- Criminal Defense
- Corporate LawKJK’s Corporate & Securities Practice Group focuses on the entire life cycle of our clients’ businesses, including formation and capitalization of start-up companies, day-to-day business needs, private equity funds and independent sponsors, venture capital transactions...
- Mergers and AcquisitionsAt KJK, our attorneys are uniquely experienced in lower middle market mergers and acquisitions transactions involving clients ranging from entrepreneurs to ordinary businesses to private equity funds to public companies. Our experienced M&A attorneys work with businesses every step of the way in the structuring, diligence, negotiation, drafting and closing of acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, restructurings and recapitalizations in all manner of industries. Our M&A attorneys aim to minimize risk to our clients and arrange creative solutions to problems that might otherwise cause a transaction to fail.
- Business Disputes
- Business Transactions
- Construction ContractsHandled all aspects of the development of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, including State, County and Federal legislation, County and Port Authority Bond financing, ground leasing and submerged land leasing, Corps of Engineers and FAA permitting, and architects and construction contracts
- Trade SecretsIntellectual Property is both an asset and a tool for building value in your company. We can help you assess, cultivate, and protect the potential of your core technology, brand, and product & service offerings through patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret protection: identifying creative and cost-effective strategies that are compatible with your business objectives.
- Intellectual Property
- Unfair CompetitionOur technology and intellectual property counseling services include assisting our clients to identify and maximize the value of their technology and intellectual property assets through protection strategies, management, licensing, conveyance and other strategic agreements. In an increasingly global market, we provide solutions for our clients’ patent, copyright, trademark, trade dress, trade secret, industrial design, unfair competition and internet commerce.
- Wrongful Termination
- Employment ContractState and Federal laws provide key protection for valuable trade secrets – so long as the secrecy of the underlying subject matter is actively protected. We work with our clients to identify, protect and enforce their trade secrets. Through properly structured employment agreements and policies, services and consulting agreements and business-driven non-disclosure agreements, we can help maintain the value of company trade secrets.
- Employment LitigationKJK’s Ohio-based civil litigators have successfully resolved a broad range of commercial and regulatory matters, including construction defects, breaches of contracts, creditor disputes, employment issues, fraud allegations, and securities and shareholder litigation.
- Non-compete AgreementPrior law provided that, unlike an agreement of confidentiality (see below) an employer must provide “something of value†to the employee in order for the non-compete agreement to be enforceable.
- Severance AgreementAt the heart of it all, KJK has been – and always will be – a business law firm. We also offer a full range of private client services, including estate planning, employment and severance negotiations, family law, reputation management, Title IX and more.
- Real Estate LitigationIf you are financing a residence or commercial property, your lender will require you to obtain a Loan Policy of Title Insurance as protection for the lien of the lender’s mortgage. You may also obtain an Owner’s Policy of Title Insurance to protect your ownership of the property from such potential title threats as boundary disputes, errors in your deed, claims by an ex-spouse, and liens from contractors or previous lenders. We certainly recommend that an owner of real property obtain the protection of title insurance.
- Construction LitigationAppropriately balance the unique risks and rewards through all stages of design and construction. Our construction attorneys are well-versed in all aspects of construction law, from preparing and negotiating AIA contracts to project financing and management, as well as alternative dispute resolution proceedings such as arbitration and mediation.
- Real Estate TransactionsIn the life cycle of any business – particularly as companies expand – leasing, buying, owning, selling, financing and developing real estate are crucial considerations. KJK’s Real Estate attorneys engage in a comprehensive real estate practice representing a wide array of clients. We understand that real estate transactions are as diverse as the organizations and people who transact them. KJK’s Real Estate lawyers counsel buyers, sellers, owners, developers, landlords, tenants, investors, lenders, borrowers and businesses in residential, commercial and industrial real estate projects and transactions.
- Eminent Domain
- Easement
- Land Use and Zoning
- Landlord-Tenant Disputes
- Condominium Law
- Estate Planning, including corporate law, labor and employment issues, civil litigation, construction and real estate, wealth and estate planning, cybersecurity and data privacy, economic development and more
- Probate
- BankruptcyBankruptcy litigation moves at a lightning-fast pace, requiring lawyers to respond quickly to best protect their clients’ interests. During the first days of a Chapter Eleven corporate bankruptcy case, the court addresses and often enters binding orders concerning major issues including financing and use of cash collateral, employee retention and compensation, assumption and rejection of leases and other contracts, and payment of priority creditors and critical vendors. Within weeks, an official committee of unsecured creditors may be formed. Accordingly, it is essential that bankruptcy trial lawyers possess a comprehensive understanding of both the substance and procedure of bankruptcy law and practice.
- ForeclosureKJK’s creditors’ rights attorneys assist a variety of clients on all aspects of insolvency-related matters, including extensive experience in bankruptcy cases, clawback actions, state court receiverships, secured lender workouts and out-of-court restructuring. We protect your secured collateral position by ensuring all actions are commercially reasonable in liquidation and foreclosure proceedings. KJK is also diligent in pursuit of commercial collection, maximizing value to unsecured creditors.
- Tax Law