Case Studies | Hancock Estabrook, LLP

At Hancock Estabrook, we are invested in our clients’ success and work as an integral member of their team, delivering meaningful and successful representation to help them achieve their goals.

Our case studies highlight some of the unique and complex legal matters our attorneys have assisted clients with. They span a wide variety of industries and practice areas, further magnifying the important work and uncompromised quality services we provide to our clients.

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Growing a Technology Company

When a state-of-the art precision circuit board assembly company came to the attorneys of Hancock Estabrook for assistance with strategic guidance and growth, attorneys from our Corporate, Real Estate and Construction practice areas successfully navigated the client through the process of setting the company up in such a way as to ensure its continued prosperity.

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Business Succession Planning

When the owner of a successful automotive repair company came to the attorneys of Hancock Estabrook for help with the transition of their company to new owners, our attorneys successfully designed and implemented the transaction.

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Planning for the Future

Hancock Estabrook recently served as bond counsel and disclosure counsel to a regional transportation authority in connection with its first major debt issuance. The authority faced a dilemma. Bond attorneys from Hancock Estabrook assisted the issuer in solving the problem.

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Renewable Energy

When a clean renewable energy company was interested in expanding into the State of New York, we helped them address real property issues, negotiate agreements with a variety of Industrial Development Agencies, and navigate contentious zoning, SEQRA and environmental issues in front of municipal boards.

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Employment Discrimination

When a Fortune 300 company needed legal counsel to defend them in an employment discrimination lawsuit, they relied on Hancock Estabrook’s experienced employment law attorneys, who successfully defended the action at every stage.

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Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE)

When a mid-sized food processing company in Central New York was denied recertification status as a New York State Woman-owned Business Enterprise, it faced the prospect of being unable to compete for government contracts that comprised over 75% of its business. Facing decertification, the company considered closing its doors.

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Asset Preservation Planning

When an individual client was referred to our Trusts & Estates team by a local credit union, our knowledgeable and experienced attorneys were able to help the family establish an asset preservation plan that resulted in a nearly 50 percent savings of the client’s assets for future generations.

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Capital Projects and Development

Recently an issuer approached us with a problem, cost overruns had put them in a bind. The Bond Counsel attorneys from Hancock Estabrook assisted the issuer in solving the problem.