Business Services
In the field of Business Services, we regularly advise public and private companies, private equity firms, investment banks, government entities, middle-market companies, individual entrepreneurs, and other institutions in a broad spectrum of business and financial matters.
Recognized by Chambers USA and U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms," as a leading law firm in the delivery of sophisticated corporate services, the attorneys of Stites & Harbison regularly counsel clients on a broad range of matters from strategic transactions to the day-to-day operations and success of their business.
We provide dedicated and cost-effective counsel on:
- Administrative Law
- Airport Law
- Business Expansion, Relocation & Government Incentive Programs
- Charitable & Nonprofits
- Commercial Finance
- Contract Drafting
- Negotiations for Public & Private Partnerships
- Succession Planning
- Corporate Finance & Securities Offerings
- Corporate Governance & Disclosure
- Employee Benefits
- Entertainment Law
- Entrepreneurial Services
- ESOPs
- Joint Ventures
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Securities
- Taxation
- Trade Association Law
The lawyers of Stites & Harbison work collaboratively, across industries and practices, to provide the most comprehensive and thorough legal representation.
New Markets Tax Credits - How to Go About Getting Your Project "Shovel Ready”
What do New Markets Tax Credits (“NMTC”) mean to a qualifying project? Attorneys Jim Seiffert and Jack Seiffert take a look in this client alert.
New Markets Tax Credit-What it Takes to Have a “Shovel Ready” Project
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Webinar
Please join Stites & Harbison for a webinar focused on what makes a project “shovel ready” for the purpose of attracting New Markets Tax Credit financing.
C-PACE FINANCING: An Uncommon Solution to Project Financing
Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (“C-PACE”) is an overlooked and underutilized solution to funding energy efficient capital improvements which commercial developers and building owners should consider when putting together their project’s capital stack. Attorneys Jim Seiffert and Jack Seiffert, along with Nick Maglasang, Vice President-Business Development at Twain Financial Partners, take a look at C-PACE)
Stites & Harbison Welcomes Walter J. Dunn
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC welcomes attorney Walter J. Dunn to the firm as a Member (Partner).
Top Women in Business Spotlight: Marjorie Farris
The Lane Report takes a closer look at the women who are making a difference in Kentucky. Stites Chair and Louisville attorney Marjorie Farris is featured today.
James B. Beam Institute Industry Conference
Webinar
Environmental attorneys Bill Gorton and Jennifer Cave will be speakers at The University of Kentucky’s James B. Beam Institute's second Annual Industry Conference.
Brian A. Cromer Named to 2021 Bingham Fellows Class
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Leadership Louisville recently announced that Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Brian A. Cromer is one of 47 community leaders selected for membership in the 2021 Bingham Fellows class.
Real estate veterans partner on West End condo project
The New Stimulus Package and the Next Round of Paycheck Protection Program Loans
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Appropriations Act”), one of the longest bills ever passed in the history of the U.S. Congress, was signed into law on December 27, 2020. This legislation provides approximately $900 billion in new stimulus funding, of which $284 billion has been allocated to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”).
Paycheck Protection Program Loans Guidance
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Webinar
Stites attorney Brian Cromer will be one of the speakers discussing what has changed for this new round of funding and how to make use of the Paycheck Protection Program.
PPP Update: AGC Lawsuit Hammers Away at the SBA, Alleging Violations of Borrowers’ Constitutional Rights
The Associated General Contractors of America, Inc. (“AGC”), the U.S. construction industry’s largest trade association, has taken dead aim at the controversial Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan necessity questionnaire (the “Questionnaire”) that was recently introduced by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) and the so-called PPP “necessity” certification (the “Necessity Certification”). The Necessity Certification is the SBA requirement that PPP loan applicants certify in good faith that economic uncertainty makes the loan request necessary to support ongoing operations.
Kentucky Super Lawyers Honors 41 Stites & Harbison Attorneys for 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2021 edition of Kentucky Super Lawyers recently honored 42 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in the Covington, Frankfort, Lexington and Louisville, Ky., offices.
Bill Joseph Recognized in Georgia Trend’s 2020 Legal Elite
ATLANTA—Georgia Trend magazine has selected Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney William M. (Bill) Joseph as one of its 2020 Legal Elite in the category of Taxes/Estates/Trusts Law. This is the seventh time Joseph has earned the Legal Elite honor.
Ten Stites & Harbison Attorneys Honored by 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The 2020 edition of Mid-South Super Lawyers recently honored 10 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys.
Legal Maneuvering: How the pandemic has forced Louisville law firms to rethink the workplace
The practice of law was already trending toward remote work when the coronavirus outbreak sent attorneys packing to their home offices in March, said Bob Connolly, chairman of Stites & Harbison PLLC in Louisville.
Stites & Harbison Highly Ranked in 45 Practice Areas in 2021 “Best Law Firms” List
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have released their 2021 “Best Law Firms” rankings. Stites & Harbison, PLLC’s three National Tier 1 rankings include: Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate, and Trademark Law. The firm’s overall results include 83 metropolitan rankings in seven regions and represent the 45 legal practice areas.
Stites & Harbison Welcomes John Weber
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC welcomes attorney John Weber to the firm’s Louisville, Ky., office.
Stites leader Robert Connolly on how his office manages the state of downtown
Robert Connolly, chairman of Stites & Harbison PLLC, had a godson who was living in the Chinese province of Wuhan as an English teacher in late 2019, before it was the epicenter the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Tom Halbleib, Jr. Appointed to Kentucky Local Government Public-Private Partnership Board
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has appointed Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Tom Halbleib, Jr. as a member of the Kentucky Local Government Public-Private Partnership Board. He will serve a term expiring on August 1, 2024.
Restart Kentucky: Payroll Protection Program Loan Forgiveness
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Louisville office attorney Brian Cromer will be a panelist for this webinar discussing the Payroll Protection Program on September 11, 2020.