GENERAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
. This practice involves writing and negotiating: (1) documents to form corporations, general and limited partnerships, limited liability companies and joint ventures; (2) shareholder, voting and buy-sell agreements; (3) loan agreements and security documents; (4) settlement agreements; (5) long-term marketing and tolling agreements; (6) design, engineering, construction and operating agreements; (7) employment, consulting and non-competition agreements; (8) patent and technology licensing agreements; (9) real estate purchase agreements, deeds, bills of sale, and a wide variety of other general business agreements.
NEW TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION. This practice involves: (1) forming new technology companies; (2) negotiating patent and technology licenses and sponsored research agreements; (3) acquiring stock assets or closing merger of target companies; (4) completing public and private securities offerings; and (5) making filings with the SEC and NASD.
FRANCHISE LAW. This practice involves representing franchisers in drafting uniform franchise offering circulars, franchise agreements and franchise compliance issues and representing franchisers and franchisees in all aspects of the franchise relationship.
PRACTICE HIGHLIGHTS REGISTERED SECURITIES OFFERINGS. Mr. Slicker has successfully completed 10 registered public offerings and more than 100 private securities offerings exempt from registration, including an exempt offering involving a plan of reorganization in bankruptcy approved by the SEC.
BANK LOANS. Mr. Slicker has successfully closed numerous bank loans involving more than $10 million each, as well as several federal income tax exempt industrial revenue and development bond offerings.
DISPUTE RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Slicker has successfully settled multi-million dollar disputes involving claims of breach of contract, breach of corporate fiduciary duties, securities fraud, franchise fraud, unfair trade practices, products liability, anti-trust violations, ERISA violations, environmental violations and Superfund site remediation claims.
EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE PROBLEM-SOLVING. Mr. Slicker has successfully resolved numerous employee claims by former employers involving allegations of sexual harassment, wrongful termination, or discrimination by reason of age, sex, race, religion, nationality or disability.