Areas of Expertise
Cleveland Ohio Business Organization And Transactions Attorney
Global Clientele • 30 Years of Experience
Value Added Legal Counsel
Ben Calkins provides cost-effective business formation and organization counseling on all aspects of establishing, operating, and growing a business. We focus on the following practice areas:
Pre-organization Planning
- Choice of entity and tax status
- Corporate formalities
- Regulatory and reporting compliance
- Corporate formation to start, acquire, or spin-off another business
Capital Formation
- Proper methods of capitalization from all available sources
- Regulatory compliance
Securities Law
- Securities formation, issuance, and trading
- Regulatory compliance
- Dispute resolution and litigation
- Broker-dealer issues
- Investment disputes / Bad investments
Real Estate
- Syndication and purchase of real estate for management, investment, or development
- Real estate development
Business Organization
- Planning, drafting, review, and implementation of all contractual and transactional activities
- Acquisition of capital goods
- Supplier-vendor relations
- Purchase orders
Employment Relationships
- Hiring and firing
- Employment contracts
- Human resources
- Employee manuals and harassment and discrimination policies
- Immigration compliance
Leases and Financing
- Capital and operating leases and related loans
- Regulatory compliance with business activities
- Contracts with computer suppliers / software agreements
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Sell-side representation (sale preparation)
- Preparation for buyer due diligence (including books and records)
- Confidentiality agreements
- Non-circumvention agreements
- Assets for cash / Assets for stock transactions
- Leveraged buy-outs
Sale / Transfer / Divestiture
- Creation of divisions and subsidiaries
- Sale of business
- Assignment and handling of contracts after a sale or transfer
- Closing coordination
Our business organization and transactions attorneys value the individual, ongoing relationships we have established with our business clients. We offer the value of a full-time corporate lawyer without the associated expense and overhead.
Contact Us for a Complimentary Consultation
We invite you to contact the Cleveland law offices of Ben Calkins for a complimentary consultation on your immediate business organization and transaction requirements and an ongoing relationship with our firm.
Our offices are located to serve clients in Northeast Ohio including; Cleveland, Westlake, Solon, Canton, Amherst, Akron, Avon and Cuyahoga, Ashtabula, Portage, Stark, Lorain, Summit, Medina, Lake, Huron and Erie Counties.