Business Creation and Continuation
For the last three decades, Fair, FitzGerald & Hershaft has made it their business to know how to guide clients in starting and selling their own businesses. Their attorneys have helped hundreds of clients throughout the New York metropolitan areas reach their goals. The firm takes pride in helping clients achieve their dreams and establish an identity for their businesses.
Fair, FitzGerald & Hershaft's services include:
- Providing advice on how to structure a business
- Document drafting
- Negotiations
- Contract preparation and review
Forming a new business
At least 90 percent of all new businesses fail in the first five years. The firm's attorneys have an intimate understanding of the problems many businesses face soon after their creation. They have the knowledge and experience necessary to walk clients through the formation of:
- Corporations
- Partnerships
- Limited liability companies
- Sole proprietorships
Transitioning businesses to new ownership
The lawyers of Fair, FitzGerald & Hershaft believe planning a strong professional future is just as important as planning an estate. They are skilled in the preparation of buy-sell agreements and helping clients smoothly navigate businesses through the various legal phases of business continuation plans in the event of an owner’s:
- Death or disability
- Sale to a third party
- Retirement
- Divorce or bankruptcy
The firm's attorneys protect their clients through the careful execution of buy-sell agreements. They know and appreciate the hard work that goes into making a business a success. They advise clients on a variety of factors, such as whether to include a non-competition clause in a buy-sell agreement, and make sure each company’s financial health is not jeopardized by unforeseen circumstances. Business security is important to them.
Unsurpassed legal service
The law firm of Fair, FitzGerald & Hershaft works with clients throughout the lower Hudsen Valley, Long Island, and New York City, primarily in the counties of Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Dutchess, Nassau, and Suffolk, and the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. Contact the firm's White Plains, New York office today for qualified legal counsel.
