McDonald Carano Wilson's business lawyers in our Business Entities & Transactions practice group have extensive experience in all areas of contract and business law. We assist clients with the formation, governance and operation of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, business trusts, and other statutory entities, representing shareholders, directors, partners, members, and managers of business entities. Our experience includes transactions involving the purchase and sale of business entities and assets; secured financing of commercial transactions, representing commercial loan borrowers and lenders; acquisitions, mergers and dissolution under Nevada corporate, limited liability company, and partnership statutes; contract negotiations for all types of commercial transactions, and dispute resolution among entities and their owners.

Our business lawyers serve as local and general counsel for a diverse collection of businesses and entities, including sole proprietors and closely held entities. Our clients include publicly traded Nevada corporations and we act as local counsel to out of state entities doing business in Nevada. Our business clients operate in industries representing a broad cross section of commerce in Nevada, including health care, mining, energy, gaming and tourism, commercial real estate development and operation, construction, manufacturing, retailing, and professional services.

Our business lawyers work with lawyers in other practice areas, including our tax attorneys who regularly counsel clients in tax and business planning matters in connection with forming entities and conducting business transactions, our employment law attorneys who counsel employers and business owners regarding a wide variety of employment and labor law issues, our creditor's rights and bankruptcy attorneys who represent debtors and secured and unsecured creditors in restructuring and bankruptcy proceedings, and our commercial litigation attorneys when business clients find themselves facing legal disputes.

Our affiliate, Sierra Corporate Services, is one of Nevada's largest and most professional registered agent companies. In addition to accepting service of process and forwarding annual entity filings required by the state, Sierra Corporate Services provides valuable assistance to its corporate and limited liability company clients including, as necessary, preparation of standard minutes for meetings, the maintenance of company minute books and statutory records, and monitoring changes in Nevada laws affecting Nevada business entities.

Through our Government Affairs Group, we advocate for business clients before state and local legislative bodies, helping to frame business law legislation that affects business owners and operators in Nevada.

Among the many transactions that our practice group assists clients in:

• Formation of corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships
• Purchase and sale of business entities and assets
• Secured financing of commercial transactions
• Contract negotiations and dispute resolution
• Acquisitions, mergers and dissolution under Nevada corporate statutes

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