Business Law and Banking

Essex County New Jersey Business Attorneys & Banking Lawyers

Business

At the Lum Firm, our commercial business group has assisted clients in the areas of finance, taxation, mergers and acquisitions, banking, administration, real property, zoning, international transactions, loan workouts, creditor’s rights, charter schools, and estate planning and trust related to business succession. Our commercial business group has recently handled cases for the FDIC. Additionally, we have worked in a variety of cases that relied upon our multi-discipline expertise including:

• Acting as counsel to a sponsoring trade organization.
• Workout activities involving loan and business restructurings.
• Lease, purchase, and sale of business and major industrial properties.
• Advising and implementing corporate divisions in both amicable and contested “commercial divorces.”
• Assisting New Jersey based corporations in international transactions.
• Effectuating an amendment to the statutes of New Jersey resulting in excluding independent certified shorthand reporters as employees for purposes of the New Jersey unemployment tax.
• Devising hybrid consignment procedures to protect clients in certain circumstances against the prior lien holders of their customers.

We have extensive experience handling the needs of the business community. From representing clients in the purchase or sale of a small business, to understanding the unique aspects of closely held businesses and Family Limited Partnerships, we help clients manage their business legal concerns. Our New Jersey business attorneys handle legal matters including taxation, financings, mergers, acquisitions, stock and asset sales and other transactions.

Our business law practice includes representing small and large corporations in commercial litigation, labor and employment matters, real estate and more. Our clients include Pepsi Bottling Group, the New Jersey Devils, Clorox Company, Toshiba America Consumer Products, LLC, and many others. We are equipped to handle complex litigation for corporations operating nationwide.

Banking

The Lum Firm’s commercial business group has years of experience in providing a broad range of services to New Jersey financial institutions, including:

• Structuring and closing large commercial loans, both real and non-real estate based.
• Litigation to collect all types of loans.
• Residential and commercial mortgage foreclosures.
• Defense of direct actions and counterclaims against financial institutions.
• General advice on both state and federal statutes and regulations.

Contact our New Jersey business attorneys today if you need the services of powerful and experienced business and banking lawyers.