Business Transactions (Domestic)
Kramer International Law acts for startups, established small and midsize businesses, as well as investors in matters concerning the law of the US, Canada, and England & Wales.
We leverage our expertise and capabilities to deliver timely and innovative solutions that effectively address our clients’ needs.
We represent a diverse group of stakeholders, including buyers, sellers, borrowers, lenders, shareholders, targets for takeovers or acquisitions, receivers, boards and committees, franchisors and franchisees, distributors, partnerships, and joint ventures.
Our clients range in size from startups to larger midsize companies across various industries, including both for-profit and non-profit organizations.
We advise business owners and executives on a broad spectrum of issues, including business entity selection and formation, corporate governance, contract and lease negotiations, employee matters, data security, intellectual property rights, debt and equity financing, and mergers and acquisitions.
We further advise on business operations and various contracts such as consulting, supply, license, management, non-disclosure, and confidentiality agreements.
Clients turn to Kramer International Law for assistance with business-related transactions, including shareholder agreements, investor-related documents, and distribution agreements, among various other transactional needs.
Additionally, we are skilled in advising on and overseeing more complex matters such as shareholder disputes, extra-jurisdictional expansion, and secured lending.
We also provide corporate clients with guidance on a range of commercial real estate matters, including the purchase, sale, leasing, and financing of commercial properties.
A key component of fostering good working relationships with others is having strong contracts in place that govern your dealings with them. This significantly helps avoid misunderstandings and disputes. Well-crafted contracts will not only protect your rights but can also limit your liabilities if things go awry.
Simply put, you require legal counsel who are effective problem solvers. At Kramer International Law, we offer actionable insights and deliver prompt and thorough responses to your inquiries.
All of our clients benefit from our keen attention to detail and personalized service. They recognize that by choosing us for their business transactions, they receive individual attention and establish meaningful relationships with our team, along with knowledge and experience comparable to larger corporate law firms.
Kramer International Law has experience acting as a business advisor, assisting clients with all aspects of business law, from formation and growth to exit, sale or dissolution. We help facilitate our clients’ day-to-day business needs while ensuring they understand their responsibilities under relevant legislation.
We advise on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, including business operations and various contracts such as employment agreements, consulting contracts, supply agreements, license agreements, management contracts, non-disclosure agreements, and confidentiality agreements.
We provide business planning services and draft, negotiate, and review company agreements.
Kramer International Law advises clients on a wide array of legal issues that arise from their pursuit of commercial success, ranging from day-to-day operations to strategic initiatives and complex transactions that can transform the business.
We provide guidance on all aspects of a business’s operations and strategy, including initiating new ventures, ensuring compliance with applicable legislation and corporate governance measures, carrying out strategic planning, buying or selling all or part of a business, and carrying out corporate reorganizations.
Kramer International Law further advises on officer and director liability issues, negotiates and prepares documentation for contracts, agreements, and various types of financing transactions, and provides counsel on business matters, including asset management and corporate expansion.
We also provide legal services to investors and financing sources such as venture capital firms, angel investors, private equity funds, and mezzanine lenders.
We work with domestic clients as well as foreign clients who require counsel on the laws of the US, Canada, and/or England & Wales.
We serve both corporate and individual clients across various sectors, including private and commercial communications, software, biotechnology, transportation, construction, import/export, food service, retail, wholesale, manufacturing, and health care.
It is not unusual for business personnel to start engaging in commercial transactions without realizing that they should have sought legal advice first. Don’t let this happen to you and your business!
Professionalism, Integrity and Accessibility
Our clients choose us for our personalized service and in-depth knowledge of corporate and commercial law. They appreciate having a dedicated contact within the firm who is always accessible. Our clients also value our honesty and integrity, which we demonstrate in providing realistic expectations to clients in all circumstances.
At Kramer International Law, we believe that building, cultivating, and nurturing trust-based relationships, along with mutual respect, directly impacts the quality of the results we achieve for our clients.
We take pride in carefully listening to you, asking you thoughtful questions, and most importantly, working hard to create a proactive action plan that delivers to you outstanding results.
No matter the size of the business we advise, our corporate and commercial transaction services provide value to our clients through our knowledge, experience, and dedication.
We work closely with our clients to develop innovative options for implementing business strategies, and provide practical counsel and advice throughout the transaction process. In short, we assist clients in structuring, negotiating, and documenting their business deals.
By working with Kramer International Law, you collaborate directly with a lawyer who has extensive experience in both transactional work and business litigation. This litigation background empowers us to “look around the corner” to identify the hidden risks associated with business deals and prevent future legal issues from arising.
Entrepreneurial Spirit
Important business transactions need agile, innovative, and creative legal support. We offer a comprehensive range of transactional services designed to assist our clients in seizing opportunities that will define their future.
Running a successful business involves numerous transactions with vendors, clients, employees, professional service providers, and government agencies. Each business transaction is crucial to your success, and it is our job to try to protect you from liability and unnecessary expenses.
Solid Foundations for Your Business Deals
Catering to startups and established small and midsize businesses, Kramer International Law empowers you to enter into transactions with the assurance that your interests are safeguarded and all essential details are attended to and not overlooked.
Every business operates differently. However, all industries rely on transactions for success. While many variables are involved in running a successful business, none are more important than the transactions the business conducts. Each business transaction should reflect the client’s interests and bring the client closer to achieving the client’s ultimate goals. Unfortunately, even the smallest mistakes can derail a client’s plans and lead to financial and other losses.
We understand what is at stake with each transaction and perform appropriate due diligence to ensure that you are properly protected. Whether you are just in the planning stages of your business or already have a company, we can provide the legal guidance you need for success.
As your legal representative, we incorporate language and provisions into contracts that safeguard your interests and rights while ensuring that the document is balanced enough to maintain the other party's interest and engagement.
Our practice encompasses various types of transactions. Some of these are discussed in the following paragraphs.
Shareholders’ Agreements
Shareholders’ agreements are critically important. A shareholders' agreement is a contract among a company's shareholders that outlines the company's operations and defines shareholders' rights and responsibilities. Its purpose is to ensure fair treatment of shareholders and the protection of their rights.
Even when a well-drafted shareholders’ agreement is in place, disagreements among shareholders can arise, and these disputes can be complex and costly. Regardless of your business size, shareholder disputes can be very disruptive, especially when there is suspicion of wrongdoing or a breach of duty. It is crucial to act quickly and strive to resolve the issues as swiftly and amicably as possible. Kramer International Law can provide the experienced guidance you need to resolve such disputes effectively.
Partnership and Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Agreements
A partnership agreement or LLP agreement is a contract that clearly defines the ownership of capital and assets, and how profits and losses will be shared between the parties. We will take the time to understand the objectives and challenges of all partners, and deliver legal advice that is tailored to your needs.
We provide guidance and assistance when disputes among partners arise, whether or not there was a partnership agreement.
Vendor Contracts
Comprehensive written agreements are vital for safeguarding your business. Our services include regular reviews of your vendor contracts, ensuring that your transactions are secure and current.
Commercial Lease Agreements
We provide comprehensive services in relation to commercial lease agreements.
If your company wants to have a physical presence, it is likely to have to lease commercial space and thus would need to enter into a commercial lease that could be 30, 40, or even more than 50 pages long.
While a commercial realtor can assist you in negotiating the market and financial terms of the lease, only a lawyer can thoroughly review the document to ensure the legal language protects both your business and you personally.
Commercial leases are usually “redlined” by both parties, meaning that changes are made to the document and exchanged several times until both parties believe it sufficiently advances and safeguards their respective interests.
We review the commercial lease proposed to you and notify you of any elements that may be inconsistent with what you’ve indicated you wanted out of the lease arrangement.
Leasing commercial premises is one of the biggest commitments a business can make. Commercial leases are notoriously onerous, and you should always seek independent legal advice before signing one. If a lease is entered into without fully considering its implications, you risk becoming bound to the leased premises for a very long period, responsible for extensive repairs or unlimited service charges, and unable to terminate the agreement even if you wish to leave.
Commercial Financial Transactions
We represent both borrowers and lenders in commercial financial transactions.
For entrepreneurs, early-stage companies, and developing mid-size companies, we offer a wealth of guidance and counsel to help them find the right investors to partner with a view to achieving business growth.
Securing financing is often complex, necessitating the completion of applications and agreements, as well as the provision of guarantees. We possess the experience to advise you on the advantages and disadvantages of any proposal and will ensure that the legal documentation serves your best interests before you sign.
Legal Compliance, Regulatory Filings, and Acting as Corporate Agent
Businesses must make certain routine filings with governmental authorities. We can do this for you, leaving you free to focus on running your business.
Running a business involves much more than just selling a product or service. Every facet of your business, from startup to production, is influenced by various laws and regulations that must be complied with.
In addition to regulatory compliance, you should ensure that you have the appropriate insurance in place for your business and that you possess sufficient coverage for all eventualities.
We also offer services such to as act as our clients' registered records office.
General Counsel
We also act as general counsel for businesses, offering advice on daily operations and both short-term and long-term planning.
Strategic Business Planning
Regardless of your business goals, we are prepared to assist you in achieving them through strategic planning. Long-term business planning, based on market research, cash management strategies, and inventory cost analysis, is all part of strategic business planning. Kramer International Law provides companies with tailored, targeted solutions for complex business challenges, encompassing problem identification, strategy formulation and implementation, as well as outcome review and assessment.
Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances
As joint ventures and strategic alliances have become more common, we have increasingly engaged in advising companies on these strategies for expanding into new markets, funding research, and developing and marketing both new and existing products, among other objectives. Sharing risks and costs enables businesses to more effectively pursue opportunities and enhance their chances for financial success. We can assist by offering practical, innovative legal advice regarding the formation, financing, operation, restructuring, and governance of strategic alliances and joint ventures. Additionally, we excel in guiding the dissolution of joint ventures for our clients, creating exit strategies that address issues such as ownership and licensing of intellectual property, division of territories and customers, and non-compete agreements.
Corporate Governance
Concerns about corporate governance are paramount for board members, executives, shareholders, and investors. We help businesses devise and implement practices and procedures to prevent governance crises from arising. Additionally, we are experienced in advising clients on managing crises when they occur.
We advise corporations, along with their officers and directors, on governance issues, regulatory compliance, and related matters. Our clients receive guidance on fiduciary responsibilities of directors and officers, disclosure concerns, financial reporting, management succession and compensation, board composition and structure, conflicts of interest, and change of control issues, including proxy fights, takeover bids, and stockholder rights plans.
Directors are subject to a wide range of legal obligations, and failure to comply with these can cause legal issues.
Employment
Employment agreements outline essential terms of employment, including duration, working hours, overtime compensation, and other important terms.
In addition to a comprehensive employment contract, you will require clear disciplinary and grievance procedures, which can be outlined in an employee handbook.
Hiring employees for your business also means that you need to comply with statutory requirements regarding pay, working hours, sick pay, holiday pay, while understanding the rights and responsibilities that come with employment.
Business Succession Planning
Succession planning is the process of strategically preparing for the transition of management and ownership of your business due to retirement, death, or incapacity, including the method of transfer. For a company to thrive long-term, a clear and proactive focus on strategic succession planning is essential.
Succession planning is a complex process that encompasses many areas of a business.
Venture Capital, Angel Investment, and Private Equity
We guide investors through all phases, from initial funding to managing ongoing portfolio company investments and structuring innovative exit strategies. Our experience representing both funds and targets allows us to view transactions from all angles, enabling us to proactively identify potential issues before they arise and address them efficiently and effectively if they do occur. This approach also lets us propose alternatives for our clients and tackle issues in a way that distinguishes them from competitors when pursuing and closing investments.
Kramer International Law recognizes that each investor client is unique. We collaborate closely with our investor clients, their financial consultants, and other advisors to comprehend the client’s specific business objectives. We customize our advice to help each client attain practical and cost-effective business and legal solutions while maximizing operational flexibility and financial returns.
We assist investors in evaluating potential investments, conducting due diligence investigations, negotiating financing terms, drafting documentation, and efficiently structuring and closing transactions. Additionally, we provide counsel to portfolio companies after the investment is made.
Collaborations With Other Lawyers
Depending on the legal issues at hand, we collaborate with specialty capital markets, real estate, labor and employment, tax, and intellectual property lawyers, functioning as an integrated team to address each client's unique circumstances.
Throughout the process, Kramer International Law provides strategic counsel, managing the ongoing legal facets of our clients' business growth and financial success.
Client-Specific Results
You and your business are unique. Our legal strategies are therefore tailored to your specific circumstances and objectives, giving you the personalized attention and the advantages you need to grow and succeed.
By concentrating on results and fostering the best possible counsel-client relationships, we dedicate time to understanding our clients' businesses, requesting that they define their operational and financial objectives, and most importantly, assessing clients' needs to assist them in building better, more profitable enterprises.
While each corporate client is different, many common legal issues confront them. We assist clients in assessing, evaluating, and maintaining their organizational and tax structures.
Understanding Your Business
The business lawyer plays a crucial role at the intersection of the business and legal worlds. Additionally, a business lawyer must understand not only the law but also the fundamentals of their client’s work and business goals.
You need a lawyer who really, really understands business, especially your business. In a constantly evolving marketplace and legal landscape, we possess the skills and experience necessary to protect your interests and advance your business objectives.
Regardless of the type or size of your business—be it private, family-owned, a partnership, franchise, corporation, organization, nonprofit, or association—and at any stage of its life cycle—whether in formation, startup, entrepreneurial venture, investment, established status, expansion, reorganization, merger, acquisition, sale, or succession—we ensure that all your business needs are addressed, spanning from overall strategy to essential operational details.
Every business and situation is unique, and we take the time to understand each of our clients in order to provide sound and practical advice that limits liability and mitigates risk. We listen attentively and ask the right questions to structure and execute successful transactions.
We comprehend the business world and recognize that a proactive and strategic approach is essential for success. We ensure that clients remain informed about every detail of their legal responsibilities to shareholders, employees, and other stakeholders across various sectors, including financial services and investment, industrial manufacturing, supply chains, automotive, real estate, health, technology, and energy.
Getting pragmatic, commercially- driven legal advice for your business, at the right time, protects your assets, mitigates risk, drives your strategic decisions, and facilitates growth.
At Kramer International Law, we collaborate closely with your team to cultivate a comprehensive understanding of your current operations alongside your strategic priorities and objectives. We provide guidance and support that extends well beyond outlining legal options by presenting practical solutions for your leadership teams that genuinely add value to your business.
Our Mission
When you work with us, achieving your business goals becomes our mission. From formations to transactions, contracts, and dissolutions, we will be here for you throughout every chapter of your business’s story.
We are here to negotiate terms, draft agreements, and help resolve disputes through careful, respectful, and tireless negotiation. You can rest more comfortably knowing that your business transactions are in good hands.
We are committed to delivering top-quality legal service with predictable, value-driven billing arrangements.
For your business to thrive, working with a law firm with the right expertise, experience, and commitment to top-notch client service is crucial. At Kramer International Law, we offer legal excellence tailored to meet our clients' practical, business-focused needs.
