PRIVATE & FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES

Dysart Taylor helps businesses of all sizes reach their goals. As a small business ourselves, we have an in-depth knowledge of the issues family-owned and privately held businesses face on a day-to-day basis. We advise on governance and regulatory issues, provide general counsel, coordinate employee matters and disputes, and provide necessary counsel to prevent unwanted litigation, and defend claims when and if problems arise.

Our team is experienced in assisting with the formation of all types of corporate entities, including partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations. We are well-versed in the business and tax implications that must be considered when selecting the appropriate form of business entity. We have substantial experience in mergers and acquisitions and successfully represent both buyers and sellers in corporate transactions ranging from asset and stock purchases to tax-free reorganizations, recapitalizations and mergers.

Business Litigation

    Dysart Taylor’s attorneys help family and private businesses solve legal disputes. Our attorneys counsel clients on corporate governance and financial disclosure matters, director and officer liability, fiduciary obligations, succession planning, restrictive covenant agreements and disputes, corporate partnerships and strategic alliances.

Corporate

    Dysart Taylor’s attorneys advise businesses in every aspect of corporate business practice. Our experienced attorneys counsel clients in mergers & acquisitions, succession plans, and the purchase or sale of business interests to third parties. In addition, our team is fully equipped to advise clients on corporate management and operations matters, including negotiating and preparing all forms of business agreements, partnership agreements, licensing agreements, operating agreements, shareholder agreements and other types of business contracts.

Estate Planning, Probate & Wealth Preservation

    Dysart Taylor’s Estate Planning & Probate Group strives to assist family-owned and privately held business clients in the transfer of assets to their desired beneficiaries with the least amount of tax and administration costs. Our legal services range from simple estate plans, designed to protect and maintain an estate for children and minors due to an unexpected and untimely death of a parent or parents, to highly sophisticated tax planning techniques, including business succession solutions.

Employment Law

    Dysart Taylor’s employment attorneys help family-owned and privately held businesses navigate complex workplace laws and regulations. Our employment law services include employment litigation, advice and training, drafting of employment agreements, policy and handbook advice, and third-party investigations and audits.

Intellectual Property

    Dysart Taylor’s intellectual property group handles all aspects of intellectual property matters. We have extensive experience helping businesses protect their creative works, prosecute and defend infringement litigation, and file trademark and copyright applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office.

PRIVATE & FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS NEWS

Biden Election Signals New Environment for Employers in 2021

November 9, 2020 By Anne E. Baggott The election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will likely end many of the Trump administration’s business-friendly regulations and policies implemented since 2016. In 2021 and beyond, we expect the administration of President-Elect...

Dysart Taylor Earns Nine Best Law Firm Rankings

November 5, 2020 Dysart Taylor is please to announce that it has earned a total of nine rankings in the 2021 “Best Law Firm” rankings from U.S. News & World Report Best Lawyers®. In the Kansas City market, the firm earned prestigious Tier 1 rankings in Closely...

Answers to Common Employment Questions: WFH to RTW

October 23, 2020 By Anne E. Baggott Employers are continuing to grapple with work-from-home (WFH) and return-to-work (RTW) issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are a few answers to commonly asked questions. Travel inquiries. Employers may ask where an employee...

 

 

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