Business & Transactional

ZRFM’s Business and Tax Group represents clients in several industries, including financial services, manufacturing, real estate, and construction, and other areas of business and transactional law. Our corporate attorneys draw upon the skills of our colleagues in the labor & employment, estate planning, insurance, tax, and litigation practice areas.

We understand the issues and opportunities facing businesses of all sizes – including concerns related to closely-held business ownership, succession planning, rapid growth, and growth funding. We provide a broad range of legal services to our business clients, including business entity formation (such as the organization of limited liability companies, partnerships, and corporations) and the tax planning associated with these entities. We provide corporate maintenance services, such as filing the annual reports with the Secretary of State and preparing annual corporate meeting minutes and corporate resolutions. We also advise clients on employer/employee matters, buy-sell arrangements, lease negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, divestitures, and other transactional matters.

Our attorneys advise and counsel employers and executives on qualified and non-qualified retirement plans on a wide range of matters. We advise on the tax, legal, and economic issues arising out of establishing and maintaining 401(k) and other employee pension plans. We also work with clients to develop and implement pension and profit-sharing plans, 401(k) plans, cafeteria plans, deferred compensation programs, and other tax-deferred arrangements that address long-term and short-term corporate objectives.

We emphasize a team approach to serving clients. By clearly understanding our client’s business objectives, we are able to provide innovative and practical solutions and advice, using a team approach to effectively address the variety of issues that arise in complex matters. Because providing quality service is our first priority, we provide our clients with the attention and commitment to excellence that they deserve.