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Kellogg & Co. provides its clients with a full range of corporate and transactional legal services, including:
Business Organization and Maintenance – Kellogg & Co. counsels clients on all aspects of the business life-cycle from business inception, to day-to-day business maintenance issues, through wind-up and dissolution of the business. We assist clients in choosing an organizational form that meets their needs and provides desirable tax treatment; we organize businesses such as corporations, s-corporations, and limited liability companies and draft and file all necessary documentation; we provide bylaws, operating agreements, shareholder agreements, voting agreements, buy-sell and stock restriction agreements for both start-up and ongoing businesses; we advise on initial capitalization issues and on-going business maintenance concerns.
Mergers & Acquisitions – Kellogg & Co. represents selling and acquiring entities, and acquisition targets in merger transactions, as well as stock and asset based sales. We provide expertise in structuring and negotiating sophisticated purchase and sale transactions, and in drafting relevant agreements and ancillary documentation. We provide our clients with a full spectrum of services through the acquisition process including preparing businesses for market, working with lenders to obtain financing, screening prospective buyers, negotiating and drafting letters of intent, conducting thorough due diligence review, and overseeing closing of the transaction.
Commercial Real Estate – Kellogg & Co. represents individuals and commercial clients in various transactions involving real property; we negotiate and draft real estate purchase and sale agreements, mortgages, leases, assist with obtaining conventional and bond financing, address title examination issues, coordinate real property surveys and environmental site assessments.
Business Certifications – Kellogg & Co provides counsel to Michigan businesses regarding the advantages of obtaining certification as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE); we assist with completing certification applications and drafting supporting documentation; we provide counsel and assistance throughout the certification process
Contracts – Kellogg & Co. has expertise in negotiating and drafting a myriad of business agreements including without limitation: employment agreements, non-compete agreements, non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements, software agreements, proprietary rights and licensing agreements, loan agreements, promissory notes, security agreements, purchase and sale agreements, distribution agreements, and etc.
Estate and Corporate Succession Planning – Kellogg & Co. provides business clients with a broad range of estate planning services including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, patient advocate designations and corporate succession planning
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