Corporate & Transactions
Closely-held company representation: M&A, governance, commercial contracts, financings, and succession planning.
- Acquisitions & divestitures
- Board & governance
- Commercial agreements
- Founder & key-employee equity
Harbor Law Group is a 42-attorney firm representing closely-held businesses, family offices, and individuals across the eastern United States. Founded 2003. Three offices. One bar to clear: your outcome.
We don't try to do everything. The work we take on is the work the firm has done well for two decades — and that's the work we keep.
Closely-held company representation: M&A, governance, commercial contracts, financings, and succession planning.
Federal, state, and cross-border planning. IRS controversy work, including audits, appeals, and Tax Court litigation.
Multi-generational planning for high-net-worth families, including trusts, private foundations, and business succession.
Every engagement begins with a partner. Not a paralegal, not an associate. We've found it's the single biggest predictor of the outcome.
Managing Partner · Corporate
22 years in middle-market M&A. Penn Law '02. Former GC of a mid-cap industrial holding company.
Partner · Tax
Tax LL.M., NYU '08. Former IRS appeals officer. Lectures on §1031 and Opportunity Zones.
Partner · Estate
ACTEC Fellow. 19 years in trust and estate planning for owner-operators and family offices.
Partner · Corporate
Cross-border M&A and joint ventures. Chambers USA-recognized for the past 6 years running.
Short, practical writing from the partners on changes that affect our clients. No marketing fluff, no SEO content mill — three notes a month, max.
The reporting deadlines moved, but most small entities still owe a filing. A short note on who's covered and what the filing looks like.
Read note →Five planning moves worth considering before the exemption resets — none of which require lighting your money on fire.
Read note →The two clauses most founders' agreements still get wrong, and the language we now recommend for any partnership over five years old.
Read note →Tell us the situation in a sentence. We'll tell you whether we can help, what it would likely cost, and who in the firm would handle it.
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