Corporate
Our Corporate practice provides sophisticated transactional representation and business counseling to clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, as well as individual entrepreneurs, investors and executives. Although diverse in background and particular areas of expertise, the members of our Corporate practice share a common focus on crafting creative legal solutions to accomplish client objectives in an efficient manner. We keep the transactional objectives in mind while zealously advocating and advancing our clients’ interests, and we are dedicated to adding value to each matter by providing clients with practical advice that effectively manages their legal risks and rewards.
The Corporate group is equipped to assist our clients in every stage of business development and growth -- from structuring and organizing new business ventures and investment vehicles to equity and debt financing, operations, acquisitions and dispositions of businesses, and exit strategy. In many instances, the group calls upon the members of other practice groups within the firm such as Tax and Real Estate to provide comprehensive representation to clients in their business transactions.
We also represent not-for-profit organizations in connection with their creation, structure and operation. Members work closely with OLSS’s Tax group to secure and maintain tax-exempt status for these entities.
Our Corporate group counsels businesses in such industries as manufacturing, food and beverage, real estate development and brokerage, wholesale distribution, consumer products, heavy construction, specialty retailing, technology and financial and professional services.
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Representative Transactions
- Represented Wireless Capital Partners, LLC, a national purchaser of cell tower leases, in the sale of a portfolio of ground lease-related assets to Crown Castle International Corp. for about $180 million in cash and the assumption of $320 million in debt.
- Represented privately-held consulting firm in sale to a publicly-held consulting firm with transaction value in excess of $100 million.
- Outside M&A counsel for the U.S. subsidiary of an international food and beverage company, including more than 30 transactions with values ranging from the tens of millions to over $400 million.
- Handled all securities, corporate and real estate law aspects of roll up of 26 limited partnerships into an UPREIT entity owning over 4,000 apartment units, continued to represent the UPREIT as it acquired more rental properties and ultimately represented the UPREIT in the sale of the entire portfolio for consideration of approximately $250 million.
- Represented a California-based owner of a portfolio of leases with wireless communication providers and cell tower owner/operators in connection with over $200 million in first and mezzanine financing transactions.
- Assisted a national, family-owned consumer products retailer in recapitalizing its operating and real estate entities, and preparing shareholders’ agreements to address complex multi-generational succession issues.
- Represented a major New Jersey real estate developer in a private placement of limited partnership interests to provide a portion of the funding for a beachfront, mixed-use real estate development project in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
- Advised the management team in a “going private” buyout of a distressed, NASDAQ-traded technology company.
- Represented Roseland Property Company in the acquisition by Mack-Cali Realty Corporation of Roseland’s real estate development and management businesses, and a large portfolio of Roseland real estate interests, for total consideration of $134 million.
- Represented a large transportation and logistics services company with operations throughout the East Coast in connection with its sale as part of a national "roll-up" of similar businesses by a private equity fund.
- Advised an East Coast-based meat processing company in connection with its acquisition of a new, 180,000 sq. ft. headquarters and over $7 million in construction and equipment contracts to fit up the new, state-of-the-art processing facility.
