Overview
The corporate attorneys in Greensfelder's Business Services practice group work with owners at every stage of the business cycle – buying new divisions, growing into new markets, or transitioning the business to the next generation when the time is right.
From brick and mortar to completely digital ventures, our clients are typically established, closely held businesses that are growing through acquisition. Our lawyers frequently serve as general counsel or special transaction counsel for these companies, as well as for publicly traded corporations. Regardless of the size, we provide strategic counsel through each business transaction, establishing protocols and conducting process checks to keep the operation – and the transaction – running smoothly.
From start up to exit, we can represent your business’s interests through all aspects of structuring, negotiating, and documenting transactions and generally counsel business owners in the following areas:
- Entity selection
- Business structuring
- Acquisitions and divestitures
- Business and tax planning
- Corporate governance
- Finance and securities
- Intellectual property protection and enforcement
We also counsel new businesses in the start-up phase and find that many of our clients are highly entrepreneurial. These emerging growth companies often grow into tomorrow’s market leaders, and we are there to assist, providing strategic guidance and proactive legal counsel from Day 1.
Greensfelder is proud to be an active member of the Cortex Innovation Community, an innovation hub and technology district in St. Louis. A regular rotation of attorneys, including those from our Business Services group, work from our office in the Cortex 4220 building. Our goal is to support entrepreneurs and the wider innovation community by being a resource and a partner.
Attorneys
News & Insights
News
- November 14, 2023
- November 2, 2023
- April 21, 2023
- February 1, 2023
- November 3, 2022
- October 6, 2022
- September 9, 2022
- July 20, 2022
- June 1, 2022
- Missouri Lawyers Media, April 2022
- April 1, 2022
- St. Louis Small Business Monthly, March 2022
- February 1, 2022
- St. Louis Small Business Monthly, November 2021
- November 5, 2021
- October 2021
- October 1, 2021
- St. Louis Business Journal, September 13, 2021
- May 20, 2021
- Missouri Lawyers Media, April 26, 2021
- November 5, 2020
- Law 360, September 1, 2020
- Managing IP, June 12, 2020
- April 23, 2020
- February 2020
- November 1, 2019
- October 2019
- August 15, 2019
- April 2019
- April 2019
- February 2019
- February 2019
- November 2018
- November 2018
- September 2018
- St. Louis Business Journal, July 3, 2018
- 2018
- November 2, 2015
- November 6, 2014
- May 23, 2014
- November 1, 2013
- June 1, 2013
- November 1, 2012
- May 7, 2012
- December 8, 2011
Seminars & Speaking Engagements
- "The Shuttered Venue Operator and Restaurant Revitalization Fund Grant Programs: How to Help Your Clients Access the Billions Available" webinarFederal Bar Association and MyLawCLE, March 31, 2021
- IDI Webinar, "Restarting After COVID-19 Lockdown"International Distribution Institute, September 15, 2020
- You Get What You Give: Negotiating the DealAlliance of M&A Advisors, August 6, 2020
- Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce, June 11, 2020
- Venture School, St. Louis, Missouri, May 14, 2020
Publications
- August 25, 2022
- Or, the Government’s Search for Green as Reflected in the Green BookJune 21, 2021
- March 12, 2021
- February 5, 2021
- December 23, 2020
- July 10, 2020
- June 4, 2020
- May 29, 2020
- May 26, 2020
- May 17, 2020
- May 13, 2020
- May 11, 2020
- May 11, 2020
- May 1, 2020
- April 30, 2020
- April 23, 2020
- Illinois State Bar Association Real Property newsletter, April 2020
- April 10, 2020
- April 8, 2020
- April 7, 2020
- April 2, 2020
- March 31, 2020
- March 27, 2020
- March 27, 2020
- March 26, 2020
- Illinois Business Journal, July 2019
- Journal of The Missouri Bar, July/August 2018
- April 2017
- Association of Corporate Counsel, December 4, 2012
- August 20, 2012
- June 26, 2012
Blog Posts
- Preservation | Family Wealth Protection & Planning, October 17, 2022
- Impact | Business Risk Management Blog, June 15, 2021
- Impact | Business Risk Management Blog, April 1, 2021
- Impact | Business Risk Management Blog, March 15, 2021
- Impact | Business Risk Management Blog, January 28, 2021
- Impact | Business Risk Management Blog, January 21, 2021
- Franchising & Distribution Law Blog, June 23, 2020