The Pretus Law Group regularly advises its corporate clients on matters in connection with corporate governance, board responsibilities, and best practices. Examples of our work include the following:
Outside General Counsel Services
Pretus Law Group routinely serves as outside general counsel for a wide variety of businesses. We work closely with our clients to gain an in-depth understanding of their business activities, challenges, and goals. Because of this, we are able to provide strategic, client-centered advice on the legal issues our clients encounter every day. As outside general counsel, some of the services we provide include:
- Business entity selection and formation
- Corporate governance, board and shareholder resolutions, consents, directors meetings, shareholder meetings, and minutes
- Commercial contracts, licensing agreements, and strategic transactions
- Counseling officers and directors on fiduciary duties and strategic considerations
- Counseling on labor & employment matters, including hiring, retention, termination, employee handbook development, and training
- Executive compensation, including stock options, restricted stock agreements, and incentive compensation
- Real estate and commercial leasing
- Risk management
- Trademark and intellectual property protection
- Business succession planning including development and implementation of exit strategies
Mergers, Acquisitions, & Strategic Affiliations
The Pretus Law Group has experience representing buyers and sellers in complex transactions across a wide range of industries. We assist in planning, structuring, and executing on a variety of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic affiliations, including corporate formations, change of ownership, and joint ventures. We advise and counsel clients through all phases of strategic transactions, including: assessing opportunities, due diligence, negotiation and contract preparation, closing, and integration.
We work collaboratively with in-house personnel and coordinate efforts with lenders, tax advisors, and other stakeholders to provide high-caliber, integrated legal advice covering all areas needed for a seamless negotiation, closing, and transition.
We appreciate that every deal is unique and we seek to understand our clients’ strategic, financial, and operational goals so that we can determine the most advantageous deal structure and approach for each client. Our experience includes:
- Asset purchase agreements
- Corporate restructurings
- Distressed mergers and acquisitions
- Divestitures of stock and assets
- Formation of Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances
- Stock purchase agreements
In addition, our firm has experience promoting innovation, quality, and efficiency. Mergers, acquisitions, and divestures typically only involve the new designation of asset ownership; however, these events often trigger a series of changes that are necessary to realize the goals of the new owner but also have legal consequences. We assist our clients in efficiently managing legal risk in connection with the integration and/or transition of acquired and divested businesses, including:
- Human Resources
- Contracts
- Corporate Governance
- Licenses/Permits
- Intellectual Property
- Healthcare and other Regulatory Matters
- Compliance
Emerging Companies
The Pretus Law Group represents a wide range of entrepreneurial and growing companies. We serve as a strategic legal business partner to growing enterprises that want to succeed in a variety of industries. We help companies get started and assist with structuring and growing their businesses. From business planning to protecting intellectual property assets, to negotiating mergers and partnering deals, The Pretus Law Group provides the experience needed to support the growth of emerging companies. Our experience with emerging companies and entrepreneurs includes:
- General Counsel Services
- Assistance with corporate formation, corporate governance
- Development of stock option plans
- Development of customer-facing contracts and service-level agreements
- Assistance with Labor and Employment matters including wage and hour issues, employment agreements, harassment and discrimination matters, etc.
- Licensing and regulatory issues
- Intellectual Property preservation and technology transfer agreements
- Data Privacy and Security matters