The business and corporate attorneys of Cobb Cole concentrate on federal, state, and local legal issues affecting businesses. These attorneys are involved in the general representation of business entities and owners including: providing advice regarding compliance with local, state, and federal regulation of business; advising as to choice of business entity; drafting and negotiating contracts for the acquisition of capital equipment or the installation or construction of capital improvements; providing advice concerning mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions of corporations and other business entities; offering tax planning advice and handling tax controversies; providing advice on corporate finance and banking relations; assisting with governmental relations; advising corporate officers and directors; and providing review and advice regarding contracts and leases. Over the years, the firm has formed a wide array of corporations and other business entities. The firm also has extensive experience in the fields of securities law, qualified retirement plans, non-qualified deferred compensation, succession and estate planning on behalf of closely-held business owners, and other complex transactions.