Supporting closely held and family-owned businesses from formation through growth, transition, and succession.
Every business starts with a decision to take risk, commit capital, and accept responsibility. Over time, that decision turns into operations, relationships, and long-term consequences. Keiser Law advises closely held and family-owned businesses at every stage, from new ventures finding their footing to established companies navigating growth, transactions, and ownership transitions. The focus is practical legal guidance, clear judgment, and steady counsel aligned with how business owners actually operate.
Whether you are forming your first entity or running a company with decades of history, every legal decision in a closely held business is personal. Keiser Law serves as your outside general counsel — providing sophisticated legal strategy without the overhead of a large firm, at whatever stage your business happens to be.
The right entity structure sets the foundation for everything that follows — liability protection, tax treatment, and how decisions get made. Whether you are launching a new venture or restructuring an existing one, we guide you through entity selection, formation, and ongoing governance so your structure supports the business you are building.
Growth creates opportunity — and complexity. Whether you are negotiating your first major contract, acquiring a competitor, or bringing on a new equity partner, the margin for error is thin. We provide M&A advisory, contract drafting, and deal structuring that protect your interests at every scale.
Every business owner will eventually transition out of their company. The only question is whether it happens on their terms. We help you plan early and plan well — building succession strategies, buy-sell agreements, and ownership transition frameworks that preserve what you have created and protect your family.
Jeffrey W. Keiser brings over 25 years of combined experience as both a practicing attorney and a senior business executive. As a former law firm partner advising closely held businesses and a former executive vice president who led operations, M&A, and an ESOP transition for a multi-state enterprise, Jeffrey understands your challenges from both sides of the table — whether you are just getting started or decades into the work.
That dual perspective — legal acumen paired with real-world operational insight — is what sets Keiser Law apart. When you work with Jeffrey, you get a counselor who speaks the language of business owners because he has been one.
Keiser Law serves as outside general counsel to closely held and family-owned businesses at every stage of growth, with a focus on these core areas.
LLCs, corporations, partnerships, and the right structure for your goals.
Due diligence, deal structuring, negotiation, and integration.
Ownership transfers, buy-sell agreements, and generational planning.
Drafting, negotiation, and risk-managed contract strategy.
Bylaws, operating agreements, board structure, and compliance.
Tax-efficient structuring, ownership disputes, and strategic resolution.
Whether you are forming a new company, growing an existing one, or planning for the next chapter of your business, Keiser Law is here to help.