Business and Commercial Law
When your assets are on the line, entrust your business to our experienced attorneys, who can address nearly every business need you may require, including:
Business Formation
We explain, recommend and organize the best type of business entity for your specific purposes and counsel you about the types of books and records you need to maintain in order to avoid personal liability.
Employment Issues
We draft and litigate in all aspects of business employment, including:
- Employment agreements
- Executive compensation
- Protection of customer lists
- Proprietary information and processes
- Trade secrets
- Non-compete covenants and agreements
- Wage and hour disputes
- Termination and unemployment disputes
- Employment handbooks and office policies EEOC and other agency inquiries and investigations
Commercial Leasing
We negotiate and write commercial leases and litigate commercial leasing disputes.
Business Succession Planning
We recommend and create plans and strategies for business succession, whether by transfer, sale, merger or use of testamentary estates or trusts.
Bankruptcy Law and Planning
We represent large commercial debtors and large unsecured and secured creditors in commercial bankruptcies in the leading bankruptcy courts in the United States. We offer bankruptcy planning and representation to large and modest-sized entities in the Western District of Pennsylvania, where our firm is well known and respected.
Business Litigation
We are well known for our high-stakes and complex business litigation practice, where your business' health and survival may depend on the result obtained.