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LAW OFFICE OF J. R. SMITH

Corporate Counsel

The Law Office of J.R. Smith provides counsel, litigation, and other legal services to corporations and business entities on a project or retainer basis. Our primary role is to provide legal advice and representation, ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations, and performing risk assessments and management for our clients. 

Legal Services

• Antitrust

  • Antitrust Compliance

  • Antitrust Litigation

  • Cartels

  • Hart-Scott-Rodino

  • Horizontal Agreements

  • Merger Control

  • Unilateral Conduct

  • Vertical Agreements

• Capital Markets

  • Consultation on US Securities Laws, Offerings, and Periodic Reporting

  • Disclosures

  • Duties and Obligations of the Board

  • Due Diligence: Broker-Dealers & Investment Advisors

• Corporate Governance

  • Audits

  • Compensation

  • Governance Review and Consult

  • Assessment: Independent Director Status

• Commercial Transactions

  • Legal Compliance Programs

  • Federal Contract Review and Consultation

  • UCC

  • Advertising & Marketing: Duties and Responsibilities

  • Bribery and Corruption

  • Confidentiality

  • E-Commerce

  • Insurance Claims and Coverage

  • Joint Ventures

  • Outsourcing

  • Supply Chain

  • Sale of Goods Agreement and Contract Review

• Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Private Acquisitions: Review and Consultation

  • Due Diligence

  • Asset and Stock Acquisitions

  • Private Mergers

  • Carve Out Transactions

  • Going Public

  • Public M&A Considerations and Consultations

  • Document Preparation

    • Term Sheets

    • Confidentiality Agreements

    • Exclusivity Agreements

    • Purchase Agreements

  • Private Equity Overview and Consultation

• Finance

  • Acquisition Finance

  • Asset Based Lending

  • Guaranties

  • Lending, General Consultation and Review

  • Project Finance and Development

  • Regulatory Review and Consultation

  • Securitization and Structured Finance

  • Securities

  • Swaps and Derivatives

  • Trade Finance

• Litigation

  • Federal Litigation

  • State Litigation

  • Plaintiff Representation

  • Defendant Representation

  • Non-Litigation Services

• Real Estate

  • Commercial Ownership, Finance, and Leasing

  • Real Estate in Corporate Transactions

  • Construction

  • Residential Real Estate

  • Residential Finance

  • Residential Ownership

• Trust and Estates

  • Wills

  • Revokable Trusts

  • Irrevocable Trusts

  • Probate and Trust Administration

  • Taxation of Trusts and Estates

  • Special Needs Planning

  • Charitable Planning

  • Power of Attorney for Property

  • Health Care Planning

  • General Trust and Estates Consultation

• Labor & Employment

  • Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation

  • Employment Contracts

  • Non-Competes and Trade Secrets

  • Wage and Hour Law

  • Employment Litigation

  • Leave and Disability Law

  • Individual Termination and Layoffs: WARN Act

  • Labor Law: General Consultation and Review

  • Immigrant Workers

  • Health and Safety Law

  • Handbooks, Policies and Procedures: Drafting and Review Services