Business Law Group

Making Law And Business Work Hand-In-Hand.

Burns, White & Hickton's Business Law Group understands that your business needs require the very best in professional legal guidance. That's why we thoroughly analyze each client partners' individual situation and design unique programs, customized to you and your business. Our team of experienced attorneys provides creative solutions that go far beyond traditional legal thinking to achieve the highest possible standard of performance. This philosophy allows us to provide not just legal advice and services, but real value to you and your business.

Representing Excellence Through Creative Thinking.

We recognize that every business is different, with its own specific challenges and requirements. To ensure that the services we provide meet their varied needs, we assign specialized teams of lawyers and support personnel to each client partner, enabling us to match the talents of our personnel to your specific needs. This enables us to apply not just traditional, but "outside-the-box" type thinking to your business challenges, providing you with the best possible solutions.

A Firm Commitment To A "Clients First" Tradition.

We enjoy a "clients first" tradition and an unparalleled reputation for successful advocacy in business and corporate transactions. Our Business Law Group is committed to finding practical solutions that produce tangible and cost-effective results for client partners that include domestic Fortune 500 companies, emerging companies, and individuals in diverse areas of business.

We are especially well-positioned to assist our client partners
in the following areas:

Corporate And Business Transactions — Our goal is to ensure our clients are represented through every phase of business, corporate and transactional matters. Effective legal counseling and preventative law often discourage challenges to vital business transactions and decisions. Our attorneys often assist clients in negotiations, structure, safeguards and continuing business practices and policy.

We also assist client partners through mergers and acquisitions, financings and reorganizations as well as joint ventures, asset purchases/divestitures, and private equity transactions.

Our business insolvency, bankruptcy and creditors' rights practice involves all areas of business reorganizations, liquidations, and out-of-court workouts to ensure our clients the best possible results.

Commercial Real Estate — Burns, White & Hickton's commercial real estate practice includes representation of businesses, individuals, developers and financial institutions in commercial and construction matters, as well as negotiating and preparing loans, contracts and leases. The firm also concentrates on real estate related issues such as property development, partnerships and syndication, land use planning, zoning, commercial foreclosures, and landlord tenant matters.

Financial Institutions — We represent leading financial institutions in commercial and secured lending in such key areas as loan documentation and commercial real estate loans, corporate transactions, capital market transactions and commercial financing, compliance policies and best practices, and regulatory and compliance matters relating to financial institutions.

On The Business End of Law.

Since the very beginning, Burns, White & Hickton has worked to provide our client partners with sound counsel and innovative thinking. When it comes to business law, we can offer you unsurpassed legal services for virtually any business need.