The attorneys in Brach Eichler's Corporate & Securities Practice Group place primary emphasis on finding practical and creative structures and solutions to help facilitate clients' business goals in connection with a range of transactions. Our Corporate attorney team has the breadth of experience to handle complex transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate finance, emerging growth and venture capital, joint ventures and strategic alliances to corporate and regulatory compliance, commercial lending and public finance.

Brach Eichler's Corporate attorneys often work in collaboration with attorneys skilled in other practice areas to help address the myriad issues that arise in the course of a transaction or in day-to-day operations. These areas include tax planning, intellectual property & information technology, employment law, environmental law, health law and other federal and state regulatory matters, real estate and litigation.

We strive to build long-term connections with clients, and in fact, some of our largest clients today were once among our smallest clients. We represent public and private companies of all sizes and at all stages of development, from start-up and emerging businesses to established multinational corporations. Clients that turn to us for representation include leading national and international manufacturing companies, financial services and investment companies and advisors, homebuilders, retail and department stores, entrepreneurs, fuel and energy corporations, technology and software development companies, biotechnology companies, pharmaceutical companies, telecommunications companies, entertainment companies, radio stations and other media outlets, market research firms, gaming companies and organizations engaged in the homeland security and defense industries.

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Brach Eichler attorneys regularly represent buyers and sellers in a wide variety of national and international merger and acquisition transactions.

Securities Law and Corporate Finance Law

Brach Eichler Securities and Corporate attorneys are routinely involved in public offerings of equity and debt securities. We represent clients from a broad range of industries in their activities as issuers, underwriters, investors and selling shareholders in all types of transactions involving the offering and sale of securities. Because we represent clients at all stages of development, we are able to provide guidance on start-up financing, initial public offerings and follow-on offerings.

We also assist clients with reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including current, annual and quarterly reports as well as proxy and disclosure statements; and counsel clients on securities compliance matters, including Form S-8 registrations, stock repurchasing, Rule 144, corporate communications and Section 16 and insider trading issues.

Emerging Growth and Venture Capital Law

For clients involved with start-up companies and emerging businesses, we assist in business formation and incorporation as well as angel and investor capital fund-raising. Our venture capitial attorneys counsel entrepreneurs as they develop their financial structure by negotiating with venture capital firms and other investors. We also advise clients on the division of share ownership and other partnership agreements, conduct due diligence reviews in connection with potential investments and draft benefit plans. We represent both emerging business owners and the venture capitalists who invest in their entities.

Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances Law

As companies explore opportunities for growth, joint ventures and strategic alliances are becoming a popular alternative to conventional mergers and acquisitions. Our attorneys counsel both public and private entities as they expand into new markets, seek funding for research and introduce new products and services. We also have considerable experience with the dissolution of joint ventures, helping our clients devise exit strategies, divide customers and determine rights to intellectual property.

Corporate and Regulatory Compliance Law

In today's business world, it is essential that all corporations cultivate internal programs to educate officers and staff in all facets of compliance. Brach Eichler attorneys guide clients through internal investigations to ensure quality of corporate compliance, governance and ethics.

Our attorneys advise business executives on best practices in corporate governance. Since passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the modification of listing standards by the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, our corporate attorneys have counseled clients on all aspects of Sarbanes-Oxley and its offshoots.

Commercial Lending Law

We routinely represent national and regional banks, hedge funds, private investment funds, mezzanine funds, commercial finance companies and various other non-bank lenders in all types of commercial lending transactions, including: asset-based financing; real estate acquisition, development and construction financing; general secured/cash flow financing; second lien financing; industrial revenue bond financing/tax-free financing; health care financing; mezzanine financing; and equipment lease financing.

Public Finance Law

Brach Eichler's Public Finance attorneys have experience in the public finance area, serving as bond counsel for state, municipal and authority issuers and as counsel to national underwriting syndicates and borrowers in connection with the issuance of tax-exempt municipal bonds for more than 20 years. We have been involved as borrower's counsel, bond counsel and underwriter's counsel in tax-exempt financing for multihousing projects, qualifying as governmental projects, low and moderate income projects and Section 501(c)(3) financings.