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Business Services

Walter Haverfield’s Business Services Group proudly provides counsel around your business needs to deliver comprehensive assessments, detailed plans, and thorough guidance. For over 90 years, we have provided a full range of legal services to family-owned and other closely held businesses representing companies from all industries.

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Jacob B. Derenthal, Chair

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Our Closely Held & Family-Owned Business Difference

As a proactive and innovative business advisory and advocacy law firm, the Walter Haverfield advantage instills confidence and security for our closely held and family-owned business clients.

Areas of focus include:

Mergers, Acquisitions, and Joint Ventures
Sale of Business
Capital Raising and Lender Financing Transactions
Customer and Vendor Contract Drafting, Negotiation, and Disputes
Entity Selection and Formation
Tax and Succession Planning
Strategic and Growth Strategies
Owner Relationships and Control Structures
Executive Compensation
Employment Law Compliance and Employee Benefits
Real Estate Purchase/Sale and Leasing Transactions
Protection of Trade Secrets and Intellectual Property
Risk Management and Mitigation

Closely Held & Family-Owned Businesses Team

Rick Amburgy

Rick L. Amburgey

Partner

Petra J. Bradbury

Associate

Lorraine Catalusci

Associate

Jacob Darenthal

Jacob B. Derenthal

Chair
Partner

Sachin V. Java

Associate

Tim Jochim

Partner

Irene MacDougall

Irene M. MacDougall

Partner

Chuck Schaefer

Charles R. Schaefer

Partner

Russell C. Shaw

Partner

Recognition

Our business attorneys in our Cleveland and Columbus offices are consistently ranked and recognized by Best Lawyers®, Super Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, and more. At Walter Haverfield, we pride ourselves on becoming each client’s trusted corporate advisor for all their business needs.

U.S. NEWS – BEST LAWYERS® 2023 “BEST LAW FIRMS” RANKINGS

Metropolitan Tier 1: Banking and Finance Law
Metropolitan Tier 1: Commercial Litigation
Metropolitan Tier 1: Litigation – Labor and Employment
Metropolitan Tier 1: Litigation – Real Estate
Metropolitan Tier 1: Litigation – Trust & Estates
Metropolitan Tier 1: Real Estate Law
Metropolitan Tier 1: Tax Law
Metropolitan Tier 2: Construction Law
Metropolitan Tier 2: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Metropolitan Tier 2: Litigation – Environmental
Metropolitan Tier 2: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Metropolitan Tier 3: Bet-the-Company Litigation
Metropolitan Tier 3: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Metropolitan Tier 3: Litigation – Construction
Metropolitan Tier 3: Litigation – ERISA

U.S. NEWS – BEST LAWYERS® 2022 “BEST LAW FIRMS” RANKINGS

Metropolitan Tier 1: Litigation – Real Estate
Metropolitan Tier 1: Real Estate Law
Metropolitan Tier 2: Banking and Finance Law
Metropolitan Tier 2: Bet-the-Company Litigation
Metropolitan Tier 2: Litigation – Labor & Employment
Metropolitan Tier 2: Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Metropolitan Tier 2: Tax Law
Metropolitan Tier 2 Trusts & Estates law
Metropolitan Tier 3: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Metropolitan Tier 3: Litigation – ERISA
Metropolitan Tier 3: Litigation – Insurance

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