Our attorneys assist clients in all aspects of business law and corporate planning, including: choice of entity, entity formation and dissolution of taxable and tax-exempt entities, corporate reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions, and business succession. We know financing structures of sales and acquisitions, and we have extensive transactional experience in representing both buyers and sellers in asset and stock transactions, mergers, stock options and loan arrangements.
Starting a new business is exciting. Set yourself up for success with our article for entrepreneurs: Starting a New Business? Having a Trusted Team of Legal and Financial Advisors is a Key to Success. Get a 10-point plan and the steps where a business lawyer should be engaged.
When business transactions involve a business merger or change in ownership, properly executing legal corporate documents helps protect all parties and alleviate future business risks. Maryland’s highest court recently issued a decision emphasizing the importance of properly documenting business transactions. Read our article Merging Businesses Beware: MD Court Case Demonstrates Importance of Signed Legal Corporate Documents, which provides a valuable lesson on the importance of legal corporate documents, as well as four important factors for businesses to consider.
Consider MM&C to help you in these Business Law matters:
- Business Formation
- Buying & Selling Businesses
- Business Planning
- Business Agreements
- General Counsel Services
- Employment & Non-compete Agreements
- Employee Stock Plans
- Stock Option & Phantom Stock Agreements
- Deferred Compensation Agreements
- Incentive Stock Option Plans
- Non-disclosure Agreements
- Management Agreements
- Licensing & Distribution Agreements
- PPP Loan Forgiveness Applications
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Tax Return Mistakes
Issue: Taxes can be daunting and confusing to most. Taxpayers hire CPAs or tax professionals to handle tax return preparations for no other reason than ...read more →
Buying and Selling a Business
Issue: Selling a business can be an intimidating and stressful undertaking. A business typically represents an owner’s entire career of commitment and ...read more →
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Employment Law
Our highly trained attorneys handle the broad spectrum of employment related issues that arise over the lifespan of a business. We have earned a reputation for...read more →
Tax Advocacy
Our business law attorneys serve as tax advocates to clients in a variety of industries, including: high-tech software development and telecommunications, bio-tech,...read more →
Latest News
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To TbyE, or not to TbyE: that is the question…
Should spouses hold limited liability company membership interests as tenants by the entirety? We recently advised a married couple on the formation of a...read more →
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Upstream Gifting: Leveraging Today’s Higher Estate Tax Exemptions to Decrease Capital Gains Tax
Traditionally, wealth is passed down to younger generations - parents giving assets to their children and grandchildren. However, an interesting (and...read more →
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Miller, Miller & Canby Welcomes Business and Tax Attorney Peter Randolph to Firm
Expansive Law Practice Broadens Landscape of Firm’s Business and Tax Practice Group Miller, Miller & Canby is pleased to announce that Peter Randolph,...read more →