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Business and Commercial Law Attorneys in Hackensack

New Jersey Business Lawyers

Transactions • Contracts • Litigation • Real Estate

The New Jersey business lawyers of Kates Nussman Rapone Ellis & Farhi, LLP offer general legal counsel to small companies, large corporations, partnerships, non-profit organizations and real estate associations throughout the state. The commercial law acumen of our 11 attorneys, combined with the solid reputation of our 93-year-old firm, offers unmatched representation for our clients.

We are a full service business and commercial law firm serving clients in Hackensack, Elizabeth, Newark, Jersey City, Union City, and across New Jersey, particularly Hudson County, Bergen County and Passaic County. We offer with experience in multi-million-dollar, complex real estate transactions and refinancing, with attorneys who focus on litigation and mediation of commercial disputes. Our practice can handle any legal matter for our business clientele:

  • Buy-sell agreements
  • Complex real estate transactions
  • Drafting and review of contracts
  • Foreclosures
  • Mortgage broker litigation
  • Contract disputes
  • Franchise litigation
  • Commercial leasing
  • Commercial refinancing
  • Real estate financing
  • Real estate tax appeals
  • Commercial litigation
  • Intellectual property rights
  • Tax strategies for transactions
  • Generational transfers of business interests (succession planning)
  • Purchase and sale of inventory and equipment
  • Employment contracts and union negotiations
  • Legal counsel on commercial law, health car law, and entertainment law

Contact the New Jersey business lawyers of Kates Nussman Rapone Ellis & Farhi, LLP to enquire further about our business and commercial law services. Founded in 1913, our Hackensack-based law firm has many clients who have been with us through generations, and we look forward to starting a new and long-lasting relationship.

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Kates Nussman Rapone Ellis & Farhi, LLP
190 Moore Street, Suite 306
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: 201-488-7211
Fax: 201-488-1210
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