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Areas of Practice: Business


The business practice at Siana, Bellwoar & McAndrew, LLP advises individuals and business organizations, ranging from international corporations and publicly traded companies to privately-held businesses and sole proprietorships. Our business attorneys have successfully negotiated complex commercial agreements on behalf of clients in a wide-range of industries, including manufacturing and distribution, real estate, construction, franchising, technology and professional services.

Our strengths are our attorneys’ experience in commercial matters and commitment to providing the most effective legal representation. The Firm’s attorneys work closely with our clients in order to assess their business objectives. Our attorneys skillfully and aggressively represent clients in commercial transactions in order to maximize our clients’ objectives.

Our business attorneys provide advice and counseling in the following representative areas:
  • Mergers, Acquisitions and Asset Transfers
  • Contract Negotiation and Documentation
  • Commercial Lending
  • Real Estate
  • Formation and Capitalization of Entities
  • Franchising
  • Employment
  • Corporate Reorganization
  • Licensing and Regulatory
  • Intellectual Property
  • Technology Licensing
  • Bankruptcy
  • Government Relations
  • Risk Management














News

Municipal Newsletter - Spring 2010
6/21/2010

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"Collecting Delinquent Municipal Fees" Seminar presented by Siana, Bellwoar & McAndrew, LLP
6/10/2010
On June 7, 2010, Stephen V. Siana, Michael G. Crotty, Eric M. Brown and Michael T. Taylor presented a seminar entitled “Collecting Delinquent Municipal Fees” on behalf of Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs (“PSAB”) at the Franklin Commons in the Borough of Phoenixville.
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When Does a Municipality "Approve" a Contract or an Application? by Andrew J. Bellwoar
6/9/2010
When Does a Municipality "Approve" a Contract or an Application?  The Court of Common Pleas of Chester County recently decided an issue of significance for every municipality in Pennsylvania.
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Employer Alert - Employers Struggle With New Disability Law by: Christopher P. Gerber, Esquire
4/19/2010
The expansion of  coverage under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) last year has resulted in confusion over what actually constitutes a "disability."
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Siana Firm Prevails in First Amendment Case by Christopher P. Gerber, Esquire
4/19/2010
On April 14, 2010, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment in favor of Chalfont Borough in favor of Chalfont Borough in Knight v. Drye et al. where the Plaintiff police officer claimed that Borough officials unlawfully terminated him in retaliation for alle
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Siana, Bellwoar & McAndrew, LLP Wins Major Victory for Police Officers!
1/15/2010
Siana, Bellwoar & McAndrew, LLP Wins Major Victory for Police Officers!
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Municipal Newsletter - Spring 2009
7/14/2009

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Councilwoman Immune from Defamation Lawsuit
7/6/2009
In June 2009, attorneys for Siana, Bellwoar & McAndrew, LLP successfully defended a Borough a Councilwoman who allegedly made defamatory remarks about the Borough Council President during public meetings. 
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