Business Law

Corporate and Commercial Transactions

Business lawyers at Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, P.L.C. (CMDA) advise and assist clients with reviewing the business decisions and alternatives when starting a new business, and planning the growth and expansion of established businesses, including adding partners, acquiring assets, financing with lenders, and business transition to successors. We assist our clients in selecting the proper business entity, C-corporations, S-corporations, and LLC issues; purchase, merger and combination of businesses and major assets, acquisitions, transactions with banks and other lenders, including loans from investors, partners or shareholders.

Given the multifaceted nature of our clients’ transactions, our attorneys work closely with other attorneys in our Firm including those versed in employee benefits, labor and employment, environmental, taxation and estates, and government contract law, and client advisors, accountants, benefit managers, and other counsel. CMDA has handled major acquisitions for companies within many different industries.

The commercial lawyers often are called upon to negotiate, draft, and review:

  • Shareholder Agreements
  • Buy-Sell Agreements
  • Loan Documentation, Promissory Notes
  • Secured Loans, Security Agreements, Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Compliance
  • Mortgages, Personal Guaranty’s and Other Security
  • Stock Purchase Agreements and Asset Purchase Agreements
  • Executive Employment