Business Sales & Acquisitions

Buying or selling a business is the largest transaction most owners ever handle. It should not be the one they improvise.

Whether you are selling the company you built or buying one to run, the deal is only as good as the documents that close it. I structure, review, and document the transaction so what you agreed to in conversation is what actually survives in writing. That means the purchase or sale agreement, the terms that protect you after closing, and the details a serious buyer or seller expects to see handled properly.

I have been on the operating side of these deals, not just the legal side. For more than twenty years I bought, sold, and ran businesses before I practiced law, so I read a transaction the way you do: as a risk to your livelihood and a moment that decides what you walk away with. I keep the business decision in view, not only the legal one, and I tell you plainly where the real exposure is rather than papering over it.

When a matter touches tax, I bring in a CPA or a tax attorney rather than pretending to cover it myself. Knowing where my work ends is part of doing it well.

You finish with a deal you understand, documents you own, and a clear picture of what comes after the closing.

A common question: When should I bring you in? Earlier than most owners think. The terms that matter are easiest to protect before a letter of intent is signed, not after.

Tell me what you are working toward. If it is a fit, I will lay out the work and the fee in writing before anything begins.

If you can, talk to me first. An LOI feels non-binding, but it sets the terms everyone negotiates from, and parts of it, like exclusivity and confidentiality, usually do bind you.

One side per deal. I represent you, and I tell you at the outset who my client is.

A signed purchase or sale agreement and the closing documents that go with it, plus a clear record of what was agreed.

No. I bring in a CPA or tax attorney for that and coordinate with them, because the tax structure can change what you keep.