Business Organizations

Wise Carter represents a wide range of business clients ranging from private and public corporations to sole proprietorships, general and limited partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships and new business ventures and teaming arrangements. Lawyers in the firm have also assisted with the structure of public/private joint ventures between private investors and political subdivisions.

The firm offers advice with respect to the formation and restructuring of business entities, securities issues, corporate and business planning, corporate governence, trademark and copyright matters, and shareholder and partnership disputes. The firm is experienced in contract negotiation and preparation of partnership and shareholder agreements, acquisitions and sales of businesses, mergers and stock acquisitions, loan agreements and workouts, and a variety of other commercial transactions and financings.

Wise Carter lawyers have been active in the Mississippi Bar and American Bar Association Sections on Business Law, the American Law Institute's Corporate Governence Project, the ABA Committee on Corporate Laws, the ABA Committee on Partnerships and the Business Law Advisory Group, which is responsible for drafting new corporate and commercial legislation in Mississippi.

Damon G. Carpenter

William O. Carter, Jr.
Henry E. Chatham, Jr.
Betty Toon Collins

Elizabeth Ganzerla Hooper
A. Spencer Gilbert III
Mark J. Goldberg
Barry K. Jones
Crane D. Kipp
James L. Robertson
Joe D. Stevens

Jeremy C. Vanderloo
Louis Watson
Margaret H. Williams