Benjamin, Gussin, Kallick, Erlich & Aronow
Practice Areas
Wealth Preservation and Transfer
- Estate Planning
- Preparation of Wills and Trusts (including Revocable Trusts and Irrevocable Trusts for insurance, gifting, and asset protection)
- Preparation of Powers of Attorney for Property and Health Care
- Asset protection issues and strategies
- Family partnership and limited liability companies
- Income tax planning (both federal and state)
- Design of gift programs
- Family business succession planning
- Generation-skipping planning
- Estate “freezes”
- Family buy-sell agreements
- Specialty trusts including QPRTS, GRATS, “Self-Settled Trusts,” Insurance Trusts
- Insurance planning
- Probate and trust administration
- Preparation of Federal and State Estate and Gift Tax Returns
- Post mortem planning
- Charitable foundations – private and public
- Charitable giving
- Retirement planning
Real Estate
- Acquisitions and Sales
- Commercial and Residential Transactions
- Commercial Office, Industrial and Building Leases
- Real Estate Loan Document Review and Negotiation
- Title Insurance
- Land Trusts
- Architectural and Construction Contracts
- Condominium Development and Conversions
Business
Business Governance, Structural, and Operational Matters
- Organization of corporations, LLC’s and partnerships
- Shareholder Agreements
- General and Limited Partnership Agreements
- LLC Operating Agreements
- Management Agreements
- Buy-Sell Agreements and Redemption Agreements
- Employment Agreements
- Independent Contractor Agreements
- Non-Competition and Confidentiality Agreements
- Commission Salesperson Agreements
- Supply Agreements
- Customer Agreements (Form and Custom)
- Manufacturing and Distribution Agreements
- Consulting Agreements
Mergers and Acquisitions
- Equity and Asset Purchase and Sale Agreements
- Plans of Merger
- Acquisition financing, including bridge debt and preferred equity
- Leveraged and Management buyouts
Finance
Commercial Financing Transactions
- Lender and Borrower Representation
- Asset-based loans
- Structured and leveraged financing
- Commercial lines of credit
- Workouts and debt restructuring
- Private Placements (Offering Memoranda, Subscription Agreements)
- Venture capital arrangements
Representation of Banks and Financial Institutions
- Loan Documentation
- Regulatory Compliance