Business + Corporate Law Minnesota + Wisconsin

Many of the Creditors’ Remedies group are AV rated attorneys who have extensive experience representing commercial clients with the collection of delinquent accounts and outstanding debts. Such debts commonly include the following: 

• Open accounts 
• Defaulted promissory notes 
• Lease obligations 
• Breach of contract claims 
• Non-payment for goods and/or services 

It is imperative to work with experienced and aggressive lawyers when your business suffers cash flow issues due to delinquent accounts. You should be paid when your business honors its contractual obligations and provides goods or services in good faith to your customers. Creditors have a variety of tools to use to collect debts. We know how to collect commercial debts and enforce judgments. We use our network of local counsel to be in the position to file commercial lawsuits or docket judgments across the United States to collect your receivables and protect your rights as a creditor. 

Lommen Abdo recognizes that a traditional hourly fee structure may not be appropriate in all instances and is willing to discuss alternative fee structures, including contingency and flat fees to better fit your needs and budget. 

The pathway to a successful emerging growth company is full of wrong turns, dead ends and a few land mines. To successfully navigate the potential pitfalls, you will need experienced advisors who have “been there and done it.”   Our team of lawyers are experienced business counselors and former venture capital professionals who have advised companies from inception to IPO. We bring a strategic perspective to our clients’ business transactions and leverage our extensive networks to achieve strong business minded results. We look forward to guiding your emerging business down a pathway to success. 

Lommen Abdo represents clients with a wide variety of Emerging Growth Business/Venture Capital issues. We are available to assist our clients, both individuals and businesses, with private placements, public offerings, and other capital raising endeavors. We offer advice to clients regarding compliance with state and federal laws and regulations and work with them on disclosure, registration and other matters. 

We would be pleased to answer any questions you may have about the services of our Emerging Growth/Venture Capital attorneys. 

Lommen Abdo represents clients with a wide variety of securities issues. We are available to assist our clients, both individuals and businesses, with private placements, public offerings, and other capital raising endeavors. We offer advice to clients regarding compliance with state and federal laws and regulations and work with them on disclosure, registration and other matters. 

We would be pleased to answer any questions you may have about the services of our Financing + Securities attorneys. 

Lommen Abdo’s Mergers and Acquisitions attorneys represent clients of all types and sizes involved in mergers, acquisitions, dispositions and other transactions involving the purchase and sale of businesses, as well as in the related financing. They work closely with other members of our firm in handling the various tax and other issues that often arise with the purchase or sale of a business. Lommen Abdo assists clients in all phases of the transaction, from the initial planning and due diligence stages, through the negotiation and execution of the acquisition documents, to the final closing and post-closing matters. 

The sale of a company can be accomplished in either a taxable or a tax-free transaction. Owners of a company about to be acquired should be properly advised by knowledgeable mergers and acquisitions and tax lawyers before a letter of intent is signed. 

The mergers and acquisitions team at Lommen Abdo can provide legal and tax advice for companies of any size. Lommen Abdo has represented numerous buyers in mergers and acquisitions transactions over the past 10 years — even during periods while the economy has been struggling. The firm has also represented sellers in many such transactions. 

Lommen Abdo attorneys frequently serve as “special mergers and acquisitions counsel” to companies that are about to be acquired by larger firms. Our attorneys work closely with the business operations lawyers for such companies and can complete services on a one-time special project basis. 

We would be pleased to answer any questions you may have about the services of our Mergers & Acquisitions attorneys. 

Business divorces – from a family fight, a shareholder dispute, an ownership battle or a band break-up – can be disruptive and at times destructive.  As in a marriage break-up, the issues are often personal.  We understand that and will help you make well-informed decisions that will help you reach your ultimate goal.  Your legal strategies should mesh with your long-term business strategies.  Our lawyers are equally able to try the case when necessary or find a creative resolution when possible.  We will keep you focused on making good business decisions even when frustration can threaten to overwhelm you. 

Issues are often complicated when shareholders also are family members or longtime business partners with whom you have worked closely.  Disagreements can stem from differences of opinion about strategic direction or succession planning, family conflicts, uneven financial commitment or “sweat equity” among the owners or disparities in compensation.   

Shareholder dispute litigation is often about much more than the controversy actually at stake in the litigation.  Our experience in handling such disputes across a number of industries and in a number of forums helps keep the focus on the pivotal issues to be resolved and move the matter to an acceptable conclusion.  Our appellate department, too, has successfully handled many issues on appeal in both the Minnesota and Wisconsin appellate courts, as well as the Seventh and Eighth Circuit Courts of Appeal. 

Areas of focus: 

• Business divorces 
• 50/50 shareholder issues 
• Non-compete/trade secrets 
• Majority shareholder options 
• Valuation disputes 
• Litigation 
• Discovery issues in litigation

The Tax Law Practice combines expertise in tax law with strong business acumen to counsel clients on the tax aspects of business formations, taxable and tax-free purchases and sales, operations, ownership successions, estate planning and individual conduct. Our lawyers guide companies and individuals through the intricacies of federal, state and local tax laws to ensure full compliance while securing the tax savings permitted by law.  We handle all tax types – corporate and individual income; property; sales and use; gross receipts and other excise taxes; and estate, gift and inheritance taxes. 

Areas of focus: 

• Tax planning to eliminate or minimize taxes, including: 
  • Corporate mergers and acquisitions 
  • Formation of corporate and other business structures for existing or new businesses 
  • Commercial finance and leasing arrangements 
  • Real estate development 
  • Obtaining exemptions, credits and deferrals 
  • Obtaining private letter rulings 
  • Obtaining tax refunds 
  • Restructuring to reduce future taxes 
• Negotiation and litigation of tax controversies 
• Estate planning 

Members of the firm’s Tax Law Practice enjoy excellent working relationships with government tax administrators and have exceptional knowledge of government organizations, people and procedures. Lommen Abdo also offers substantial litigation and appellate experience. We have represented clients in both administrative agencies and courts, such as the U.S. Tax Court, the Seventh and Eighth Circuit Courts of Appeals, the Minnesota Appellate Courts and the Wisconsin Appellate Courts. Lommen Abdo is positioned to help clients make wise strategy decisions.