Morris Laing’s business clients range from local entrepreneurs to national corporations. These clients look to the firm for legal services relating to virtually every phase of their business, including planning, development and operations. Our expertise has assisted companies with raising capital, evaluating tax considerations, and executing mergers and acquisitions.
Since the time of the firm’s founding, the small- and medium-sized business client has served as the mainstay of our practice. Morris Laing was recognized early in its history as a leader in representing the interests of independent oil and gas exploration companies. Over the years, our expertise in business law has grown to encompass other areas including banking, employment, taxation, securities, antitrust, energy, bankruptcy and creditor’s rights, intellectual property, ERISA and employee benefits, real estate transactions and land use, secured lending, healthcare and public utilities.
Today, our business clients also count on us for help in matters as diverse as the formation of new business entities, franchising, contract negotiations and securities representation.
Morris Laing’s experience with acquisitions and mergers dates back to the firm’s founding. We have represented companies in the sale of their businesses and companies that are acquiring other companies.
In the course of our growth, we have successfully structured transactions involving corporations, oil and gas companies and holdings, public real estate and real estate-oriented companies, manufacturing and distribution concerns and financial institutions.
The firm’s extensive involvement in these kinds of transactions over the years has led to the formation of strong ties with entities critical to their success. Morris Laing continues to cultivate and maintain solid relationships with investment banks, bankers, brokers, entrepreneurs and accountants, all of whom are potential resources to help serve our clients’ future needs.
Since the 1970s, Morris Laing attorneys have assisted clients who wish to buy, sell or merge their state or national banks or bank holding companies. The attorneys who work in this area are thoroughly familiar with federal and state regulatory requirements and the issues and time frames involved in the regulatory application process.
They are experienced in negotiating and drafting the necessary agreements, guiding banks and holding companies through the corporate approval process, addressing securities law issues, and supervising the closing process. Their knowledge and experience has led to many smooth and successful transactions.
Morris Laing’s clients draw on our attorneys’ extensive experience in all aspects of bankruptcy and insolvency matters, including our thorough knowledge of nonjudicial restructuring and Chapter 11 reorganizations. We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code. The firm provides a full range of services, including expertise in negotiations; advice on bankruptcy and reorganization issues, including tax advice; and legal representation in the courtroom. Our diverse group of clients includes institutional lenders, general creditors, and committees.
Morris Laing’s business clients range from local entrepreneurs to national corporations. These clients look to the firm for legal services relating to virtually every phase of their business, including planning, development and operations. Our expertise has assisted companies with raising capital, evaluating tax considerations, and executing mergers and acquisitions.
Since the time of the firm’s founding, the small- and medium-sized business client has served as the mainstay of our practice. Morris Laing was recognized early in its history as a leader in representing the interests of independent oil and gas exploration companies. Over the years, our expertise in business law has grown to encompass other areas including banking, employment, taxation, securities, antitrust, energy, bankruptcy and creditor’s rights, intellectual property, ERISA and employee benefits, real estate transactions and land use, secured lending, healthcare and public utilities.
Today, our business clients also count on us for help in matters as diverse as the formation of new business entities, franchising, contract negotiations and securities representation.
With a 80+ year track record of providing clients with expert legal advice and guidance across the entire spectrum of general corporate matters, Morris Laing recognizes general corporate law as one of our focal points.
The firm’s clients range from individual entrepreneurs to large national corporations, and the scope of our services is as diverse as our client list. For example, we provide consultation and advice regarding the formation of new businesses and the type of legal entity most appropriate (e.g., corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership); we offer expertise and counsel on matters involving franchising, contract reviews and negotiations; and we provide securities representation and legal help in matters such as tax consultation and entity governance.
Morris Laing provides a full array of corporate law services. Our corporate law attorneys have extensive experience in forming new corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and non-profits.
We routinely advise on day-to-day matters of corporate governance and the mechanisms for maintaining control and managing risk through shareholder purchase and redemption agreements. We can assist with and advise on maintaining corporate good standing and qualification to do business in the State of Kansas.
With over 30 attorneys, our firm enjoys a depth of experience and offers legal services in all areas of business law and related areas, including tax planning, franchising, mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation, dispute resolution, business succession planning, and human resource management
For the past three decades, Morris Laing has maintained a thriving practice serving clients involved in the healthcare industry. These clients come from all parts of the healthcare profession; they include individual physicians, physician group practices, surgical hospitals and medical centers.
The firm has experience serving both individual practitioners and corporate providers, with advice and representation in matters such as business organization, taxation, state and federal licensing, compliance with Medicare rules, and general business counsel. The firm also has experience defending healthcare clients in cases alleging medical malpractice.
Morris Laing is experienced in enforcing intellectual property rights or defending actions related to those rights. Attorneys with the firm have prosecuted patent infringement cases, copyright cases, trademark and trade dress cases, and trade secret cases.
Morris Laing has represented small inventors against some of the largest corporations in the world, including such entities as Motorola, Inc. and 3M Corp. Attorneys with the firm also have represented corporations in protecting corporate intellectual property from use by departing employees, and on numerous occasions have successfully secured injunctive or monetary relief.
Our Kansas attorneys have prosecuted cases involving appropriation of intellectual property not only in Kansas but in several other forums. From drafting or responding to cease-and-desist letters to securing trademark protection for your intellectual property to prosecuting or defending infringement actions, the experienced attorneys at Morris Laing can handle it.
Morris Laing assists charitable and nonprofit organizations through every stage of formation, organization, and ongoing operation. Our attorneys assist clients with entity formation and incorporation, preparation of governing documents and organizational policies, applications for recognition of federal tax-exempt status, ongoing governance and compliance matters, contract drafting and review, and general counsel services.
We also advise boards of directors and officers regarding fiduciary duties, corporate governance practices, operational structure, regulatory compliance, and organizational decision-making. Morris Laing attorneys work closely with leaders of these organizations to provide practical, cost-effective legal counsel tailored to each organization’s mission, structure, and long-term goals.
Morris Laing’s government contracts lawyers represent clients in all aspects and phases of the public procurement process—from assisting with RFP solicitation responses and contract negotiations to prosecuting and defending bid protest appeals. Regardless of the size or complexity of the transaction, our goal is to minimize the risk of disputes by providing cost-effective legal counsel in navigating the unique complexities of the government procurement process. If a dispute should arise, however, our litigation team is equipped to provide zealous representation to ensure our clients’ claims are resolved fairly and expeditiously before the procuring agency, and if necessary, on appeal to the courts.