Business Law
The Business law practice of Muller & Muller, PLLC focuses on the following areas: formation, financing and transactional; franchising and licensing; and business succession. For further details see below:
Formation, Financing and Transactional
Muller & Muller, PLLC works with emerging companies from the stages of pre-incorporation due diligence to formation and funding. Our attorneys will assist entrepreneurs in forming a company or corporation to assure maximum protection from liability and flexibility. We prepare and review agreements necessary to assure that a new or established business has the capital it needs to succeed, including loan agreements, investor agreements, and corporate financing documents. Our attorneys also help companies negotiate purchase agreements, leases, joint-ventures, and acquisition/sale agreements (e.g. stock purchase or asset purchase agreements). The firm’s focus is on serving closely-held businesses move in a direction that best serves the owners and employees aspirations. Our attorneys serve a general counsel role to several emerging companies in Minnesota and the region.
Franchising and Licensing
Andrew Muller is a member of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Franchising, the premier professional organization for franchise attorneys. Andrew’s experience in working for both sides of the franchise relationship coupled with his practical litigation experience provides valuable real-world insight which is a benefit to his clients. Our firm works with clients to prepare and review franchise offering circulars and assure compliance with state franchise laws. In addition, our firm helps clients preserve and enforce their rights under the Minnesota Franchise Act.
Business Succession
At Muller & Muller, we work closely with our business owner clients, and their trusted advisors—such as accountants, financial advisors, and insurance representatives—to help identify and achieve their goals in the area of business succession planning. In general, we aid with the development of plans that provide for transition in management – often to a family member (e.g. son or daughter) or to another shareholder; maximize cash or income in retirement or to a surviving spouse, while minimizing taxation; and, provide an opportunity for our clients to exit or stay involved in their business as they see fit.