Experienced and Skilled Domestic and International Business and Commercial Law

The law firm of Kranitz and Philipp, located in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin suburb of Grafton, is an experienced domestic and international business and commercial law practice.  Our attorneys represent individuals and businesses in communities in Ozaukee, Waukesha, and Milwaukee counties in Wisconsin, as well as throughout the United States.   We also serve clients internationally, including the countries of Costa Rica and Ireland.

Business & Commercial Law
Lawyers at Kranitz & Philipp provide business and commercial legal services relating to general corporate maintenance and representation, such as providing consultation to boards of directors and the preparation of minutes of shareholder and director meetings, shareholder and director actions and resolutions, legal opinions, shareholder agreements, employment agreements, and other contracts. Our Milwaukee, Wisconsin business licensing agreement lawyers offer legal and practical counsel and advice in all matters that arise in the operation of a business enterprise.  We handle the development of all business contracts, business counseling, as well as business dispute resolution.

Business Tax
Kranitz & Philipp advises and represents clients on many federal, state and local business tax issues. In addition to careful planning during the formation of a business enterprise, our attorneys assist clients in structuring sophisticated transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, sales and other transactions. Our business tax experience includes advising a wide range of clients on all tax and business legal issues, such as recapitalizations, ownership transfers, reorganizations, and buy/sell arrangements. Other areas of our tax practice include pension and profit sharing plans, nonqualified defined compensation plans, incentive stock plans, executive compensation and fringe benefits.

Corporate Structure & Business Organization
Kranitz & Philipp is actively involved in counseling and assisting clients in organizing businesses. In this regard, our services include choice of entity counseling, preparing and filing organizational documentation, providing advice about capitalization and financing issues, preparing and filing securities reports and/or registrations, preparing shareholder (buy-sell) agreements, and assisting with other “start-up” matters. Our Milwaukee, Wisconsin business licensing agreement lawyers represent and advise businesses of all sizes, ranging from small closely held businesses to small public companies, closely-held businesses, company groups with subsidiaries and affiliates, joint ventures strategic alliances, organizing leasing partnerships, and other complex organizations. Our clients represent virtually all industries and service fields. Our representation includes guiding clients through organizational, structural, capitalization, operational, and planning issues.

Mergers & Acquisitions
Our law firm has extensive experience with purchasing, selling, and merging businesses of all sizes and types. Our involvement typically includes assisting the client with initial planning issues and strategies, negotiation of the terms of the transaction, assisting with arranging and structuring financing, preparation of documents and governmental filings, and closing and post-closing matters. Our experience includes stock and asset transactions as well as assisting clients with both public and private transactions including highly leveraged transactions and management buyouts. Our firm has represented buyers, sellers, management, and lenders, domestic and foreign, in both financial and strategic acquisitions. These transactions have involved businesses in many different industries including finance, merchant banking, manufacturing, health care, service, publishing, commodities, food and beverage, retailing, insurance, and venture capital enterprises.

Commercial Real Estate
Our commercial real estate attorneys provide the following services:

  • Preparation or reviewing commercial and residential leases, purchase or sale agreements, preparation of contracts for sale of business property, homes, condominiums, and cooperatives.
  • Loan documentation and use of commercial real estate as security for commercial loans.
  • All facets of construction issues and litigation.
  • Asset protection.

Transactions including like-kind exchanges, sales with participation agreements or subsequent payment installments, sale-leasebacks, leasehold mortgages, wrap-around mortgages, participation mortgages and real estate syndication financing.

Estate Planning & Business Succession
Most business owners eventually face the challenge of either selling their business or transferring ownership to a family member. We counsel clients on estate planning matters related to both tax and non-tax aspects of wealth preservation and distribution and business succession. Our objective is to help develop and implement a succession strategy that maximizes tax advantages, protects assets, and reaches your personal financial objective. Our estate planning attorneys also prepare wills and trusts, business succession planning, probate and trust administration, retirement and tax planning, conservatorships and guardianships, and charitable giving and trusts

Franchising
We are capable of representing clients in connection with franchise offerings, structuring the economic and legal relationship between franchisor and franchisee, drafting the license agreement, preparing the Uniform Franchise Offering Circular (UFOC), preparing and prosecuting the applicable state registrations, and assisting in complying with federal and state franchise laws and regulations.
If you have questions or concerns regarding our business and commercial law representation, please contact us to speak with one of our attorneys, or to schedule a consultation.

Kranitz & Philipp
1238 12th Ave
Grafton, WI 53024-1924
Phone: 262.375.0625
Fax: 262.375.0775
E-mail: kranrich@msn.com