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# Corporate

## Business understanding. Business solutions.

Stone Hilton advises public and private companies, founders, entrepreneurs, boards of directors, investors and financial sponsors on the full range of corporate matters that shape a business’s growth, ownership and strategic direction. We counsel clients on formations, governance, equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic investments, reorganizations and other transactions involving the acquisition, disposition or restructuring of a business.

We regularly advise on the full life cycle of a company and its transactions, including capitalization and ownership matters, shareholder and investor rights, board and committee governance, executive arrangements, strategic partnerships, commercial agreements and liquidity events. Our lawyers also assist with sensitive matters involving control, conflicts, fiduciary duties, minority protections and changes in management or ownership.

> Our corporate lawyers bring a practical understanding of how transactions are negotiated, documented and implemented in the real world. We help clients evaluate alternatives, identify material risks and move efficiently from initial discussions to closing. Whether advising a founder on a first institutional investment, a company pursuing an acquisition or a sponsor structuring a complex transaction, we focus on the client’s commercial objectives while protecting against legal and execution risk.

Attribution: Kristin Boggiano, Partner