Corporate

Advice and oversight of contracts is essential for all emerging companies. Parsons Behle & Latimer's attorneys help businesses review and negotiate essential contracts including consulting agreements, purchase agreements, service agreements, licensing arrangements, SaaS agreements, partnership arrangements, joint venture agreements, contractor agreements, leases, supply chain contracts, employment agreements and NDAs to ensure your interests are protected and liability exposure is mitigated.

Parsons Behle & Latimer's attorneys counsel a wide variety of businesses and employers in the design, implementation and administration of tax-efficient arrangements that serve to attract, motivate and retain executive employees as well as promote alignment between these employees and business owners. We assist employers to comply with applicable laws and market standards, including the nuances of Section 83(b) elections and the use of profits interests and deferred compensation structures. Our corporate attorneys have expertise drafting all types of executive employment, separation and consulting agreements, equity plans, and bonus and incentive plans.

Parsons Behle & Latimer’s attorneys are experienced in working with clients to design and implement corporate governance and compliance programs to address regulatory obligations and mitigate legal exposure that could result from improper conduct. As part of our corporate governance services, we consult with clients on implementing policies; controls and procedures, including whistleblower policies; evaluating high-risk areas of operations; creating codes of conduct and employee manuals; performing compliance training and education programs; disclosure obligations; and conducting investigations and taking corrective action.

When faced with any actual or alleged impropriety or noncompliance, we assist companies to conduct internal investigations, uncovering misconduct, protecting a company against spurious allegations or responding to allegations of wrongdoing. We are experienced at assisting clients with all stages of investigations, including document examination (such as email and contract review), employee interviews, background checks, financial audits and more. We have conducted internal investigations focused on allegations of internal theft, embezzlement, computer hacking, trade secret theft, bribery, violating securities laws, sexual harassment, wrongful termination and discrimination.

Parsons Behle & Latimer is the preeminent law firm for project development in our market. Parsons' attorneys have advised on the full life cycle of projects from acquisition to entitlement, permitting and licensing, construction and operation through decommissioning. Over the past seven years, our attorneys have advised on billions of dollars of large-scale projects, working with clients and their capital markets counsel in the mining, power generation and transmission (including solar and wind power) and infrastructure sectors.