A Full-Service Law Firm, Putting Clients First Since 1953

An Experienced Pennsylvania Attorney for Mergers and Acquisitions

Complete Counsel for Business Transactions, Reorganization or Succession

Buying, selling, growing or restructuring a business creates numerous legal considerations. You need a lawyer with the experience and attention to detail to identify pivotal issues, spot opportunities and protect your interests.

Attorneys at Laputka, Bayless, Ecker & Cohn, PC, represent businesses of every size in the planning, structuring and execution of business transactions. We have experience in purchase and sale of businesses, succession of family businesses, and reorganizing or breaking up companies. We also advise commercial lenders that have a stake in business transactions. Our clients do business in the Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and Allentown areas and throughout northeastern Pennsylvania.

Benefit From Wide-Ranging Knowledge of Applicable Laws, Regulations and Transaction Strategies

Our Hazleton-based business law practice is headed by Robert S. Sensky, whose 25 years of experience includes five years as corporate counsel for a Fortune 500 company. He has handled the full spectrum of business deals: simple sale or purchase arrangements; taking over a troubled mom-and-pop operation; transferring a family-owned business to heirs or a key employee; and helping to engineer multimillion-dollar mergers, divestitures and spin-offs.

We handle asset purchase as well as stock purchase transactions. We conduct thorough due diligence, negotiation and review regarding:

  • Succession planning
  • Buy-sell agreements
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Reorganization and operating/partnership/shareholder agreements
  • Business dissolution
  • Letters of intent and purchase agreements
  • Financing commitments
  • Confidentiality agreements
  • Environmental assessment and compliance
  • Consent of third parties
  • Commercial leases
  • Employee matters and labor relations
  • Closings and transfers

Laputka, Bayless, Ecker & Cohn, PC, is an established law firm known for six decades of impeccable client service and proven performance. Email us now or call 570-861-5905 to schedule an appointment with experienced Pennsylvania mergers and acquisitions lawyer Robert Sensky.