Business Law
Planned from formation to whoever runs it next
Entity formation, corporate formality documents, contract review, business sales and purchases, and succession planning for family and closely held businesses.
Michael's own clients are usually family businesses
Michael E. Ciccolini represents family businesses and closely held businesses in formation, sale and succession planning, contract disputes and other matters. Starting a business takes more than a good idea. It takes the right entity, the paperwork that keeps that entity in good order, and a plan for what happens to it later. We form corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, LLCs and LLPs, draft the shareholder agreements, consents, resolutions and bylaws that keep an entity's formalities in order, and review contracts before you sign them.
When the business changes hands
A share acquisition, an asset purchase and a buyout each move money and control in a different way, and we handle all three. Succession planning is the version of this work done ahead of time, structured to maximize wealth transfer and minimize tax implications for whoever takes the business over next.
Ciccolini & Associates — members of the Akron Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Association. Call (330) 753-1051.
What we handle
Six ways we work with a business.
From the entity's first filing through the day it passes to someone else.
Entity Formation
Corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, LLCs and LLPs, formed correctly from the start.
Corporate Formality Documents
Shareholder agreements, consents, resolutions and bylaws that keep an entity in good order.
Consulting
Objective guidance, strategic planning and legal risk management for an existing business.
Contract Review
Identifying and negotiating unfavorable terms before you sign, not after.
Sales & Purchasing
Share acquisitions, asset purchases and buyouts.
Succession Planning
Structured ahead of time to maximize wealth transfer and minimize tax implications for whoever runs the business next.
Our other practice areas
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