Practice Areas & Industries: Adams and Reese LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview

The Corporate, Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions team offers federal and state representation and advice to public and private clients throughout the South Central United States. Our attorneys are primarily responsible for the firm's commercial and corporate finance transactional engagements, including public and private offerings of securities; venture capital funding; representation of public companies before the Securities and Exchange Commission; acquisitions and dispositions of business entities, assets, and divisions; negotiation of complex credit facilities and commercial and technology agreements; and public and private offerings of taxable and tax-exempt bonds and other debt instruments.

Services Available

Our attorneys have experience in complex transactions representing clients in many diverse industries, including the airline, banking and thrift, computer software, Internet, gaming, hospital, manufacturing, oil and gas, professional sports, marine construction, automobile leasing, communications, education, healthcare financing, hotel, biotechnology, medical devices, pharmaceutical, restaurant and television industries.

The General Corporate team provides advice to privately and publicly held business organizations in the South Central United States, including corporations, general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships and proprietorships. Our attorneys counsel clients in all phases of business development and continuation, such as advice regarding the choice of business organization, choice of jurisdiction, organizational documentation, state and federal filings, general securities and tax issues bearing upon these types of entities. Additionally, our attorneys counsel organizations on day-to-day operations, including meetings of equity holders and management, minutes, resolutions, loans and credit facilities, dividends, compensation and benefits, to name a few. We advise clients on the organization and structure of commercial joint ventures and matters relating to structuring anti-takeover protection, counseling clients in connection with issues pertaining to directors' liability, piercing the corporate veil, privilege, consulting agreements, etc. Finally, we advise clients on all types of commercial and financial transactions and negotiations and the drafting of all necessary documentation related thereto.