Corporate and Business Law

Ben helps Maine businesses in a variety of corporate matters.

Representing and counseling businesses and their owners is the core of our practice. Today operating a startup or small business and growing your business into a larger company is exceedingly difficult, fraught with legal and regulatory challenges. When a company is larger and well established, its legal challenges may be different but no less complex. In addition to counseling all kinds of businesses through these issues, we have helped Maine businesses and business leaders through generations of ownership changes. Family owned businesses are a special area of expertise for our firm.

We regularly advise business and corporate clients on a variety of issues, including, business formation and incorporation, shareholder agreements, buy and sell agreements, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, negotiation of commercial contracts and lease arrangements, employment contracts and commercial litigation. Our clients include long-established small and mid-sized family businesses, new start-ups and larger corporations, including utilities. Regardless of the size of your business, Smith Legal can meet your legal needs.