Corporate and Business Representation

The Stewart Law Firm represents national and international clients in matters relating to business organizations, including corporations, limited liability companies (including series LLCs), statutory trusts, and limited and general partnerships as well as a variety of foreign entities.  The firm also counsels clients, provides opinions, and negotiates transactions with respect to matters of Delaware and Nevada corporate and commercial law and the fiduciary duties of directors and representatives of such entities.  The firm counsels Delaware and Nevada corporations on all types of significant corporate transactions, both routine and extraordinary, including:

• Corporate Governance
• Formation
• Dissolution
• Mergers, Acquisitions, Spin-offs, Recapitalizations, Conversions and Restructurings
• Dividends and Redemptions
• Board and Stockholder Meetings
• Board and Investment Committees
• Indemnification and Insurance
• State Tax Audits
• Securitizations
• Structured Finance

Delaware has the most advanced statutes governing the formation and operation of limited liability companies, general and limited partnerships, and statutory business trusts.  These alternative entities are often required in complex transactions for structural flexibility, creditor protection, and optimal tax treatment. Typical applications for alternative entities include investment funds, joint ventures, holding companies, securitization vehicles, collateral trusts and mutual funds. The firm provides specialized advice and legal opinion services for all types of alternative entity transactions.