Corporate

Whether starting a venture, operating a middle-market company, or poised to go public, business leaders must anticipate situations, solve complicated problems, manage operations, raise funds, leverage opportunities, and execute strategy.

At Pryor Cashman, we are dedicated to our clients’ long-term success, advising them on everything from day-to-day issues to the most complex investments, mergers and acquisitions (M+A), and financings. With an experienced partner as their primary point of contact, clients always have someone available to them who is devoted to understanding their business, industry, and culture.

What We Do

From startup through full-scale development to an enterprise sale or a public offering, Pryor Cashman attorneys counsel clients on operations, capital raising, licensing arrangements, joint ventures, research and development agreements, and other contracts. Our partners see the big picture and understand where our clients are today, where they want to go and how to get them there. We quickly assess a situation or opportunity and cut to the chase, delivering straightforward and incisive advice, and devising a clear path to resolve issues and complete transactions in a cost-efficient manner.

We help private and public companies select their business structures, negotiate shareholder and partnership agreements, manage human resources, purchase, lease and develop real estate, and acquire, protect and optimize intellectual property (IP).

For public company clients with the added responsibilities of compliance, disclosure, and corporate governance, we review, comment on and prepare periodic and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulatory agencies, as well as proxy materials and scripts for stockholder meetings.

Doing Deals

Even routine deals are not necessarily simple. Whether a client is buying a company, licensing a technology or divesting a business segment, we examine each transaction through a multifaceted lens, incorporating insights from our colleagues in key practices such as tax, IP, finance, labor and employment, executive compensation and employee benefits, and litigation.

For domestic as well as cross-border transactions, we work with our clients to evaluate the risk/reward profile, assess their target’s value and, if moving forward, negotiate favorable deal terms.

Raising Capital

To fund growth and fuel operations, we advise companies and capital sources - investment funds, private equity companies, and investment banks - on public debt and equity financings, including IPOs, secondary offerings, and shelf registrations. We negotiate capital financings, private placements and bridge financings, private investments in public equity (PIPE), and exchange offers.

With deep experience advising emerging and middle-market companies, we are well positioned to offer guidance to investors and lenders who are evaluating business plans and investigating new companies, markets, and ventures.

We counsel startups and other early-stage companies on leveraging alternative funding sources and platforms, including advising them on the regulatory implications of using email campaigns, online advertising, sweepstakes, social media, and direct marketing to solicit funds. We also advise our clients on the use of crowdfunding, which has become a significant and effective way for startups and emerging companies to raise capital.

For companies ready to go public, we negotiate underwriting agreements, prepare registration statements, and file listing applications with the applicable stock exchanges. We also represent emerging companies that trade over the counter or on the NASDAQ small cap market.

The Global Marketplace

We evaluate and negotiate transactions for international companies pursuing foreign direct investment in the U.S., and U.S. clients expanding their operations and distribution into new markets. In addition, our IP Group protects our clients’ intellectual property interests and brands abroad, ensuring that their proprietary technology, products, and processes are not diluted or infringed upon overseas.

Further, as a member of Interlaw, a network of select law firms in more than 125 international jurisdictions that has consistently been recognized by Chambers Global as a "Global Elite Law Firm Network," we can quickly mobilize attorneys across the globe who have deep knowledge in local, regional and national laws and regulations. 

Simply put - if you can dream it, we can help you to achieve it.