James, Bates, Pope & Spivey enjoys a dynamic and sophisticated corporate and transactional practice. Our attorneys regularly counsel clients, negotiate, document and close complex business acquisitions, draft a variety of corporate and contractual agreements and develop creative solutions to business and transactional issues.

Our Corporate and Transactional Group handles a wide variety of corporate matters including general corporate advice, shareholder representation, asset purchases, stock purchases, mergers, parterships, employment agreements, letters of intent, secured transactions, real estate, taxation and tax-deferred exchanges.

Our attorneys frequently assist clients in the organization and operation of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and other business entities and in the preparation of organizational documents, bylaws, operating agreements, subscription agreements, employment agreements, and confidentiality and noncompetition agreements.

Our attorneys are experienced with all major issues that arise in structuring and negotiating acquisitions. We are also intimately familiar with corporate governance and choice of entity issues that impact business. We strive to handle our client's corporate and transactional matters in a timely, businesslike manner with an emphasis on efficiency and creativity.

	General Corporate
	Shareholder Representation
	Asset Purchases
	Stock Purchases
	Mergers
	Partnerships
	Employment Agreements
	Employment Matters
	Noncompetition Agreements
	Nondisclosure Agreements
	Letters of Intent
	Secured Transactions
	Commercial Real Estate
	Taxation
	Tax-Deferred Exchanges