Arkansas business attorneys play a pivotal role in almost every successful company!
When our clients tell us they want their outside counsel to help them meet their long-term business goals, as well as take care of immediate transaction needs, we listen. Our law firm's goal is to know your small or large business as well as you do, and to help you anticipate your future needs. We measure our law firm's success by the satisfaction of our clients.
Because Butler, Horn, Nye & Johnson, PLLC has a strong litigation practice, our trial experience gives us a unique perspective on our business transactional work as well. We provide business legal services with litigation and claims avoidance techniques in mind. Our clients value our business attorneys' advice because it keeps them out of court.
Corporate Law & Business Entities
Butler, Horn, Nye & Johnson, PLLC represents business organizations ranging from start-up companies with limited operating history to large companies embarking on their second decade in business. We advise our clients on a wide variety of issues affecting commercial, financial, and industrial enterprises. Our experience representing clients across a diverse range of industries permits us to offer practical counseling with a keen focus on the business' bottom line.
We advise clients in forming business entities and assist them in defining the rights and relationships of owners. For companies in later stages of the business life cycle, we assist clients in developing and implementing business strategies, raising capital, planning for exit strategies, and managing business succession matters.
Butler, Horn, Nye & Johnson, PLLC has experience with corporate entities as well as with alternative entities such as partnerships, limited liability companies and limited liability limited partnerships.
We serve our Arkansas Business & Corporate clients in the areas of:
- Incorporating Small Businesses
- Business Tax Planning
- Corporate Law including Finance & Securities issues
- Drafting Partnership & Operating Agreements
- Bankruptcy & Creditor Rights
- Corporate Growth & Governance
- Distribution, Licensing & Franchising for Growing Businesses
- Real Estate & Land Use
- Construction & Development
- Estate Planning & Wealth Management
When consulting with a business lawyer, here are some of the legal questions you may ask yourself:
- Does your attorney know your business and your industry?
- Has your attorney ever taken the time to tour your corporate office?
- Can your business attorney understand the balance between cost effectiveness and ideal corporate structuring?
Non-Profit (not-for-profit) Corporations
Butler, Horn, Nye & Johnson, PLLC can assist in assisting non-profit organizations.
Our legal services to non-profit organizations include:
- Formation of non-profit organizations under state non-profit corporation law, including preparation of governance documents and registration with the state Attorney General's office.
- Assisting non-profit organizations in obtaining tax-exempt status under state and federal tax law and exemption from state property tax laws.
- Counseling and advising non-profits on ongoing organization operations, including fundraising activities, sponsorship arrangements, event management, permissible political and lobbying activities, and general contract matters.
- Advising non-profit board members of their duties and responsibilities under state and federal law, including preventive advice to avoid liability, structuring conflict of interest transactions, and analysis of director and officer insurance.
- Assisting with real estate transactions, environmental and land use issues, trademark licensing and infringement issues and commercial law issues.
- Providing employment advice and counseling in the hiring and firing of employees and volunteers, assisting with employment policy manuals, and assisting with employee benefit plans (ERISA).
- Representing and defending all types of non-profit organizations in mediation, arbitration and litigation, including representation of non-profit organizations in such matters as wrongful discharge and sexual harassment suits, fiduciary liability, and negligence claims.
- Assisting donors and other major contributors to charitable organizations with their tax and estate planning needs, including charitable remainder trusts, private foundations and related estate planning vehicles.
- Assisting with major corporate changes, including mergers and acquisitions and, where appropriate, liquidation and dissolution.