BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS

Transactional / General Counsel Services

At Skjold ▪ Barthel, our business is straightforward: aligning ourselves with our client’s business strategy and providing the integrated legal representation necessary for client success. 

As general counsel to small and medium size businesses and their owners, our legal, financial analysis and business experience helps clients leverage knowledge and relationships to enhance their competitive advantage. 

We provide sound strategies to assist businesses with both day-to-day concerns and complicated matters involving issues such as:

  • contract and lease drafting and review
  • corporate governance and compliance
  • entity selection and formation
  • mergers, acquisitions and business sales
  • non-compete and employment agreements
  • sales tax audits/reviews
  • succession planning

A cornerstone of our service to business clients is our Annual Update Service, a convenient and affordable way to ensure your business makes the necessary filings with the Minnesota Secretary of State.   This allows the business to remain in good standing, preserve liability shields and avoid corporate veil piercing claims, and memorialize the business activities of the company.

Business-to-Business Law

We define our success by the impact we have on our clients, whose businesses span a range of industries, including:
  • banking and financial services
  • business and creative services
  • clean-tech and recycling
  • franchises
  • manufacturing
  • medical and med-tech
  • professionals,  including doctors, lawyers and accountants
  • real estate and construction
  • restaurant and hospitality
  • technology and telecomm
  • transportation and logistics

Banking and Financial Services

Skjold ▪ Barthel knows banks, representing both community and national banks – including one of the largest banks in the U.S.  This experience makes us well prepared to offer representation in a wide range of transactional and litigation matters.  In addition to banks, our clients include other asset-based lenders and leasing companies.

As members of the Minnesota Bankers Association, we are committed to staying abreast of industry developments and providing relevant, quality services to our banking and financial services clients.  Learn more about our services for banks and financial services organizations here.