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Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, PC
168 Capitol Street
Augusta, ME 04330
tel: 207-626-0395
fax: 207-430-0081
Business and Securities
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell serves the business needs of national and local companies using an interdisciplinary approach that goes beyond merely providing traditional legal services. Our business attorneys work closely with our financial services, government relations specialists, in-house economist and communications specialists to fashion practical business solutions.
We act as general and special counsel to a broad range of companies in many industries:
* Financial services
* Insurance
* Healthcare
* Energy/utilities
* Telecom
* Manufacturing
* Computer hardware and software
* Bank and non-bank lenders
* Venture capital
* Resort industry
* Timber
* Colleges, universities
* Non-profit organizations.
COMPREHENSIVE BUSINESS SERVICES
We represent for-profit and non-profit businesses in all stages of development, from start-up and initial capitalization to acquisitions or sale. We bring our team of corporate, securities, tax and labor attorneys to work on regulatory, labor and litigation issues. Our areas of expertise include:
* Selection of appropriate business entity
* Formation of all types of business entities
* Capitalizing businesses through debt and equity transactions
* Executive compensation and employee benefits
* Commercial contracts and licenses
* Mergers and acquisitions
* Public and private securities offerings
* Compliance with federal and state securities laws
* Shareholder/Member relations
* Federal and New Hampshire taxation
* Broker/Dealer regulation.
FOCUS ON LENDERS AND INVESTORS
As part of our financial services and venture capital practice, we also devote substantial time to representing lenders and investors as general and local counsel in complex transactions, including:
* General commercial loans
* Construction financing
* Lending to healthcare, utility and other regulated entities
* Loan participation and co-lending arrangements
* Underwriter's counsel
* Securitization transactions
* Equity investments by private investors
* Formation of investment partnerships
* Venture capital financing transactions.
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