Business & Transactions Lawyers
Successful businesses need prompt and pragmatic legal advice. We empower clients to meet challenges and seize opportunities. Legal should be a catalyst, not a cost center, and we empower founders to drive businesses forward.
Mergers & Acquisitions are today’s most likely exit. We offer comprehensive counsel for buyers and sellers in mergers, strategic licenses, asset deals, and related fundamental transactions. Our clients sell their life’s-work to private equity, to strategic buyers, to competitors, and to management. Our familiarity with sophisticated deal structures and opposing counsel tactics (and theatrics) means that we’re never the slow wheel.
Our team addresses all aspects of these transactions, including structuring (with comparative tax analyses), negotiating definitive agreements, pre-diligence review and repair, employment matters and restrictive covenants (non-competes), severance/layoffs, intellectual property, and plenary tax considerations.
Financing. Securing the right financing is crucial for fueling growth. Every financing is really two deals – an investment and a contractual relationship that begins after funding. Too often, companies focus on the short term (closing) and investors focus on the long-term (power after closing). Successful financings balance these obligations. In every financing, we guide companies and investors in weighing competing demands.
Working with angels, venture capital, strategic investors, family offices, private equity, or other alternative asset managers, we provide guidance tailored to specific needs and objectives. Our team has worked on hundreds of financings with California, New York, European, Australian, Asian and Middle Eastern sources and targets.
Labor / Employment issues impact every business. From allegations of a hostile work environment to confidentiality agreements to the creation of standards for employees, our attorneys are here to help. Our firm is ready to assist with your business’s unique needs in everything from recruitment/retention to separation and layoffs. Labor law is kaleidoscopic and Santos Walding’s partners include long-term labor & employment partners.
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Don’t face these challenges alone. Let our attorneys review these issues and assist you in strategizing for the future. Contact us as soon as possible to learn how we can help.