Our firm provides the full complement of business legal services, working with businesses large and small, publicly-held and private, offering all types of services and products. We are experienced in assisting clients with the formation, merger, acquisition and dissolution of corporations, partnerships and other business organizations, and we have developed a franchise practice to represent clients in the negotiation of franchise and licensing relationships. All transactional corporate / business attorneys also provide ongoing corporate and entity legal services for clients, including consultation on our clients' business affairs.

We also practice in the area of securities law, including stockholder and fiduciary matters and compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission regulations in the area of exempt offerings. Our commercial litigators practice in all state and federal courts. (The firm's Business, Corporate and Securities attorneys are also known as the North Carolina Business Counsel Group.)

We Can Help

Services Provided

• Asset Purchases and Sales
• Banking and Finance Issues
• Business Entity Organization
• Closely-held Business Issues
• Commercial Litigation
• Contract Negotiation and Drafting
• Corporate Governance Issues
• Exempt Securities Offerings
• Internet and Online Law
• Limited Liability Companies
• Non-profit Issues
• Partnerships
• Professional Corporations
• Shareholder Issues
• Software Development Agreements

Typical Clients

• Architectural Firms
• Banking Industry
• Film Industry
• High-tech Service Providers
• Homeowner Associations
• Hospital and Medical Service Providers
• Hotels, Restaurants and Resorts
• Manufacturers
• Media
• Non-profit Organizations and Foundations
• Professional Service Corporations
• Real Estate Developers
• Real Estate Syndication Companies
• Start-up Businesses
• Travel-related Companies

The MWB Edge

Having a large number of attorneys — most with extensive experience in the local market — devoted to these areas of practice allows our firm to be immediately responsive to client needs. Our collective breadth of experience and knowledge allows us to assure that the person handling any given matter is the best person to be assigned to it. By thoroughly understanding our clients' business goals and constraints, McGuire, Wood & Bissette, P.A. attorneys provide advice at key points in our clients' decision making process. Our philosophy is to be a trusted resource and strategic partner with our clients to help them achieve success.