Business & Finance
Helping you succeed in a fast-moving world.
Successful businesses share four common traits: visionary leadership, sound planning, excellent execution and responsive legal counsel. The attorneys in Capes Sokol’s Business and Finance practice help build success by representing individuals, publicly held corporations, large and small businesses and nonprofit organizations.
We serve as a partner to help you navigate the relationships and transactions necessary to start, grow and nurture your business. It starts with uncommon attention to learning our client’s goals and unique situation. We listen to you, your business and legal advisors, and even opposing counsel. Why? Because our experience has shown us that it’s the best way to provide the objective analysis and creative solutions you need to find success.
Practice in Action
- Affinia Healthcare
- Bernardo Group
- Eagle Bank
- Emerson Electric Company
- Forsyth School
- Grace Hill Settlement House
- Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls
- Hilliker Corporation
- Jewish Community Center of St. Louis
- Joe Edwards and Loop Hotels
- Prism Medical
- St. Louis Office for Developmental Disabilities Resources, Inc.
- Shelby County State Bank
- Summit Distributing
- SupplyOne Inc.
- The Staenberg Group
- Triumph Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Wallis Oil Companies
Services
Articles of organization or incorporation | Customized organizational documents for both for profit and nonprofit organizations
Buy/sell agreements for equity holders | All stages of buy/sell negotiations
Closely-held business, partnership and joint venture agreements
Contract preparation and negotiation | Supply agreements | Equipment leases | Purchase agreements | Service agreements
Corporate governance | Clarification of duties | Conflicts of interest
Corporate records compliance
Dispute resolutions between shareholders or members
Employment noncompete agreements | Protecting client interests | Conflicts of interest
Executive compensation agreements | Deferred compensation agreements | Stock option plans
Formation of business entities
Healthcare | Formation of businesses | Hospital relations | Medical school relations
Leasing | Equipment | Offices | Shopping centers
Lending and commercial finance
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Acquiring and disposing of businesses | Mergers | Stock sales | Asset sales | Bankruptcy 363 sales | Liquidations | Dissolutions
Operating agreements | Single- and multi-member limited liability companies | Governance | Decision making | Equity holders’ rights
Real estate transactions | Acquisitions | Sales | Development | Financing
Registered agent services | Legal notices
Tax advice | Related to various corporate transactions
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