Phillips Murrah provides services to a wide variety of businesses, including some of the most respected companies in the nation, serving as general outside counsel for many companies and offering an array of business, financial and legal advice. We assist our clients in every stage of their development, including: choosing and organizing their business entities; establishing and managing corporate governance policies through the operative organizational documents and agreements among the owners;  addressing director and officer liability and insurance concerns; preparing and establishing agreements among shareholders, members and partners; drafting employment and executive compensation agreements and benefit and compensation plans; addressing the legal aspects of operational strategies; reviewing and negotiating lease, distribution, licensing, franchise, outsourcing, e-commerce, technology transfer, media advertising, marketing, sale, non-competition agreements; confidentiality, supply and other commercial agreements; managing shareholder relations; implementing ownership and management transitions; managing and negotiating ongoing contractual relations; handling government and regulatory affairs; completing domestic and international transactions; planning business expansion and diversification; and providing other day-to-day advice on general corporate matters.

Phillips Murrah also assists clients in obtaining initial start-up capital and ongoing financing from banks, insurance companies, asset-based lenders, venture capitalists, and mezzanine lenders by utilizing a broad range of public and private debt and equity instruments and facilities. We have many contacts with financing sources in the commercial and investment banking communities and help our clients find financial partners that are appropriate for them and their business strategies.

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