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Overview:
We focus largely on the representation of growing entrepreneurial clients. These include start-up enterprises and ongoing private and public companies engaged in any number of fields such as biotechnology, medical devices, software and computers, electronics, health care, telecommunications, banking and financial services. Many of our clients are high growth and technology based. We provide advice and assistance to these clients on founder arrangements, equity incentive plans, licensing matters, employment agreements, distributorship agreements, private equity and venture capital financings, acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures and strategic corporate partnerships, among other matters.
Our firm counsels more mature businesses and individuals on a range of issues including tax and estate planning, shareholder arrangements and corporate transactions. In addition, we specialize in controversies between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service and the Massachusetts Department of Revenue and disputes in the context of closely held companies. We also counsel tax-exempt organizations.
We are a small, service driven firm. We try to learn as much about the client's business as we can and then assume an ongoing advisory and advocacy role. Our objective is to problem solve and to add value by advancing the client's business objectives.
Chu, Ring & Hazel LLP was formed in February, 1995 by John Chu and Jim Ring. Both were previously affiliated with Bingham McCutchen LLP, one of Boston's largest law firms. John was a partner in that firm's business area and also a member of its Entrepreneurial Services Group. Jim spent six years as an associate with Bingham McCutchen's litigation area and then ran his own business litigation practice for another six years before setting up our Firm with John.
In January of 1997, Will Hazel joined our Firm as a tax partner. He was formerly Acting General Counsel and First Deputy Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Revenue and before that was a partner in the Bingham McCutchen LLP tax area. We changed our name to Chu, Ring & Hazel LLP in July of 1997.
Our nine-lawyer firm is based in open loft space located in the Fort Point Channel area of South Boston. We offer legal expertise in the areas of business transactions, corporate organization and governance, federal and Massachusetts state taxation, banking and securities regulation and compliance, business disputes and litigation, estate planning, employment law and licensing.
We focus particularly on representing young growing companies and entrepreneurs; controversies between taxpayers and the Massachusetts Department of Revenue and the Internal Revenue Service; and disputes among shareholders and partners of closely held businesses. |
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