Steptoe & Johnson’s corporate attorneys assist energy, healthcare, manufacturing, engineering, technology and financial clients in all aspects of corporate and transactional law. Team attorneys provide guidance on everything from the selection of the most advantageous structure for a business to complex corporate issues and proactive advice on day to day operations. They also assist with mergers, acquisitions, corporate governance and application of fiduciary duty standards. Our goal is to develop long term relationships with clients and serve as trusted strategic advisors on both legal and business issues.
Representative Activities:
Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures
- Asset and stock acquisitions or sales
- Choice of entity counseling
- Due diligence investigations and counseling
- Mergers and tender offers
- Spin-offs of operating divisions and business segments
- Leveraged transactions
- Obtain federal/state regulatory approval, including pre-merger filings
General Corporate
& Securities
- Entity formation and startup
- Corporate governance
- Federal and state securities law compliance
- Securities offerings
- Venture capital financing
- Private equity transactions
- Counseling new, emerging, and mature businesses
- Protect valuable intellectual property assets