McCandlish Holton offers a full range of legal services to businesses locating and/or expanding their operations. Our attorneys work on a team basis to provide the integrated, cost-effective services necessary to negotiate and close the deal. Our projects range from start-ups to the largest single private investment in Virginia history. Clients including energy companies, manufacturers, biotechnology and information technology firms, agribusiness firms, transportation, and the service sector.

Public and Government Relations.
Our work includes interaction and negotiation with state-level decision makers as well as local economic development professionals and elected officials. We work to build long-term, relationships for our clients in a way that enhances the strategic values associated with being good corporate citizens. We work well with public relations and media consultants to establish and maintain the message.

Incentives/Public Financing/Public-Private Partnerships.
Our lawyers are adept at working with clients and state and local government officials to tailor a package of incentives to businesses including employee recruitment and training expenses, transportation and infrastructure improvements, loan guarantees and private activity bonds. McCandlish Holton developed and negotiated the first Virginia public-private partnership for privatizing state government transportation services. This action is hailed as one of the largest and most successful such undertakings in the country and a model for other jurisdictions.

Innovative Private Finance/Capital Formation.
Our lawyers work with a variety of small and mid-sized growth companies to structure innovative financing packages to meet the capital needs of growing businesses. The Virginia Small Business Financing Authority showcased one of our financing projects for local economic development officers in Virginia. The firm has also been active in representing growing high tech businesses and attracting Angel investor and venture capital financing.

Foreign Trade/Enterprise/HUB/Local Technology Zones.
Our lawyers developed Virginia's first Foreign Trade Zone and routinely assist clients with Foreign Trade Zone, Enterprise Zone, Local Technology Zone and HUB Zone issues.

Real Estate and Land Use.
We assist economic development prospects with the identification and acquisition of real estate, negotiation of financing arrangements, and associated due diligence, as well as sophisticated land use and zoning services. We work on hundreds of such matters a year and have diverse experience in this area.

Environmental.
The attorneys in our environmental practice are skilled in sitting, permitting and compliance issues and are recognized as among the best in their practice area.

General Corporate Services.
Our clients rely upon us for the full range of corporate services including choice of entity, entity formation, shareholder/member agreements and governance issues. We also have extensive expertise in all types of transactional work from mergers and acquisitions to all types of financing including asset-based working capital loans, equipment loans, construction and permanent loans.

State and Local Taxation.
Virginia has a unique state and local tax structure and our attorneys are recognized as among the best in their field at helping clients in this area.

Labor and Employment.
Our labor team assists clients with all aspects of human resources law including employment and non-compete agreements, workforce training and development assistance, and employment disputes.