BS&K's merger, acquisition and joint venture law practice varies in scope from smaller, emerging businesses and IPO candidates to exchange-listed national public companies, and includes companies in the manufacturing, banking, insurance, technology and engineered-products areas. The services we provide to our merger, acquisition and joint venture law clients are strengthened by our wide range of legal expertise, state-of-the-art computer systems, and extensive support staff. First and foremost is our commitment to deliver quality, result-oriented legal services in a cost-effective manner relying on our technical expertise, broad resources, and an efficient cost structure in comparison to large metropolitan law firms.

Our transactional attorneys are assisted in these transactions by tax, employee benefit, environmental, real estate and employment law professionals within the Firm. As a result, our attorneys are able to deal with a full range of issues associated with acquisitions, combinations, and sales of companies, including contract negotiation, tax and finance matters, structure of deal, environmental liabilities, ERISA matters, labor relations, real estate matters, and securities law compliance. We work with buyers, sellers, accountants, lenders, investors, and partners to joint ventures and strategic alliances in structuring transactions meeting the business objectives of the parties.

Our client base is large and diversified, providing our attorneys with experience in handling mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures in a variety of industry sectors and various transactional structures.