Damon & Morey represents the many faces of business
today – from entrepreneurs and their growing companies to banks and
other lending institutions, to mature manufacturing, professional
service, retail, and consumer product companies. Our lawyers have
extensive experience advising regional, national and international
clients on the critical legal issues that impact their operations and
prospects.
Taking a
multi-disciplinary approach, we synthesize our areas of concentration
for the benefit of our clients, thereby enabling us to handle any type of
corporate transaction. Damon & Morey's extensive experience and
ability to get the job done in a
cost-effective manner help ensure that our client’s objectives are achieved.
Our business clients range from closely-held
corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships to large
public companies. The heart
of our corporate practice reflects Damon & Morey’s long history of
advising businesses and executives on a
large variety of legal matters including:
Acquisitions and Dispositions
This firm has extensive experience representing both buyers
and sellers in connection with the transfers and mergers of businesses
of all sizes. Our legal counsel to clients in such situations includes not
only the basic corporate law questions, but also tax, employee pension
and estate planning ramifications of such transactions.
Anti-Trust
Damon & Morey LLP provides general legal counseling as well as defense or
prosecution of specific antitrust claims on behalf of its business
clients. In addition, the firm renders antitrust services in connection
with mergers and acquisitions.
Banking
and Finance
Damon & Morey LLP has served as counsel to several leading Western
New York banks in a variety of contexts. Included in that representation
is the preparation and negotiation of documentation required for
commercial lending transactions of all types including term loans,
revolving credit arrangements, industrial development revenue bonds, and
letters of credit. In addition, the firm represents borrowers in
commercial financing transactions, including the negotiation of loan
agreements and the development and restructuring of management buy-outs,
employee stock ownership plans and acquisitions.
Bankruptcy and Creditor’s Rights
This firm regularly represents both debtors and creditors in all
aspects of bankruptcy matters and bad debt workout situations, including
preparation and negotiation of reorganization plans. The firm is intent
upon fully exploring ways of achieving the client’s best interests
outside the bankruptcy context through loan workouts and other
restructuring.
Health Care
The firm is extensively involved in the practice of health care law
and serves as general or special counsel to several local hospitals and
more than a dozen long-term care facilities as well as other specialized
health care institutions. In addition, the firm handles regulatory and
compliance matters for hospitals and skilled nursing facilities.
Intellectual Property
The firm regularly provides legal counsel
to its corporate clients in the areas of trademark and copyright law,
including registration of clients’ trademarks and copyrighted materials
and preparing and negotiating licenses and assignments of trademarks and
copyrights.
International
Consistent with the significant amount
of economic activity between the United States and Canada, this firm
serves as local counsel to many Canadian businesses with subsidiaries or
branch offices in the United States. In addition, the firm has served as
local counsel to European and Asian corporations. The firm’s legal
advice to these clients encompasses basic corporate law issues as well
as customs, immigration and international trade and finance issues.
Securities and
Venture Capital
Damon & Morey LLP actively assists its clients in connection with public
and private financing transactions, federal and state securities filings
and registrations, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and
compliance with the respect to insider trading and the sale of
restricted securities. The firm has represented securities brokers and
dealers in disputes with customers in disciplinary matters before
administrative agencies.
Small
Business
Due to its wide variety of clients, Damon & Morey LLP has extensive
experience in advising small businesses on the critical legal issues that
impact their operations. The firm’s services include business
planning, organization of business entities, contracts and leasing
arrangements and general legal advice regarding capitalization,
taxation, insurance coverage, hiring, employee benefits and governmental
licensing issues.
