Acting as outside general counsel, I have represented entrepreneurs, newly-formed enterprises, emerging growth and established companies in a broad variety of matters including entity selection and formation, capital structure, private placement and institutional equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, incentive compensation (including restricted stock and stock options), corporate partnering, joint ventures, sales and distribution operations, development, negotiation, and documentation of sale and service agreements, distribution or leasing arrangements, terms and conditions of sale or service, independent contractor and consulting services agreements, licensing and intellectual property protection, federal, state, and local taxation, tax-effective transaction and entity structuring, licensure and regulatory compliance matters, and nonprofit entity organization, qualification, compliance and operation.