Our closely held business clients are mature businesses, often owned by family members and operating as limited liability companies or Corporations, and start-up businesses that may have the potential to become publicly held companies. We advise our clients on a variety of matters, including the right form of organization for their enterprises, the structure of executive compensation packages (especially in start-up situations), the interaction between business tax planning and estate planning, and the tax aspects of particular business and financial matters that arise in the course of business. For start-up and later-stage companies in high-technology areas such as electronics, computer components and software, biotechnology and medical sciences, our planning often includes venture capital financings, technology licensing and corporate joint ventures.