CORPORATE
LAW, TAXATION, MERGER & ACQUISITION
AND ESTATE PLANNING
CORPORATE AND TRANSACTIONAL LAW:
Moore Ingram Johnson
& Steele has been able to establish
a strong leadership position in
the areas of corporate and tax law,
by forming departments staffed with
lawyers who concentrate in those
areas.
As corporate transactions
grow more complex, the knowledge
and skill of the attorneys handling
them becomes increasingly important.
Every decision is a critical one,
affecting all aspects of the client's
business. Our corporate attorneys
take an active role in advising
their clients of potential legal
problems and how to avoid them.
Toward that end, the firm's corporate
department concentrates in the following
areas:
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Services of incorporation, including shareholder agreements and employment contracts.
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Formation of general and limited partnerships and joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, liquidations and spin-offs.
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Employee benefit planning of pension and profit-sharing plans.
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Bankruptcy matters, representing debtors and creditors.
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Private placements of equity under various Federal and State SEC Rule and Regulations.
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Green development projects as well as Brownfield development projects.
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Loan agreements, franchise agreements, and general contract work.
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Environmental issues and negotiation with regulators regarding the resolution thereof.
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Workout agreements for lenders and borrowers.
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TAXATION:
The tax aspects
of corporate transactions are intimately
involved and carefully considered
by the tax department of Moore Ingram
Johnson & Steele. With a thorough
understanding of the latest tax
laws, our tax department provides
a comprehensive range of services
in the area of taxation, including:
This department also offers support
for:
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Real estate matters, such as deferred tax-free exchanges of property; installment sales of property; and planning regarding the formation of the development entity.
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Corporate and individual representation in the U.S. Tax Court
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IRS negotiations
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ESTATE PLANNING:
The firm's estate
planning practice has developed
into one of the strongest in the
metropolitan area of Atlanta, with
an average estate client net worth
in excess of seven million dollars.
Our tax attorneys concentrate in
sophisticated estate planning techniques
and work closely with each of our
clients to effectively accomplish
their individual goals. Some of
these services include:
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Development of lifetime plans to maximize the wealth transfer tax benefits available.
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Implementation of estate plan via drafting Last Wills and Testaments, including: Durable Power of Attorney, Living Wills, charitable and non-charitable trust documents, family limited partnerships and personal residence trusts.
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Coordination and planning with the corporate and real estate sections for the disposition of assets.
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Estate administration and probate proceedings, including post-mortem tax planning.
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS:
In today's world, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spinoffs, split-ups and other business transactions have become more comples due to heavier regulations of businesses, difficulties in access to traditional lending markets and differences among investor risk tolerances. Thus, Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele, LLP has developed internally and through lateral hires great strength in its business transactions group. It is able to, among other things,
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Structure transactions to satisfy lenders/investor desires with respect to control, type of equity, senior and subordinated debt, warrants, options and other objectives
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Contacts with hundreds of private equity groups across the nation to buy your business in whole or in part
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Prepare and file, where required, Hart-Scott-Rodino compliance papers and work with the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission at the Federal and State levels
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Work with environmental agencies at the State and Federal levels
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Handle your transactions from confidentiality agreement through post-closing matters
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Past transactions have ranged from $1 million to several billion dollars with most falling in the $25 to $75 million range
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