“Counseling businesses from start to finish and in every stage in between.”
Business Law
Scherer Smith & Kenny LLP partners with its clients to navigate the legal maze that confronts day-to-day business. With our comprehensive skills and knowledge Scherer Smith & Kenny LLP is uniquely qualified to help clients anticipate and navigate business challenges and expand confidently from start-up through acquisition and sale.
Formation and Ongoing Business Representation
Scherer Smith & Kenny LLP forms and organizes entities for its clients both within and outside California. Entities are formed for a variety of reasons, ranging from a simple desire to limit liability to targeted goals such as holding real estate or serving as an investment vehicle for outside investors. We help each client choose the entity that best fits its needs, and provide the comfort of understanding how the entity operates.
Once entities are established, we also provide ongoing counseling to our clients, drawing from our firm’s collective expertise in a multitude of industries spanning a range of legal needs.
Private Placements, Stock Option Plans, and Mergers and Acquisitions
Scherer Smith & Kenny LLP has helped its clients raise millions of dollars from outside investors in compliance with Federal and state securities law. We counsel our clients in the establishment and administration of stock option plans for their employees and contractors.
Scherer Smith & Kenny LLP provides extensive counsel in connection with the purchase, merger and sale of businesses. The firm expertly negotiates term sheets, drafts substantive transaction documents, and carries out due diligence, always working to structure deals to maximize tax benefits and finalize the transaction.
Scherer Smith & Kenny LLP also reorganizes or recapitalizes businesses to provide our clients with a fresh start or new focus and the legal structure required to maximize future opportunities.