Practice/Organization Description
Corporate & Business: We counsel our clients in all areas of business and corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital financings, commercial transactions, debt financings and credit facilities, fund formation and alternative investments, restructurings and workouts, recapitalizations, technology contracting and licensing, securities transactions and securities law compliance, and general business structuring and corporate counseling.
Trademarks & Brands: With over thirty years of experience in every aspect of trademark and copyright law, including clearance searches and opinions, domestic and global trademark filings, portfolio development and strategy, enforcement, advertising, and intellectual property business transactions, our group is an active partner in selecting, growing, protecting and enforcing your valuable intellectual property. Our services include clearance, prosecution, protection, counseling, enforcement, transactions, and litigation.
Litigation: We are experienced litigators who work with both plaintiffs and defendants, from the initial pleading stage through trial, and if needed, appeals. We have successfully represented clients in both state and federal courts nationwide. We maintain a focus on business goals and counsel on alternative solutions to disputes, including mediation and arbitration. Our focus areas include business and commercial litigation, employment litigation, intellectual property litigation, regulatory law, appellate law, bankruptcy alternative dispute resolution, insolvency litigation, and financial services litigation.
Business Restructuring & Bankruptcy: We counsel our clients in all aspects of insolvency and reorganization law, including domestic and international out-of-court workouts and bankruptcy cases. We regularly represent debtors, official and ad hoc creditors’ committees, debtor-in-possession and exit lenders, secured and unsecured creditors, purchasers and sellers of distressed debt and/or assets, and private equity sponsors and portfolio companies.
Real Estate: We represent commercial landlords and tenants, real estate owners and developers, municipalities, institutions, and investors in real estate projects. We have handled commercial, residential, retail, mixed-use, transit-oriented, and hotel development projects.
International: We have advised clients with business and personal matters on six continents and in over 44 countries.
Tax: We offer nuanced US and international tax planning to middle-market companies, investors, executives, individuals, businesses, and clients in federal tax controversies.
Private Client Services: We assist our clients with sophisticated wealth transfer tax planning, advising family offices, corporate fiduciaries and investment advisors, trust and estate administration, participating in and often leading family meetings, and more.
Employment: We assist our clients with drafting and negotiation of employment agreements, establishment of stock options, phantom and other equity compensation plans, development programs to secure our clients’ confidential information, advice on ERISA and executive compensation matters, representation in employment-related litigation matters, and more.
Cannabis Industry: Our work with clients in the cannabis industry involves a wide range of transactions related to investing, growing, and selling cannabis products. Our team includes lawyers in corporate, tax, real estate, employment, IP, and litigation. Our cannabis-industry clients represent the full range of the cannabis supply chain.
Banking & Financial Services: Our lawyers provide outside general counsel services to C-level executives, officers and boards of directors of financial service providers in a wide variety of matters in the areas of acquisitions, general corporate matters, operations, risk and compliance, employment matters, and the management of vendor services. RCCB also has attorneys who have served as in-house counsel for financial services companies.
Nonprofit & Tax-Exempt: We have experience with a wide variety of tax-exempt organizations, including hospitals, public charities, private foundations, business leagues, social welfare organizations, clubs, cemeteries, educational organizations, and others. We can even serve as your organization’s general counsel. By providing a foundation to support your growth, we will empower you to focus on your mission.
Qualified Opportunity Zones: RCCB acts as a leader in advising clients throughout the country regarding organizing and operating qualified opportunity funds. Please check this page often for updates from RCCB on emerging trends related to this exciting new tax benefit.
