Corporate/Commercial

Wickens Herzer Panza's Corporate and Business Transactions attorneys serve as outside counsel to privately-held, family-owned, and middle market companies throughout Northeast Ohio, guiding clients from formation through eventual sale or succession.

We advise on entity formation and selection (LLCs, corporations, partnerships), corporate governance, contract negotiation, securities compliance, tax planning, and equity compensation plans designed to attract and retain key employees.

Our mergers and acquisitions practice represents buyers and sellers in deals from straightforward asset sales to complex, multi-party transactions, handling due diligence, deal structuring, financing, and post-closing integration. We also counsel franchisors and franchisees on franchise development, and help clients identify, protect, and license intellectual property.

For owners planning a transition, our succession planning practice works alongside our Estate Planning and Probate attorneys to structure ownership transfers — to family, key employees, or third-party buyers — efficiently and soundly.

What sets our practice apart is a big firm ability, small firm agility approach: direct access to experienced partners and a collaborative team drawing on our real estate, employment, health care, and litigation expertise whenever a matter crosses practice lines.