McGrath North represents a wide cross-section of the region's business clients. We have assisted in the organization, growth and ongoing operations of manufacturing companies, retail organizations, service businesses, consumer products companies, insurance companies, real estate firms, technology companies and financial institutions. Our business knowledge and experience enable us to help our clients achieve their goals in a practical and efficient manner.

Entity Formation   McGrath North advises entrepreneurs on the tax and corporate considerations in deciding whether to operate as a sole proprietorship, general partnership, limited liability company or corporation and prepares the advisable organizational and governance documents.

Business Operations   McGrath North works with business owners, from family-owned operations to multi-national corporations, in their day-to-day transactions, including the negotiation and drafting of agreements and the compliance with governmental regulations.

Corporate Governance   The firm has broad experience in counseling the board of directors of private and public companies on corporate governance matters, including corporate compliance programs, codes of conduct and responsibilities of directors and officers. We also assist clients in conducting internal corporate investigations.

Relationships Among Owners   McGrath North works with business owners in structuring tax-effective buy-sell agreements; counsels clients with respect to recapitalizations, reorganizations and redemptions to change corporate ownership; and provides business succession planning.

Specialized Services   Our corporate attorneys utilize the specialized services of other McGrath North attorneys in providing full-service to corporate clients, including tax, environmental, real estate, marketing, government regulation and litigation.

Representative Projects

• Acting as a reliable source of experienced business law advice for clients through their decades of business growth from start-up to mature operations, including relationships among stockholders.
• Structuring many business transactions, including major business acquisitions and expansions, strategic divestments, partnership rollups, and multi-national joint ventures involving billions of dollars.
• Advising in the board room for our clients, with significant experience on corporate matters being dealt with by directors and committee members.
• Guiding businesses toward a future as a public company or a return to private independence.
• Designing and organizing multiple types of legal entities to accommodate specialized businesses, from family operations to public real estate investment trusts.
• Advising on a broad range of corporate governance and compliance matters including the wide-ranging Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, securities trading policies, and officer and director conduct.
• Serving as special counsel for boards and committees, including companies requiring additional business law expertise in complex strategic transactions and conflict of interest matters.
• Assisting clients with internal investigations and federal and state government investigations.
• Advising on investor relations and guidance on evolving views of investors.