LeClair Ryan

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Corporate Services

Attorneys on LeClairRyan's Corporate Services team have the experience and skills required to handle client needs in a broad range of areas, including buying, selling, and merging companies; corporate and securities law; corporate governance issues; general counsel activities; and public finance. We represent companies of all sizes in many industries and in all kinds of transactions. We utilize a team-based approach that benefits from having access to multiple attorneys with substantive experience in many practice areas. Wherever a client’s corporate services needs may lie, we have the resources and experience to meet them in an efficient, timely, and cost-effective manner.

Our Corporate Services include:
* Mergers and Acquisitions
* Corporate Transactions/Activities
* Corporate Governance
* General Counsel
* Public Finance
* Public Companies Securities Transactions
* Private Companies Securities Transactions

Corporate Governance

Our attorneys advise both public and private companies regarding appropriate management and corporate governance structures. We advise boards of directors and board committees on appropriate functions and protocol, as well as provide advice on transactions, financial disclosure and reporting, management compensation, and compliance. We further advise public companies on compliance with matters arising under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Our attorneys undertake private internal investigations at the request of and on behalf of boards of directors or board committees. We also represent individual directors in government or regulatory investigations, and defend them in private and class action litigation where they may be named a defendant as a corporate director.

Employment Counseling, Training and Audits

LeClairRyan’s Employment Counseling, Training, and Audit attorneys take a proactive approach by assisting employers in the recognition of and compliance with the many legal obligations applicable to their day-to-day business operations. This practice’s objective is “preventive maintenance,” that is, to reduce the risk of litigation; lower potential liability exposure; and avoid the disruption, expense, and uncertainty inherent in employment litigation. Within this framework, we work with employers to develop and implement prudent and effective human resource policies and practices, and assist them in drafting and enforcing executive and other employment contracts, confidentiality agreements, and covenants restricting employees’ post-employment conduct.

We create and present customized training programs for clients on topics such as these:
* Sexual harassment
* Interviewing and hiring
* Discipline and discharge
* FMLA/ADA compliance, and a myriad of other employment-related topics

Our attorneys have significant experience developing and implementing national arbitration programs that require employees to submit employment disputes to binding arbitration instead of litigation. We regularly assist employers covered by Executive Order 11246 with preparation and maintenance of affirmative action plans, as well as respond to audits of their compliance efforts. On a day-to-day basis, our attorneys provide timely and practical legal advice to clients to assist them in managing employment-related issues in the workplace.

Recognizing the value of identifying problems in advance, we offer employers opportunities for a comprehensive employment law audit covering applicable state and federal employment laws relating to the following types of representative matters:
* Employment discrimination
* Minimum wage and overtime compensation
* Child labor
* Entitlement to leave for family, medical, military, jury duty, or other purposes
* Certain entitlements to information and to privacy

Our audits include examination of relevant policies and procedures, documents, and interviews of key personnel, leading to a comprehensive written report with recommendations for best practices.

LeClair Ryan
951 E Byrd St - 8th Floor
Richmond VA 23219
Tel: 804 783-2003
Fax: 804 783-2294

LeClairRyan is an entrepreneurial law firm that provides business counsel and client representation in matters of corporate law and high-stakes litigation.