Legal strategy built around how your industry operates.
Generic legal templates break under sector-specific regulatory, supply-chain, and tax pressure. We advise founders, operators, and investors across every Michigan commercial sector, from regulated practices and manufacturing to emerging enterprises.
Rochester, Michigan ยท Corporate, M&A, Tax (JD/CPA) & Trial Counsel
Where sector reality shapes the structure.
Every operating sector carries its own statutory friction: corporate practice of medicine rules in clinical groups, OEM tooling liens and Purchase Order terms in automotive supply chains, single-purpose entity isolation in commercial real estate, and Section 1202 or buy-sell tax allocations in lower-middle-market exits. Whether your company operates in one of our featured sectors below or a specialized commercial niche, our attorneys coordinate entity architecture, tax strategy, and courtroom defense inside a single team.
Featured industries served.
Representative industry practices combining transactional drafting, entity isolation, CPA tax positioning, and Michigan Business Court litigation readiness.
Healthcare, Dental & MSOs
Structuring compliant Michigan PLLCs, Management Services Organizations, physician buy-ins, practice acquisitions, and restrictive covenant defense for clinical founders.
Commercial Real Estate & Landlords
Protecting Michigan developers, portfolio landlords, and owner-occupiers across acquisitions, triple-net leases, commercial loan closings, Ladybird restructuring, and title disputes.
Automotive Suppliers & Manufacturing
Advising Tier-1 and Tier-2 suppliers, precision machine shops, and industrial manufacturers along the I-75 Oakland and Macomb corridor on supply contracts, M&A, and commercial litigation.
Construction & Specialty Trades
Representing Michigan general contractors, HVAC, electrical, civil site-work, and commercial builders on lien enforcement, subcontract risk, fleet isolation, and payment litigation.
Hospitality, Restaurants & Franchises
Structuring multi-unit restaurant groups, franchise portfolios, investor syndications, liquor license transfers, and commercial retail leases across Metro Detroit and Michigan.
Technology, SaaS & Telecom
Counseling software founders, AI integrators, MSPs, and fiber/wireless infrastructure operators on SaaS enterprise MSAs, IP ownership, venture rounds, and IRC Section 1202 QSBS exits.
M&A, Search Funds & HoldCos
Guiding acquirers, independent sponsors, family holding companies, and selling founders from Letter of Intent through diligence, purchase agreements, seller notes, and closing binders.
CPA, Wealth & Advisory Firms
Drafting partner operating agreements, book-of-business buyout formulas, restrictive covenants, and handling partner exits and mergers for accounting, engineering, consulting, and agency leaders.
Logistics, 3PL & Distribution
Protecting freight brokers, 3PL warehouses, fleet operators, and wholesale distributors on highway risk isolation, broker-carrier agreements, warehouse leases, and owner-operator compliance.
Film, Media & Entertainment
Advising independent film producers, studios, recording artists, digital creators, and media investors on production LLCs, chain-of-title clearance, talent agreements, and distribution deals.
Founders, Family Offices & Succession
Uniting buy-sell agreements, trust funding of LLC and corporate shares, asset protection, tax planning, and probate litigation defense so closely held businesses survive generational transitions.
Out-of-State & Canadian Expansion
Turnkey Michigan subsidiary formation, LARA foreign qualification, cross-border commercial contracts, tax nexus planning, and Rochester HQ Resident Agent representation.
Principal counsel at the table.
Matters at The Private Firm are led directly by senior attorneys combining entrepreneurial ownership experience, CPA tax fluency, and over two decades of Michigan trial advocacy.