Andrew D. Brooks

Experience

• Advise clients on personal estate planning, including preparation of wills and trusts, family limited partnerships and limited liability companies, trust administration, probate prosecution, and property tax issues.
• Applications for recognition of federal and state tax exempt status, and form and operate tax exempt entities and religious organizations.
• Form and operate business organizations, including corporations, general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited-liability companies and limited-liability partnerships.
• Advise business organizations and entrepreneurs in mergers and acquisitions, asset purchase agreements, securities purchase and redemption agreements, non-competition agreements, confidentiality agreements, employment agreements and terminations, notice and conduct of shareholder meetings.
• Private placements of securities (common stock of multiple classes, preferred stock, restricted stock, convertible debt instruments, limited liability company interests and limited partnership interests), including disclosure documentation and governmental filings.
• Create and administer stock option plans, including compliance with Internal Revenue Code requirements for incentive stock options, requirements of Securities and Exchange Commission, and state “blue sky” regulations.
• Prepare and file issuer’s annual, periodic and current reports under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including preparation and filing of reports under Sections 13 and 16 of Securities Exchange Act.