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Burr & Forman represents corporations, LLCs, partnerships, and other business entities in corporate transactions and operational matters across nearly every industry sector from manufacturing and health care to construction, transportation, and more. As a full-service law firm, we provide a wide variety of services to clients ranging from general contracts, purchase agreements, and intellectual property, to complex mergers and acquisitions and securities regulation. We cover nearly every area of corporate law.


We assist clients in a number of corporate-related matters such as:


  • Antitrust
  • Business succession planning
  • Capital formation
  • Contracts
  • Divestitures/dissolutions
  • Employee benefits & executive compensation
  • Entity formation
  • Intellectual property
  • Joint ventures
  • Mergers & acquisitions
  • Private placements
  • Purchase agreements
  • Regulatory/compliance/corporate governance
  • Restructuring
  • Securities regulation
  • Tax
  • Venture capital/private equity


Chambers Review

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Corporate/Commercial - Alabama

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Burr & Forman is a leading law firm in Alabama, which maintains a strong focus on regional economic development in the wider Southeast. The firm typically acts for public and private companies in the manufacturing, automotive, transportation, insurance, hospitality and financial services sectors. It represents clients in an array of matters, from company formation to strategic acquisitions and sales, as well as corporate structuring. Its clients also benefit from the team's experience acting on deals with significant cross-border elements.

Work Highlights

  • Burr & Forman represented Ecotrak, a facilities management software provider, in the sale of the controlling interest to a private equity sponsor.

Strengths

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The Burr & Forman team is friendly. They have the depth and ability to draw in partners with many different specialties as the case requires.

Corporate/Commercial respondent
USA

They are a really good team who are highly supportive and adept at navigating international matters.

Corporate/Commercial respondent
USA

Burr & Forman made the transaction work and everything was good to go for the business and in our best interests.

Corporate/Commercial respondent
USA

The team are able to get to the heart of complex matters while not overcomplicating issues with a 'get it done' approach. They consider the client's perspectives and satisfaction as paramount.

Corporate/Commercial respondent
USA

Notable Practitioners

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Lee Thuston
S
Lee Thuston
S
Senior Statespeople
Lee Thuston is a senior consultant with notable expertise in the manufacturing and automotive sectors and regularly assists clients with joint ventures and supply chain agreements.
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Edward R Christian
E
Edward R Christian
E
Eminent Practitioners
Edward Christian handles an impressive array of corporate and commercial matters, including acquisitions, financing and mandates involving economic incentives.

I've always enjoyed working with Ed. He's a great lawyer and truly cares about clients' success while getting to the right legal answer.

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April Mason
2
April Mason
2
Band 2
April Mason is respected in the Alabama corporate market and is noted for her work in the manufacturing and healthcare sectors. She has additional expertise in franchise agreements.
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Gene Price
2
Gene Price
2
Band 2
Gene Price advises on commercial matters, including acquisitions and private equity fund formation and investments.
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Callie Whatley
3
Callie Whatley
3
Band 3
Callie Whatley has extensive experience of business formation, mergers and acquisitions and capitalization for early-stage and is well established in the manufacturing and renewable energy businesses, as well as for service industry clients such as restaurants and health clubs.

Callie gives very measured advice and fully understands how you need to apply it.

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Sims Rhyne III
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Sims Rhyne III
U
Up and Coming

Sims Rhyne handles all facets of corporate and M&A work, as well as restructuring and reorganizations. He acts for corporate and private equity clients.

Sims is extremely responsive and will go the extra mile to make sure the situation gets resolved correctly. He's also great at keeping negotiations cordial while getting us what we need.

Sims is very knowledgeable on private equity and the structuring of those transactions.

Sims is an excellent M&A lawyer who works efficiently and with great attention to detail. He is able to build trust and work collaboratively with opposing counsel and get deals done.

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Ranked Lawyers at
Burr & Forman LLP

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Corporate/Commercial
Lee Thuston
S
Lee Thuston
S
Senior Statespeople
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Edward R Christian
E
Edward R Christian
E
Eminent Practitioners
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April Mason
2
April Mason
2
Band 2
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Gene Price
2
Gene Price
2
Band 2
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Callie Whatley
3
Callie Whatley
3
Band 3
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Sims Rhyne III
U
Sims Rhyne III
U
Up and Coming
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