Nagel Rice LLP is trusted by closely held businesses, entrepreneurs, and corporate clients across New York and New Jersey because we provide thoughtful guidance, reliable support, and decades of experience in business transactions and governance matters. Our team helps clients navigate formation, contracts, financing, and dispute resolution with practical strategies that protect long-term business goals.
Why Choose Us?
- Decades of experience in corporate, finance, and business transactions
- Proven results, including a $9 million recovery in a major trade secret dispute
- Skilled negotiators with strong trial experience when litigation becomes necessary
- Comprehensive support for start-ups, growing companies, and multi-national corporations
- Clear communication and tailored legal solutions for daily operational needs
- Offices serving clients throughout New York and New Jersey
What Are Business and Corporate Transactions?
Business and corporate transactions involve the legal agreements, documents, and governance structures necessary for a company to operate, grow, and manage risk. These matters can involve financing, ownership arrangements, purchases, sales, and the legal frameworks that guide daily decisions.
What do business transactions typically include?
- Forming new business entities
- Drafting ownership agreements
- Handling financing and loan transactions
- Preparing commercial contracts
- Negotiating acquisitions or sales of businesses
- Managing compliance and governance issues
Nagel Rice LLP assists clients with both routine operational needs and major business milestones. We represent start-ups, family-owned companies, professional service firms, lenders, borrowers, and international corporations involved in complex transactions.
Key areas of business representation
We help clients with:
- Organizing new businesses and choosing the appropriate entity
- Filing formation documents with state agencies
- Drafting Shareholders’ Agreements, LLC Operating Agreements, and Partnership Agreements
- Preparing employment, consulting, and non-compete agreements
- Structuring agreements for asset sales, mergers, and business acquisitions
- Drafting commercial contracts involving goods, equipment, licensing, and distribution
- Resolving disputes among company owners
- Preparing loan documents such as promissory notes, security agreements, pledge agreements, and UCC filings
- Handling mortgages, control agreements, and letters of credit
- Trademark registration and protection
Our lawyers bring a thoughtful and business-focused approach to every matter, ensuring each agreement supports both immediate goals and long-term stability.
Contact Our Corporate, Finance, and Business Transaction Lawyers
If you need guidance with a business transaction, contract, financing matter, or ownership dispute, Nagel Rice LLP is here to assist you. Contact our team and an attorney will reach out within 24 hours to help you move forward with clarity and confidence. We proudly serve clients throughout New Jersey and New York from our Roseland and New York City offices.