Business counsel
Business & Corporate Law
We advise businesses on formation, governance, contracts, ownership matters, succession, and ongoing legal needs.
Services include entity formation, internal agreements, compliance, operating structure, shareholder and member issues, and outside general counsel.
- Business formation and structuring
- Corporate governance and compliance
- Shareholder, member, and operating agreements
- Ownership transitions and internal restructuring
- Employment and contractor agreements
- Outside general counsel relationships
Commercial documents
Contracts & Agreements
Drafting, review, negotiation, and enforcement of commercial agreements.
We handle agreements involving customers, vendors, suppliers, employees, contractors, owners, and other business relationships.
- Commercial contract drafting
- Supply, distribution, vendor, and client agreements
- Service, employment, and contractor agreements
- Contract portfolio review
- Unfavorable-term identification and renegotiation
- Contract dispute resolution
Ownership transition
Business Succession Planning
Planning for continuity when ownership, leadership, or control is expected to change.
Succession work can include buy-sell agreements, internal governance updates, transfer planning, leadership transitions, and coordination with tax or estate planning professionals when specialized advice is needed.
- Succession plan development
- Buy-sell agreements
- Ownership transfer structuring
- Leadership transition planning
- Family business planning
- Coordination with financial and tax advisors
Disputes
Business Litigation & Commercial Disputes
Representation in selected commercial and civil disputes in New York state and federal courts.
Matters include contract claims, partnership and shareholder disputes, federal civil defense, and regulatory enforcement proceedings.
- Commercial disputes
- Partnership and shareholder litigation
- Breach of contract claims
- Federal civil defense
- Regulatory enforcement defense
- Pre-suit strategy and negotiation
- Settlement and dispute-resolution planning
Development approvals
Land Use & Zoning
Representation of property owners, developers, applicants, and other interested parties in local land use proceedings throughout New York.
We handle local procedure, applications, environmental review, hearings, administrative records, and judicial review of land use decisions.
- Area and use variance applications
- Special use permits
- Site plan and subdivision approvals
- Historic preservation review and certificates of appropriateness
- Comprehensive plan and rezoning advocacy
- Article 78 proceedings and zoning challenges
Transactions
Real Estate
Residential and commercial real estate representation in New York.
Real estate work includes contract review and negotiation, due diligence, leasing, closing coordination, and related property issues such as boundary, easement, and restrictive covenant questions.
- Residential purchases and sales
- Commercial acquisitions and dispositions
- Contract review and negotiation
- Due diligence and closing coordination
- Leases, easements, and restrictive covenants
- FSBO and broker-assisted transactions
Regulatory review
Environmental Law
Environmental review, permitting, and compliance under New York and federal law.
We advise applicants, property owners, and project sponsors on environmental review and permitting issues that commonly intersect with real estate, land use, and business operations.
- State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA)
- Wetlands and freshwater protection
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) permitting
- Brownfield Cleanup Program matters
- State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) and stormwater compliance
- Environmental due diligence coordination
Local government
Municipal Law
Representation of local governments and of parties appearing before them.
We handle local government and public-process matters including board practice, local law drafting, FOIL and Open Meetings compliance, public hearings, code enforcement, and agency decision review.
- Local government counsel for special projects
- Open Meetings and FOIL compliance
- Local law and ordinance drafting
- Planning and zoning board advisement
- Historic preservation commissions
- Article 78 review of agency decisions