Jamie is a Cleveland business attorney who works with numerous small-to-medium-sized closely held businesses in the Northeast Ohio area. His clients are generally start-up businesses, serial entrepreneurs, small, closely held businesses, family-owned businesses, and mid-sized companies. In business and corporate representation, Jamie serves as an active advisor, consultant, negotiator, troubleshooter, and advocate for his business clients. He counsels businesses from the beginning to the exit of the business cycle. Jamie is supported by the firm’s small business practice in areas of commercial transactions, creditor issues, business litigation, and business-related real estate. In certain situations, he acts as outside corporate counsel and an intermediary with attorneys in other law firms for many of his regular business clients.
Corporate Includes:
- Choice of Entity
- Business Formation, Incorporation and Organization of new businesses in Ohio
- Multiple Business Organizations, Affiliations and Inter-company Agreements
- Change of Ownership
- Buy-Sell Agreements
- Shareholder/Member Agreements
- Close Corporation Agreements
- Corporate Filings, Amendments, Trade Names and Dissolutions
- Shareholder Disputes
- Breach of Fiduciary Duties
Transactional Business Includes:
- Reviewing, Drafting and Negotiation of Contracts, Forms, Proposals, Agreements and other Business Documents
- Analyzing and Dealing with Breaches of Contract Disputes
- Commercial Leases
- Employment Agreements and Covenants Not to Compete
- Trade Secrets
- Negotiation of Agreements for Various Business Relationships Such as Joint Ventures, Distributorships, Exclusive Rights, Vendor and Customer Agreements and Options
Business Sales & Acquisitions Includes:
- Exit Strategies
- Business Sales
- Acquisitions
- Family Business Succession Planning
- Key Employee Business Succession Planning