It is complex! With years of experience in financial advising, our Founding Attorney, Kelly Champagne-Deutekom has you covered. Corporate Law occurs in areas where legal principles and regulations intersect with financial transactions, institutions, and markets.
Corporate Governance and Policy
Providing services to a wide range of privately-owned businesses as well as public entities such as Municipalities, Utility Districts, Educational Systems and Hospitals. It involves the rules and practices that guide the decision-making processes and relationships within a company. Encompassing everything from proper business formation, to growth strategies and eventually the possible sale of a business. These are all items in an area in which we excel — Employment Law, Municipal Finance, Evaluation of Public Bond Offerings, Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP’s) amongst others. We are equipped to guide you through these transactions.
Corporate Fiduciary Oversight
Assisting companies big and small, both public and private, with all aspects related to executive benefits, executive compensation, as well as financial service products related to retirement plan offerings to your employees. We work to provide human resource compliance training and work closely with your executive and benefits committees. We work to advise on the relationship between all the players in the qualified retirement plan space. This includes plan sponsors, plan providers, third party administrators and investment managers who provide oversight to your company’s retirement plans. We provide your company with services centered on fiduciary standards of care in the 401(k), 403(b), defined contribution and defined benefit marketplace. We aim to minimize the consequences of enforcement actions by regulatory authorities and address compliance issues effectively.
Corporate Executive Transactions
Champagne Law Firm stands ready to assist your executive team and to present clearly defined strategies to your committees and boards, as well as identify key elements that foster company growth, retention of key employees and business valuation services. These are all crucial tools to a growing company or one considering a sale. We work directly with business owners, executives, in-house counsel, and your agents to facilitate real estate transactions, forbearance agreements, and review opportunities you are considering while providing insight. We facilitate the review of partnership agreements and many other business, banking, and complex investment related transactions.