With years of experience in commercial law, Girvin & Ferlazzo represents clients in every area affecting their various businesses, from drafting contracts, to the coordination and negotiation of complex commercial transactions, to dispute resolution and litigation.  Our client list includes companies operating in a wide variety of industries including distribution, manufacturing information technology, energy and mineral refinement, finance, banking, sales, and real estate. We represent a variety of privately owned companies, from small start‑ups to large national firms, as well as publicly-held corporations with accountability to shareholders and public entities. Our attorneys provide the firm's clients with creative, goal‑oriented solutions, combined with practical day‑to‑day advice, to see them through every phase of the business cycle.

• New business planning and proposals
• Type-of-entity planning
• Business acquisitions
• Contract review
• Real property matters
• Shareholder agreements
• Taxation planning

From business and strategic planning to the execution of simple and complex transactions, we work with clients through all stages of operation from start‑up to bankruptcy and restructuring, and are experienced in the formation of corporations and limited liability entities. Our day‑to‑day legal advice, coupled with precise documentation and procedural guidance, provides our clients with the tools they need to take action in a timely and decisive manner to achieve their goals. By close representation of our business clients, we often become intimately involved with their internal structures, needs, and goals, all of which allows the firm to provide timely and practical legal advice and counseling.

At Girvin & Ferlazzo, our attorneys are experienced in handling a wide variety of business transactions, from the most basic to the most complex. We actively work on behalf of our clients in negotiating, drafting and structuring commercial contracts and agreements, evaluating business options and strategies, and coordinating communication between involved parties. Our firm can assist in the acquisition of venture capital, borrowings and other financing opportunities, handle licensing issues, and navigate through the often complex area of mergers and acquisitions, buying and selling, investments, licensing, joint ventures and the formation of strategic alliances.

Our experience enables us to provide accurate advice for successful completion of transactions, including any necessary recommendations from outside consultants and experts.