JAB Law structures, negotiates, documents, and manages agreements that are critical to its clients’ businesses. Offering prompt and practical counsel on routine commercial arrangements and high-value partnerships, we focus on maximizing long-term value and minimizing exposure.

Clients choose JAB Law to benefit from the firm’s expertise in negotiating a deal that meets their objectives and lays the foundation for a successful outcome.

Our experience covers the full spectrum of commercial contracts, from routine agreements—such as services, consulting, manufacturing, distribution, supply, and release agreements—to complex and strategically important alliances and collaborations—such as joint ventures, joint developments, and licenses.

For more information on JAB Law’s specific expertise in the areas of commercial intellectual property agreements and licensing, see Commercial IP Agreements and Licensing.

Companies of all types, sizes, and industries are tasked with the responsibility of maintaining and implementing corporate governance internally. JAB Law helps businesses with their corporate governance matters so that shareholders and boards can focus on operations and profitability.

The support we provide includes:

• Forming new businesses and affiliated entities

• Advising on various legal, tax, and key business aspects of the creation of an entity, and drafting all documents related thereto

• Negotiating and drafting shareholder agreements and other owner-related documents

• Advising clients on proper corporate governance procedures

• Assisting with the maintenance of minute books

• Participating in Board and other decision-making processes

• Preparing companies for third-party due diligence processes (including in the context of a merger, acquisition, sale, partnership, or raise)

• Advising on, and implementing, internal restructurings.

A company’s M&A strategy can have fundamental effects on its market penetration, competitivity, diversification, and costs. At JAB Law we understand the time-sensitivities, practical realities, and industry pressures that its clients face and combines its market knowledge and deal execution skills to offer pragmatic solutions.

Representing buyers, sellers, private and public companies, private equity firms, and other financial sponsors in local and cross-border transactions, we routinely structure, negotiate, and close M&A transactions and delivers sensible solutions throughout the deal’s lifecycle. From strategic evaluation through post-closing integration, we ensure that the deal process is streamlined for our clients.

For more information on JAB Law’s specific expertise in supporting targeted intellectual property diligence and reverse diligence, see M&A and Investment Intellectual Property Counseling.

JAB Law regularly advises non-US companies—including clients based in Canada, Europe, Israel, Asia, and South and Central America—that have decided to establish and grow a presence in the United States, whether to expand their market-base, raise capital, acquire competitors, or pursue strategic partnerships.

Our expansion services cover all legal aspects of a corporate US implementation, from the formation of affiliates and drive for organic growth through local hiring, to the acquisition of US businesses and the negotiation and implementation of new, US commercial relationships. We also coordinate our clients’ business and tax planning needs with back office and tax advisors.

JAB Law provides sophisticated counsel to growth companies, venture capital firms, and private equity groups in connection with their angel and late-stage financings and growth capital and minority investments.

Working with both companies and investment firms, we are able to bring the knowledge and perspective of one party to bear for the benefit of the other and drive an alignment of interests between entrepreneurs and investors, setting a strong foundation for the companies’ future growth. The firm is also well versed in the myriad corporate governance and commercial issues that may require attention when closing on an investment deal, including conditions related to companies’ global corporate structures.

For more information on JAB Law’s specific expertise in supporting targeted intellectual property diligence and reverse diligence, see M&A and Investment Intellectual Property Counseling.