The Business Practice Group of Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C., advises a broad range of clients concerning the effective use of various forms of business entities and the conduct of business transactions involving such entities. From the formation and organization of business entities, through the financing, capitalization and reorganization of those entities, to the sale, dissolution and liquidation of those entities, the Business Practice Group provides planning and design, negotiation, if needed, and transaction documentation and execution.

The Business Practice Group has many years of experience in planning and advising both large and small businesses, closely held and widely held business entities, family-owned entities, entrepreneurs, emerging businesses, technology ventures, corporately owned entities, joint ventures, investor groups, venture capital groups, investment funds and financial institutions.

Members of the Business Practice Group are knowledgeable and skilled in handling all forms of legal transactions with the following kinds of business entities:

• Corporations - for profit - C corporations
• Corporations - for profit - S corporations
• Corporations - nonprofit
• Limited liability companies - member managed
• Limited liability companies - board or manager managed
• Limited liability companies - single member
• Limited liability partnerships
• General partnerships
• Limited partnerships
• Professional Entities (PC, PLLC).

The Business Practice Group advises clients regarding all varieties of transactions involving business entities such as:

• Mergers and combinations
• Reorganizations and equity exchanges
• Cross entity conversions
• Recapitalization and refinancing transactions
• Allocation and distribution structures
• Spin-off transactions
• Business succession planning
• Asset protection plans
• Venture capital financing
• Leveraged capital financing
• Family business plans
• E-business
• Private placement transactions
• Asset acquisitions and purchase transactions.