Practice Areas
Phillips & Reiter attorneys participate in a broad spectrum of practice areas to help organizations meet their ongoing, day-to-day legal needs as well as address specific business challenges. Visit our attorney bios to learn about their specific areas of concentration.
Commercial Agreements
Drafting and negotiation of sales/procurement, outsourcing, distribution, business processes and services agreements.
Corporate Finance & Corporate Transactions
Representation of companies and investors in equity and debt transactions, as well as mergers, acquisitions, spin offs, venture financing, post acquisition integration and other business and asset purchases/dispositions.
Corporate Governance & Compliance
Counseling on all aspects of board and management effectiveness, ethics and compliance with corporate governance and risk management requirements, including management of sensitive board and senior management matters and investigations, compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and European corporate requirements.
Dispute Resolution & Commercial Litigation
Prosecution and defense of all types of civil and business disputes, including collections, employment, internal investigations, entity dissolution and derivative actions. Also, provide litigation management and mediation or arbitration services.
E-commerce and Data Privacy
Provide advice on e-commerce and data privacy requirements in the US and abroad, including EU Safe Harbor.
Energy Practice
Mid and downstream energy transactional and regulatory matters, including gathering, interstate and intrastate pipelines, trading and marketing of natural gas, power and LNG and utilities.
Entity Formation
Providing advice regarding the form of entity for a new (or restructured) business and the relationship among the owners and preparing all documents to complete the formation of the entity.
Health Care
Representation of physicians, health care facilities and other providers, including assisting clients with operational issues, transactions, and litigation/litigation management
Insurance & Insurance Regulation
Advise and counsel on all aspects of insurance sales, operations and finance as well as regulatory issues including market conduct and other examinations.
Intellectual Property Counseling
Development of patent, trademark, copyright and other IP-protection strategies; IP sales and licensing support (in-bound and out-bound); and counseling on IP matters.
International
Representation of clients doing business in the global economy (particularly Europe, Asia and Latin America), including advising U.S. clients entering international markets and foreign companies establishing and maintaining a presence in the United States. Experience includes identifying and developing strategies to address issues related to developing and maintaining an international supply chain, import/export compliance, tax counseling, general international regulatory compliance, drafting and negotiating business deals and agreements, European data privacy compliance and other international transactional, commercial, financial, and dispute resolution/litigation matters.
Labor & Employment
Advise on all aspects of employment and labor matters, including compliance with laws and regulations, employment-related contracts, transaction support from due diligence to post-deal integration, training of managers and employees, independent investigations, responses to administrative charges (including EEOC charges), and claims management.
Marketing Communications & Press Releases
Counsel, negotiation and drafting of marketing services agreements. Assist with drafting and review of marketing strategy, press releases and marketing materials.
Real Estate
Acquisitions, dispositions, leasing (landlord and tenant), financing, development, management and operations, including document process systems.
Securities Law Compliance
SEC reporting, including quarterly and annual reports, proxy statements and other public company disclosures, and development of internal practices and procedures to support compliance requirements.
Securities Settlement, Custody & Payment
Legal support on all aspects of asset management, asset protection, operation of and participation in payment and settlement systems, and asset custody arrangements, within the US and internationally.
Strategic Alliances
Counseling on the formation and maintenance of key strategic relationships and partnering alliances, including royalty and other revenue sharing arrangements, joint ventures and strategic financings (i.e., co-development, funding of non-recurring engineering (NRE) expenses and equity investments), supply chain and contract manufacturing agreements.
Tax Planning
Strategic tax advice on choice of entity; M&A transactions; complex LLCs for multi-class, multi-entity, and carried interest planning; use of bonus plans, options, and executive compensation structures; and business succession planning.
Technology Agreements
Drafting and negotiation of inbound/outbound, technology licensing, development and confidentiality agreements.