Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather LLP
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
Understanding how to structure your business or organization has broad implications at inception and beyond. Taking full advantage of practices and structures that benefit you most is the specialty of the Business Organizations group at Cline Williams. We are able to provide a wide array of services to both public and private, for profit and not-for-profit entities and their owners, which include:
* Entity selection, formation and operation of corporations, general and limited partnerships, limited liability companies and limited liability partnerships
* Corporate maintenance, reorganization, recapitalizations, restructuring, reporting and governance matters
* Negotiation and documentation of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, including public or private financing of the transactions
* Structuring and negotiating joint ventures and strategic alliances
* Negotiation and documentation of public and private equity and debt financing
* Corporate governance, business ethics and state law compliance issues
* Business succession planning for closely-held entities
* Preparation and enforcement of employment contracts, shareholder agreements, franchising and licensing agreements, as well as supply, distribution and marketing arrangements
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Employers regularly deal with complex laws and regulations governing their relationships with employees. Cline Williams provides a single point of entry for employers, providing counsel in all areas of labor and employment law with an emphasis on compliance and planning to prevent or minimize legal exposure. We regularly represent private and public employers of all sizes, including a broad range of businesses, educational institutions and health care providers. In addition, we advise high level executives concerning employment issues. Our Labor and Employment practice group services include:
* Preparation and review of personnel policies and employee handbooks
* Preparation and review of employment agreements, including non-compete, non-solicitation, confidentiality/non-disclosure, and severance agreements
* Litigation, arbitration and mediation of employment claims in both state and federal courts, including breach of contract and wrongful termination, retaliation, wage payment and workers' compensation and unemployment compensation
* Litigation and resolution of discrimination claims in federal and state courts and administrative agencies, including claims under Title VII and IX, sexual harassment, ADA, ADEA, and Nebraska Fair Employment Practices Act
* Advice and litigation concerning Family Medical Leave Act, wage and hour, OSHA claims and WARN Act
* Management representation in union organization efforts and collective bargaining, advice regarding union avoidance strategies and representation in labor arbitrations in the private and public sectors
* Management representation in connection with petitions or charges under the National Labor Relations Act, and Nebraska Industrial Relations Act, before the National Labor Relations Board and the Nebraska Commission of Industrial Relations
Teacher terminations, workplace investigations and wage-hour audits
Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather LLP
233 S 13th St #1900
Lincoln NE 68508
Tel: 402 474-6900
Fax: 402 474-5393
The law firm of Cline, Williams, Wright, Johnson & Oldfather, L.L.P. has provided quality legal representation to its clients since 1857.
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