Corporate Counsel & Business Transactions

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Overview

The Business Transactions Team at GGB delivers practical, sophisticated counsel to companies, investors, and entrepreneurs navigating complex deals and strategic growth.

With a deep bench of experience across corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial real estate, we help clients structure, negotiate, and close transactions with clarity and confidence. From negotiating day-to-day commercial agreements to executing transformative acquisitions or sales, we offer business-minded solutions grounded in legal precision. We advise on entity formation and governance, joint ventures, equity incentive plans, succession strategies, and capital structuring. Our real estate work spans purchases, sales, leasing, and development, with a focus on aligning legal terms to long-term investment goals.

Whether launching a new venture or scaling an established enterprise, our team is known for responsiveness, strategic insight, and practical execution. We don’t just close deals—we build lasting partnerships with the people behind them.

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Corporate Counsel & Business Transactions Team

At GGB, our Corporate Counsel and Business Transactions team provides strategic guidance across contracts, mergers, corporate governance, and real estate. From formation to exit, we help clients structure, negotiate, and close deals with clarity and confidence.

Christopher M. Lekawa

Chair and Managing Partner
Christopher Lekawa

Michael J. Genovese

Founding Partner
Michael genovese

John Kelly

Associate
John kelly

Rick Lange

Executive Director of Business Development
Rick lang

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