Why Hire Lawyers at ESOP Law Group?

WHY HIRE US

ESOP Experience – Our lawyers have been at the forefront of ESOPs since the 1980s.  In that time, we have designed and completed hundreds of transactions in a variety of industries.  We take a leadership role in the ESOP community.  We have participated in The ESOP Association, the National Center for Employee Ownership and the Beyster Institute in an effort to broaden understanding of ESOPs and to assist in shaping legislative and regulatory policy.  Our lawyers are frequent speakers on ESOP topics at local and national conferences and participate in writing articles and papers for the industry.

Perspective – We have gained a well-rounded perspective on ESOPs by representing all of the various parties to an ESOP transaction in many separate engagements. These situations include:

 1. Companies assessing  an ESOP as an employee benefit and as an ownership transition strategy

 2. Selling shareholders transferring ownership to an ESOP

 3. ESOP fiduciaries who are purchasing company stock on behalf of a new ESOP or as an add-on purchase for an existing ESOP

 4. Banks and other institutional lenders financing ESOP transactions

 5. Boards of ESOP owned companies or ESOP fiduciaries evaluating a sale of the ESOP company to a third party buyer.

Industry Diversity – ESOPs have thrived in many different industries and our lawyers have worked with ESOPs in an incredibly wide array of businesses. We have represented many ESOPs in the engineering, construction and government contracting spaces, which have been among the most popular industries for ESOPs.  We also have worked with ESOPs for companies ranging from household name consumer products to residential waste recycling companies.  From companies that manufacture and distribute wood products for backyard decks to companies that design decks for the Navy’s submarines. Our clients operate tug boats that assist in safe piloting of container ships and also design motorcycle helmets that allow safe piloting of a Harley.

Boutique with Benefits - Our lawyers bring our big firm experience to our ESOP boutique practice.  Our clients receive personal attention from experts who know the answers to their questions.  You won’t be speaking with junior associates who need to get back to you after asking someone else your question.