Business Law

Acquisitions & Divestitures

Our business lawyers offer deep business experience and extensive knowledge of business operations to skillfully manage legal matters including acquisitions and divestitures.

Many of our corporate attorneys have served as general counsel at privately-held, equity-backed and public corporations. We leverage this experience to effectively counsel both established and emerging businesses as they grow.

Wilchins Cosentino & Novins’ business law attorneys assist business owners in acquiring and selling businesses. We provide legal counsel for many types of transactions including purchases and sales of assets and securities, mergers and consolidations, joint ventures, spin-offs, recapitalizations and restructurings.

Our clients include acquirers, target companies and shareholders across a broad range of industries. We represent companies ranging in size from start-ups to large entities with significant operating histories, as well as individuals. In order to avoid unnecessary challenges and to encourage smooth transactions, our business attorneys often assist our clients in planning their approaches to potential transactions well in advance of negotiating and drafting the definitive documents and performing due diligence.

Exceptional Service.
Exceptional Value.

Taking a highly personalized concierge approach, our business attorneys guide our clients with sound, pragmatic legal solutions. We work closely with founders, directors and managers of private and family-held businesses on both strategic and day-to-day business matters at a value that other firms cannot match.

Meet Our Business Law Attorneys at Wilchins Cosentino & Novins

Adam W. Jacobs

Attorney

Eric B. Brenman

Of Counsel

David Burgess

Attorney

John W. Donahue

Partner

Scott A. Joseph

Counsel

Robert W. Meshel

Of Counsel

Susan Donaldson Novins

Partner

Stephen N. Wilchins

Partner

Representative Work

Represented clients in the purchases and sales of businesses and divisions in various industries.

Represented clients in various joint ventures and limited liability company transactions.

Represented clients in corporate management and governance disputes.

Represented clients in connection with day-to-day business strategy, business operations, and various contracts and governance issues.

Represented clients in succession planning and sales of business to senior management.

Represented clients from entity selection and organization to operations and to exit.

Why WCN for Business Law

Right-sized. We are large enough to have the depth of expertise and knowledge, while small enough to be available, accessible and personal.

High Caliber Legal Services. Our attorneys are experienced as in-house counsel, skilled and proven to provide pragmatic advice coupled with strong business acumen, practicality and instincts.

Breadth of Practice Areas. We designed our law firm and our practice areas to offer a breadth of legal expertise to best serve our clients.

Concierge Approach. Our clients are assured of our accessibility, personal attention and skilled guidance as we seamlessly and adeptly address their legal needs.

Exceptional Value. We deliver exceptional value by being efficient; offering value that Boston-based firms cannot match.

Longevity. At WCN, we work with our business clients from formation through exit planning providing sound and consistent guidance throughout the stages of your business.

Our experienced business lawyers advise on a full range of business matters, including:

We counsel our clients through challenging corporate governance issues such as management and shareholder disputes and corporate break-ups and generational transfers, and other changes of control to ensure compliance with the rights of shareholders and creditors.

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