Bio

Eric Vendt is an experienced advisor to emerging growth and middle-market companies, start-ups and entrepreneurs. His practice covers a broad range of corporate matters, including formation, governance, capital raising, venture capital, private equity and traditional corporate financing, mergers and acquisitions, and succession planning. As outside general counsel, Mr. Vendt advises on a wide range of commercial contract issues related to subcontractor, licensing, and distribution & supply agreements. Drawing on corporate, tax and estate-planning strategies, he regularly represents business owners in planning and executing succession plans through tax-efficient family transfers, sales to key management or other insiders, and M&A transactions. As a tax advisor, Mr. Vendt has significant experience with pass-through entities such as S corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint venture structures; tax-efficient transfers of business interests and other property; investments in private companies; and equity compensation arrangements for key employees. He is a frequent lecturer on topics related to business succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, and partnership and corporate taxation.