Organization: Organization and formation of for-profit and non-profit entities such as corporations, LLC, and partnerships and ongoing maintenance of business records and required statutory filings.
General Business Matters: Pappas and Lenzo serves the role of General Counsel for many of its business and non-profit clients, and works closely with its clients to service their ongoing legal requirements. We provide valuable support to our clients' human resource and business operations in developing sound business and litigation avoidance strategies. We are experienced in the drafting and negotiation of contracts in areas such as professional services, information technology services, construction services, vendor contracts, joint venture agreements, equipment leasing, licensing agreements, asset purchase and sale, security agreements and UCC filings.
Business Purchases and Sales: Our firm has represented its clients in a wide variety of purchases and sales of businesses involving both third parties as well as internal buy outs. These transactions have ranged from small family owned businesses to a $27 million merger transaction.
Employment Law: We assists our business and organizational clients in developing sound employment practices and strategies in both the initial hiring and discharge of employees. Our firm provides services in the areas of drafting and negotiation of employment related agreements such as non-competition agreements, non-disclosure agreements, severance agreements, as well as the review and editing of Employee Handbooks. We are able to provide experienced representation to our clients in employment related disputes including discrimination matters filed with the MCAD and EOEA, wage disputes, enforcement of employment contracts, wrongful discharge and other employment based matters, and litigation of employment based disputes in all state and federal courts.
Commercial Matters: Our firm represents a variety of businesses engaged in IT equipment leasing, sale of goods and services in areas such as information technology, professional services, construction, and general retail, and we work closely with our clients to develop and implement effective strategies in areas such as securing payments for goods sold and delivered, collection of receivables, resolution of vendor disputes, insurance claims and coverage disputes. We have frequently represented clients in commercial loan transactions and we can also provide valuable assistance to our clients in dealing with creditors and resolving account payable issues.
Our office represents developers, owners, purchasers, sellers, lessors and lessees in commercial and residential real estate transactions. We provide experienced counsel in areas such as the drafting and negotiation of purchase and sale agreements, lease agreements, development and management agreements, construction agreements and other operative agreements and documents as well as the review and negotiation of financing documents. We also provide services in the areas of zoning, environmental, permitting and other land use issues. Our firm is an approved attorney for Old Republic National Title Insurance Company and Lawyers Title Insurance Company. The following are representative examples of real estate related transactions handled by the Firm:
Commercial Real Estate Transactions:
Residential Real Estate Transactions:
Our firm represents clients in all types of personal injury claims and other civil litigation matters and practices in all state and federal courts, administrative agencies, and arbitration tribunals.