Customized corporate solutions

Overview

Parsons Behle & Latimer's corporate attorneys ensure they know you, your business and the markets in which you operate - not just the law and words in a contract. Our attorneys' understanding of your strategic objectives and business tactics enable us to quickly deliver legal services aligned with your business objectives. We pride ourselves on our ability to help clients look around the corner and anticipate reactions that will result from their actions.

Parsons' corporate attorneys approach every matter as dealmakers and problem-solvers. We bring business judgement, hewn over decades, to provide legal advice and market insight.

Our client base is highly varied across industries, development stages, ownership type and nationality. Our corporate team routinely advises our United States clients about transacting business outside the United States and, conversely, our foreign clients with respect to their United States operations.

Team

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Experience

Lead Counsel for Multi-State Real Estate Development Projects

Served as lead counsel for a major Intermountain West development company. Provided representation for the acquisition, development, and financing of multiple auto dealerships, industrial retail centers and shopping centers across Utah, Idaho, and Montana. Additionally, offered support in developing an equity fund to facilitate development projects.

Large-Scale Solar Project Development and Acquisition

Served as legal counsel for a developer on multiple utility-scale solar projects exceeding 500 MW capacity, involving various land types. Conducted due diligence, led the purchase and sale agreement and assisted with post-acquisition matters including permitting, land acquisition, environmental issues, title and tax concerns.

Uranium Asset Sale Guidance for Mining Company

Served as legal counsel for a major mining company in the sale of its uranium assets. Advised on environmental liability, permitting issues, mineral title involving thousands of unpatented mining claims, patented lands, mining leases, water rights, and corporate history and organization.

Capabilities

Business Agreements & Commercial Contracts

Advice and oversight of contracts is essential for all emerging companies. Parsons Behle & Latimer's attorneys help businesses review and negotiate essential contracts including consulting agreements, purchase agreements, service agreements, licensing arrangements, SaaS agreements, partnership arrangements, joint venture agreements, contractor agreements, leases, supply chain contracts, employment agreements and NDAs to ensure your interests are protected and liability exposure is mitigated.

Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits

Parsons Behle & Latimer's attorneys counsel a wide variety of businesses and employers in the design, implementation and administration of tax-efficient arrangements that serve to attract, motivate and retain executive employees as well as promote alignment between these employees and business owners. We assist employers to comply with applicable laws and market standards, including the nuances of Section 83(b) elections and the use of profits interests and deferred compensation structures. Our corporate attorneys have expertise drafting all types of executive employment, separation and consulting agreements, equity plans, and bonus and incentive plans.

Governance

Parsons Behle & Latimer’s attorneys are experienced in working with clients to design and implement corporate governance and compliance programs to address regulatory obligations and mitigate legal exposure that could result from improper conduct. As part of our corporate governance services, we consult with clients on implementing policies; controls and procedures, including whistleblower policies; evaluating high-risk areas of operations; creating codes of conduct and employee manuals; performing compliance training and education programs; disclosure obligations; and conducting investigations and taking corrective action.

When faced with any actual or alleged impropriety or noncompliance, we assist companies to conduct internal investigations, uncovering misconduct, protecting a company against spurious allegations or responding to allegations of wrongdoing. We are experienced at assisting clients with all stages of investigations, including document examination (such as email and contract review), employee interviews, background checks, financial audits and more. We have conducted internal investigations focused on allegations of internal theft, embezzlement, computer hacking, trade secret theft, bribery, violating securities laws, sexual harassment, wrongful termination and discrimination.

Project Development & Infrastructure

Parsons Behle & Latimer is the preeminent law firm for project development in our market. Parsons' attorneys have advised on the full life cycle of projects from acquisition to entitlement, permitting and licensing, construction and operation through decommissioning. Over the past seven years, our attorneys have advised on billions of dollars of large-scale projects, working with clients and their capital markets counsel in the mining, power generation and transmission (including solar and wind power) and infrastructure sectors.

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