Business Law

Eastman & Smith has one of the largest corporate law practices in Northwest Ohio. Our size, experience and resources enable us to provide complete counsel to clients ranging from entrepreneurs to multinational companies. Working closely with our clients' accountants, insurance agents and other professional advisors, we are able to define and meet our clients' business objectives in an efficient and effective manner.

Our breadth and depth of corporate law capabilities affords us with the necessary knowledge and expertise to provide counsel to all of our clients on a comprehensive range of business legal issues, including:

  • Formation and general representation of entities (for-profit and non-profit) and individually controlled businesses

  • Mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of business and non-profit entities

  • Organizational and financial restructuring and recapitalization

  • Tax planning, tax minimization and representation before federal, state and local taxing authorities

  • Private securities offerings

  • Qualified and non-qualified employee benefit plans and practices, including multi-employer retirement and welfare plans

  • Private and conventional financing, refinancing and workouts

  • Negotiation and preparation of commercial and other contracts

  • Creditors' rights

  • Uniform commercial code matters