Family and Closely-Held Businesses

We have substantial experience in counseling family and closely-held business organizations. Our lawyers understand and appreciate that these businesses often have goals and face issues distinct from those typical of more widely-held businesses. Of particular concern may be matters such as management and business governance, ownership succession, compensation of non-participating owners, and insulation of the business from changes affecting individual owners. We bring an active, interdisciplinary approach to these unique aspects of the family or closely-held concern, integrating the tax, estate planning and business law expertise available within the firm and often working closely with other professionals, including financial advisors and family counselors. Our long history of representation in this area enables us to draw upon the experience of lawyers sensitive to these special concerns and accustomed to working in the context of family relationships.