Corporate & Contracts

Klein Solomon Mills attorneys have significant experience counseling clients regarding corporate and contract matters.

On the corporate side, we routinely assist clients with business formation, restructuring and capital-raising transactions as well as with the purchase and sale of entire companies. We also regularly assist investors investing in private placements and small businesses.

On contract matters, we have extensive experience drafting and negotiating contracts on behalf of our clients with their customers, vendors, and other business partners. We also routinely assist our clients with the preparation and maintenance of their standard contract forms and templates.

We handle and counsel clients regarding the following corporate and contract-related matters:

  • Formation of business entities (e.g., corporations and limited liability companies)
  • Preparation of ownership agreements (e.g., corporate stockholder agreements and LLC operating agreements)
  • Equity purchase and buy-sale agreements
  • Private equity investments (for issuers and investors)
  • Structuring of joint ventures
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Negotiation of contracts with customers, vendors and other business parties
  • Negotiation of software licenses and subscription agreements (inbound and outbound)
  • Preparation of contract forms and templates
  • Drafting website and mobile application terms of use and privacy policies

Selected Clients

  • Nashville Electric Service
  • Bridgestone
  • Uniguest
  • WEX
  • Advance Financial
  • Relevance Capital

Selected Results

  • Negotiated enterprise software license and multi-year implementation services agreement valued in excess of $30 million on behalf of public utility.
  • Prepared contract templates and negotiated contracts on behalf of public business-to-business and transportation payment solutions company, including:
    • Card acceptance agreements with hundreds of merchants, including each of the two largest truck stop operators in the United States;
    • Sponsorship and processing agreements with various banks;
    • Incentive agreement with one of the two largest international credit card networks;
    • Numerous private-label card sponsorship and reseller agreements; and
    • Master service agreements with hundreds of customers.
  • Advised international tire company in connection with establishing a new joint venture that will distribute its and its joint venture partner’s products.
  • Prepared contract templates and negotiated master purchase agreements with multiple national hotel chains on behalf of hospitality-industry technology services company.
  • Negotiated contracts with multiple lead generation companies and other key vendors on behalf of consumer financial services company.
  • Represented Nashville-based occupational health company in acquisition of Texas-based workers’ compensation third party administrator.
  • Represented family of private equity funds in connection with multiple early and follow-on investments in various startup companies.
  • Formed and negotiated principal agreements for multiple start-up companies and joint ventures.

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