Commercial Law
Commercial law encompasses a wide variety of legal topics, including commercial transactions, sales of goods and services, security agreements and security interests, pledges, letters of credit, financing and other related transactions, promissory notes, guaranties, franchise and distribution agreements, warranties, equipment leasing, equipment financing, and collections, to name just a few of the topics covered under the rubric “commercial law.”
With a broad range of experience in commercial law transactions for small businesses and medium-sized businesses, we have assisted a variety of companies in many industries and fields including mobile marketing, packaging manufacturing, packaging distribution, real estate development, the machinery and tool industry, professional corporations, and many more service, manufacturing and distribution companies.
Some of the commercial law services available include:
- Collections
- Commercial Financing
- Equipment Leases
- Financing Agreements
- Franchise Agreements
- Guaranties
- Letters of Credit
- Pledge Agreements
- Promissory Notes
- Sales Contracts
- Security Agreements
- UCC Financing Statements
- Vendor Agreements
Commercial Law Articles
Missouri 2010 Mechanic’s Lien Law Amendments
Missouri contractors and subcontractors have received a bit of extra protection courtesy of the Missouri legislature, with property owners and others receiving benefits as well. Recently enacted provisions amend the Missouri Mechanic's Lien Law to provide protection...
Negotiating, and Defenses to, Personal Guaranties
One of the dreaded documents any business owner faces in a deal is the "personal guaranty." After all, the business owner went through the steps to incorporate or organize their business just to avoid this personal liability, and now a lender, landlord, supplier or...
Am I Buying More Than a Business? Successor Liability Issues that May Remain After the Closing
You’re an entrepreneur, and you’ve just found a company you want to buy in order to expand your own business. In setting up the purchase, you’ve decided you want to do an asset purchase. After all, you’ve heard that one of the benefits of an asset purchase is that,...
The Large Print Giveth; And The Small Print Taketh Away or Contract Legal Damages: What are they?
We've all done it. Signed a contract, whether with the home improvement company, for a new set of tires or service on our automobile, or for a home entertainment center. The contract that we just signed will likely have the "fine print" spelling out all sorts of...
