Overview
Pragmatic, responsive, cost-effective legal advice for small- and medium-size businesses
At Summit, business law is personal. Every customer receives personal attention from senior attorneys who bring deep experience to the matters at hand. (We don’t overstaff or use our clients’ work to train junior staff.) Our lawyers deliver legal advice tailored to the size of the business and with a keen eye toward finding efficient and practical solutions.
We serve clients of various sizes – from startups to global businesses – in a wide range of industries, including technology products and services, software, hardware, telecommunications, life sciences, manufacturing, financial services, retail, hospitality, and consumer products.
We pride ourselves on having a direct, ongoing relationship with the customer – and making our customers’ priorities our own. We provide advice and guidance across the entire lifespan of a company, including advising on:
Startups. We advise on the appropriate company structure, issuance of founders’ stock, intellectual property protection, and positioning the company for future growth.
Private equity financing. We help emerging and established companies issue equity securities in “friends and family” as well as investor rounds of financing, including advising on SEC compliance.
Business operations support. We provide guidance on equity compensation, licensing arrangements, commercial contracts, intellectual property, employment and real estate matters.
Mergers and acquisitions. We provide counsel related to the decision to buy or sell, selection of advisors (bankers, accountants, etc.), board duties and obligations, shareholder relations and approval requirements, due diligence, negotiation of terms (including structure, earn-outs, indemnification and other key matters), preparation of definitive agreements, review of employee benefits, and closing and post-closing matters.
Corporate governance. We advise on board and shareholder relations and general corporate governance matters.
Business succession and “business divorce.” We help owners to plan for future generations of leadership and management or to arrange restructuring, buy-outs or dissolution when a change in ownership is needed.
International company compliance. We help small- and medium-size businesses headquartered overseas to establish a U.S. presence, advising on general corporate and relevant compliance matters under U.S. law.
