Attorneys in Shaw Norton Degan, L.L.P.'s Corporate and Business Transactions practice group advise businesses and individuals on matters involving entity formation, capital formation (both debt and equity financing), mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and business contracts.  We are involved in business transactions from the planning stages through negotiation, documentation and closing.

In particular, Shaw Norton Degan attorneys handle regulatory matters, licensing, legal compliance, financial planning, insurance and bonding, borrowing and lending, solicitation of proxies, real estate transactions, stock transactions and other business transactions.  Our attorneys have represented banks, holding companies, service companies, industrial companies, contractors, investment companies and utilities.  We also have represented issuers of securities, investors, borrowers, lenders, established companies, "start ups," businesses that are reorganizing and recapitalizing, acquiring companies, and businesses that are being acquired or are resisting acquisition.