Economic Development

We help clients

When making an investment decision, it is crucial to understand state and local tax implications that could impact the investment. We help you identify all available incentives in order to determine if you should invest or expand. Once the decision to invest is made, we help implement the investment decision and provide legal counsel on taxation, finance, environmental, real estate, employment and labor, immigration, international transactions, governmental, contract, and construction law.

Interdisciplinary team

We recognize that economic development involves much more than securing incentives. We have developed a multi-disciplinary, integrated approach to dealing with the variety of issues that confront expanding or relocating businesses. Our attorneys have a deep working knowledge relating to new and expanding greenfield manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, office, and technology projects. Our team is experienced in economic development projects as well as other subject areas inherent in start-ups and expansions such as environmental, corporate, contracts, employment, governmental, international trade and customs, and immigration matters. Many of our partners formerly served as state-elected and appointed officials and as in-house general counsel and bring valuable perspectives and working relationships to the identification and resolution of issues that arise in connection with a company locating or expanding operations.

Our clients range from small local start-ups to international corporations engaged in various industries, such as

• Advanced materials
• Agribusiness
• Aerospace
• Automotive
• Chemicals
• Distribution
• Electronics and consumer products
• Energy
• Financial services
• Healthcare
• Manufacturing
• Office facilities
• Service/call centers
• Technology
• Telecommunications
• Utilities

Help navigate the ins and outs of incentives

• Provide technical experience to identify state and local incentives, including the incentives that provide real value in connection with a particular project
• Provide guidance as to the art of the possible and how to achieve it, based upon decades of experience with new and expanded economic development projects
• Provide timely and client-driven implementation of negotiated incentives to ensure that our clients receive the benefit of their bargains

Our extensive experience with incentives and economic development projects helps our clients

• Identify the possibilities – in connection with the incentives that may be available (both legally and politically) to your project based upon prior transactions and present state and community political environments
• Make timely investment decisions – by obtaining timely technical assistance, guidance and negotiation support
• Negotiate and draft incentive agreements – including state cash grant agreements, jobs tax incentive agreements, property tax incentive agreements, and other incentive agreements relating to economic development projects 

Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

• Represented European manufacturer in connection with $500 million greenfield investment and $4 billion additional investments and creation of over 5,000 jobs in several locations
• Represented Asian manufacturer in establishment of $1 billion greenfield manufacturing facility
• Represented European pharmaceutical company in establishment and expansion of $750 million research and development and manufacturing facility
• Represented U.S. computer software company in several expansions of its facilities
• Represented U.S. technology service companies in connection with new and expanded facilities of $10 million - $20 million
• Represented U.S. retailer in establishing and expanding several distribution centers with over $300 million in investment and over 1,000 jobs
• Represented U.S. food services company in connection with establishment of $10 million distribution facility
• Represented European company in new $500 million manufacturing facility
• Represented U.S. subsidiary of a European manufacturer in connection with moving its U.S. headquarters
• Represented Asian company in establishment of $60 million distribution center
• Represented Asian company in connection with incentives relating to establishment of 400 person customer service center
• Represented U.S. subsidiary of a European company in connection with establishment of $100 million service and technology center
• Represented Australian automotive supplier in connection with establishment of $100 million manufacturing facility
• Represented European automobile manufacturer in connection with $500 million greenfield facility