We leverage the advantages that only a full-service firm can offer and work with our colleagues in the firm’s Securities, Tax, Employee Benefits, Restructuring, M&A, Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation and other practice areas to handle the full range of legal issues that arise in domestic and international corporate and other business transactions and restructurings. Examples include negotiating and drafting employment and labor-related covenants, representations and warranties in purchase agreements; conducting due diligence; counseling on WARN Act issues where facility closures or layoffs may occur; advising on union “effects bargaining” and the assumption of bargaining agreements; and drafting key ancillary documents.
We also have substantial experience in the employment and labor aspects of corporate bankruptcies and other restructurings. We assist in preparing incentive plans and agreements to help key individuals stay motivated; assist with impact and disparate treatment analyses; advise on legal restrictions on the use of retention and severance provisions in bankruptcies; represent debtors and creditors in contested hearings to approve or reject employment, compensation, union and benefits agreements and plans, and in plan confirmation proceedings; and counsel and represent clients in related union negotiations.
