Retail

The past several decades have brought significant changes to the retail industry, from industry consolidation to the emergence of new technologies. Seyfarth Shaw has deep experience helping retailers succeed in this tumultuous environment, whether they operate in cyberspace or from physical locations.

Our real estate group has developed an extensive practice helping many of the nation’s largest retailers and owners of shopping malls negotiate leases for retail space, acquire new properties and develop new facilities. We provide guidance with all areas of financing, zoning and environmental matters.

The firm’s labor and employment attorneys help retail clients address employment policies and procedures, wage and hour issues, anti-discrimination compliance, outsourcing, compensation, employee benefits, business immigration, union negotiations and collective bargaining campaigns.

Our corporate attorneys help retailers with all aspects of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, including due diligence and business restructuring. When necessary, our bankruptcy attorneys help distressed companies seek protection from creditors while exploring alternatives to bankruptcy, including restructurings, workouts and asset sales.

As online transactions continue to increase, our intellectual property and technology attorneys help clients establish and manage Internet-based operations, from licensing and protecting software, proprietary business processes and trade secrets, to negotiating pricing, advertising, promotions and sweepstakes agreements. Our tax attorneys help online retailers ensure compliance with complex federal and state tax law, with particular attention to collection, reporting and payment of sales tax revenues.