Your Expert Resource for Clean Corporate Separations and Structural Risk Mitigation
Whether your client is growing, seeking investment, restructuring ownership, or navigating operational challenges, I provide practical, outcome-focused legal counsel to help them move forward confidently.
Why Advisors Bring Me In
Professional advisors want a legal partner who:
• Understands business strategy and risk—not just paperwork.
• Moves quickly, discreetly, and efficiently to protect clients’ values.
• Delivers actionable guidance that fits the client’s timeline and goals.
• Coordinates seamlessly with your team— accountants, consultants, or other advisors..
With 35+ years of business law experience, I help clients tackle transactions, partnerships, financing, contracts, disputes, and compliance matters—so you can focus on your financial or strategic guidance.
How I Work with Your Clients
I offer a range of services, tailored to the client’s stage and needs:
1. Targeted review of governance documents to identify latent dispute triggers and fiduciary risks before they escalate
• Identify risks and structural gaps before they become costly.
• Includes targeted reviews of corporate records, contracts, or governance documents.
2. Negotiated Exit & Buyout Counsel: Structuring partner separations, shareholder buyouts, and ownership restructurings for a clean legal break and financial finality
• Partner/investor agreements, joint ventures, capital raises, and business sales.
• Drafting, negotiation, and counsel for smooth execution.
3. High-Value Agreements: Drafting and negotiating complex partnership agreements, joint venture agreements, and strategic financing documents
• Vendor, customer, and employment contracts.
• Operational compliance, including ecommerce, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
4. Ongoing GC Retainer:
• Flexible, flat-fee counsel for businesses that need continuous support without a full-time hire.
• Covers operational issues, contracts, disputes, and strategic planning.
When to Refer a Client
Refer a client if they are:
• Their core operating agreement has failed (i.e., a recent partner fight or liability showed a massive loophole).
• A shareholder or partner is leaving, and the parties need a senior attorney to draft the final separation documents to avoid future litigation.
• A passive/minority owner needs an independent legal opinion to assess the fairness of a proposed sale or financing terms.
• Looking for ongoing legal support without a traditional law firm relationship.
CT/NY Business Advisor is a trade name of Stephen L. Ganis, Esq.,
a licensed attorney in Connecticut and New York. All services are
provided through his law practice and include legal advice and representation to small businesses. Contact me at 203-548-0402 or steve@ganiscorporatelaw.com