From the glimmer of an idea to a fully mature business enterprise, Ober|Kaler attorneys use their legal experience and skill to support the formation and growth of business organizations. We represent a diverse group of institutional and entrepreneurial clients in many industries including banking, health care, financial services, communications, media and entertainment, technology, advertising, wholesale/distribution, construction, and retail. Our clients conduct business in the mid-Atlantic region, across the country, and around the world.

We are sensitive to the unique needs of business start-ups and emerging growth companies, and we have helped clients structure all forms of business entities including profit and nonprofit corporations, limited liability entities, partnerships, and joint ventures. We know how to design flexible structures for fledgling business organizations to help them grow at a manageable pace without unnecessary re-structuring.

Our attorneys are experienced at advising entrepreneurs, managers, investors and in-house counsel on a broad range of business issues, and we pride ourselves on our ability to deal quickly, efficiently, and economically with virtually all business matters. We routinely handle matters involving corporate governance, shareholder agreements and shareholder relations, including disputes and buy-outs. We also handle all forms of mergers and acquisitions including consolidations, stock and asset sales and purchases, business separations and reorganizations, and leveraged buy-outs. Ober|Kaler attorneys regularly assist clients with general business agreements governing relationships with customers, suppliers and strategic partners.

We advise business clients and individuals in matters pertaining to intellectual property, licensing and technology, including issues relating to electronic commerce. We routinely handle matters involving trademarks, copyright and trade secrets as well as the ownership, protection, purchase, lease, and licensing of technology, including patents, computer hardware and software.

Our experience covers a broad range of employee matters including structuring sophisticated executive compensation such as stock options and other forms of compensation equity. We also handle issues concerning officer and director liability, employee relations and employment, consulting, and independent contractor agreements addressing non-competition, non-disclosure, and non-solicitation obligations.

From early stage capitalization to planning and executing an IPO, we help clients with funding, financing and capitalization of their business enterprises. We represent issuers and investors in public and private offerings, venture capital, secured and unsecured debt as well as mezzanine and multi-class debt transactions.

We help our clients with regulatory matters including compliance with reporting obligations and other requirements of federal and state banking, securities and privacy laws. For instance, we deal with cutting edge privacy issues in all industry segments including banking and health care.

Resources of other Ober|Kaler practice groups are available to support our business clients. For example, we work with Ober|Kaler's Labor & Employment lawyers to counsel clients regarding litigation avoidance, relationships with unions and defense of employee discrimination charges or wrongful termination claims. Similarly, in the employee benefits area, we call upon our Employee Benefits/Executive Compensation attorneys to provide special advice and counsel on the structuring of employee benefits and compliance and reporting obligations.

Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver

Maryland
120 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
Telephone 410-685-1120, Fax 410-547-0699

Washington, D.C.
1401 H Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005
Telephone 202-408-8400, Fax 202-408-0640

Virginia
407 North Washington Street, Suite 105, Falls Church, VA 22046
Telephone 703-237-0126, Fax 202-408-0640