The attorneys of Kessler Collins have a wealth of education and experience. Yet despite the scope of credentials, you would be hard pressed to find a more accessible firm. We thrive on interacting with our clients and take pride in the many long-term relationships we have cultivated. These relationships continue because we invest in our clients by providing services that enhance their business and increase their success.

Kessler Collins employs a team approach to our clients’ business to ensure the availability of attorneys who are aware of their issues and can address them promptly. We work hard to learn not only our client’s business and the issues that affect their industry. We pride ourselves in knowing the law and the surrounding fact and circumstances in the matters we handle. Most of our attorneys have been practicing for more than 25 years each. We have board certified attorneys, attorneys who are members of the College of the State Bar of Texas, attorneys who have been named as among the best in their field by rating groups and attorneys who have had real life experience in the business world. We know what we can do, and we do it well.

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

Our lawyers actively and regularly represent owners, investors, developers, REITs, real estate portfolio companies, institutional investors, lenders and other financial institutions, landlords, tenants, contractors, brokers and other business and individuals across the United States in a wide array of real estate matters, including the acquisition, disposition, development, financing and leasing of vacant land and build-to-suit, retail, industrial, office, multifamily and mixed-use properties. Our goal is to provide sophisticated legal advice and services from the initial diligence, evaluation, and acquisition of real and improved property through the development, permitting, construction, leasing, management, operation, and final disposition of same.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Kessler Collins’ Financial Services Practice provides assistance with the complex legal demands facing financial institutions including banks, broker dealers, investment advisors, insurance companies, special opportunities lenders, credit card processors, mortgage lenders, equipment lessors and asset-based lenders. Our attorneys have expertise in AAA and FINRA arbitrations, state and federal court litigation, bankruptcy litigation, and SEC and FINRA enforcement matters. Kessler Collins attorneys also provide assistance with business transactions that impact these institutions and counsel clients on cutting edge and unique issues such as privacy and data security.

HEALTH CARE

These days, the healthcare world is highly regulated, rapidly changing, and intertwined with multiple different legal disciplines. We understand that clients in this field require their legal counsel to have a first-hand knowledge and understanding of the unique issues of the healthcare environment and constructive solutions to their problems. Our lawyers have in-depth expertise helping clients properly structure their business relationships and transactions, comply with laws and regulations, and achieve successful resolutions regulatory and civil proceedings.

LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

We represent and advise businesses in all areas of employment law including the negotiation, drafting, and litigation/arbitration of employee and independent contracts agreements, confidentiality agreements, non-solicitation/non-compete agreements, executive compensation agreements, and employee policies and benefits plans. We also represent employers in all types of employment and related claims including those surrounding issues of compensation, discrimination, and violations of employment agreements. We also provide advice for the compliance of state and federal laws regulating employment, including compensation, harassment/discrimination, and wrongful termination.

CORPORATE / MERGERS AND AQUISITIONS

Our corporate and securities practice area consists of an experienced and multidisciplinary team focused on successfully completing our clients’ transactions. We focus on cost-effective, responsive and quality results. We offer a full range of services in various industries, including financial, hospitality/food & beverage, health care, real estate, technology, energy, manufacturing, professional services, entertainment and retail.

We handle all types of merger and acquisition transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions of entire businesses, subsidiaries and divisions, as well as acquisition and dispositions through bankruptcy proceedings. The practice encompasses all aspects of the private equity and M&A, including the structuring of acquisitions and financings for private and public companies, negotiated as well as unsolicited acquisitions, going private transactions and spin-off/carve-out transactions.