation of viable alternatives and then to provide the necessary assistance to achieve those objectives.

We are certainly aggressive when we need to be, but keep the big picture in mind while driving the deal toward a successful conclusion. And throughout our engagement, it is our earnest desire to assist you, the entrepreneur or executive, in making the best possible strategic decisions. This would include the development of a comprehensive project strategy for delegating the various aspects of the transaction to the appropriate non-legal resources.

We are experienced in providing legal advice, comprehensive due diligence, negotiation assistance, and drafting expertise with respect to most business transactions, including the following:

First, you will quickly find that the documents and agreements we develop may look a little different than what you have seen before. They will not contain arcane legal terminology or unnecessary provisions that no one will read. It is truly maddening to see the same poorly drafted contracts circulated throughout most law firms and regurgitated in almost every deal. Because of the incompetence or laziness of many lawyers, there are millions of contracts that appear to have been written by an 18th century Latin scholar rather than a contemporary business person. Trust us, the only people who benefit from these “aforementioned” contracts are the litigation attorneys.

Second, our documents will be written clearly. Clarity is extremely important for many reasons. If you don't understand the terms, you are probably going to miss a number of significant opportunities in the negotiation. And if you can't understand the documents, do you think your staff, the opposing party's staff, the arbitrator, the courts or the government regulators will?

Third, as a business specialty firm, we understand business objectives and speak your language. Legal services do not come cheap. Business attorneys should have a core competence in business and finance or they should stick to litigation matters. As you know, an experienced business attorney can save you a lot of anguish and provide significant future value by navigating your company on the right course. In order to do so, the attorney needs to understand general business operations, the applicable business laws, your specific industry, the nature of the transaction and, last but not least, the attorney must have the ability to predict future problems. How can one navigate if one does not know the terrain?

Fourth, we understand that most transactions require an integrated team approach to achieve the best and most efficient results. We thrive in this collaborative environment and our feelings are not hurt when you stress the importance of the tax professional.