Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP - Corporate Transactions and Organizational Changes

Contact:

Roger Brice
888.858.6429 312.876.3112

Advise clients regarding labor and employment issues arising in corporate transactions and restructurings, including counseling regarding Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act obligations, litigation avoidance, and adverse impact studies in connection with significant workforce reductions.
Assist both sellers and buyers in corporate transactions to negotiate and draft agreements incorporating protective representations and warranties regarding labor and employment issues.
Assist clients in designing and implementing transaction-related restructurings (such as reductions in force and alterations in benefit structures) to avoid litigation.
Represent sellers, acquirers, lenders, and institutional investors in connection with mergers, sales, and acquisitions.
Conduct comprehensive investigation of overall employment operations, including analyses of pending or potential litigation exposure, evaluation of sellers’ labor contracts and ongoing labor relations environments, and determination of impact of collective bargaining agreements, employee benefits obligations, and/or labor and employment laws on acquirers or other parties, such as joint venture partners.