CDB brings decades of experience serving the legal needs of businesses, large and small, throughout Vermont. From starting a new business, to structuring a round of investment, to negotiating the sale of your business, we can help guide you to a successful result. We can help you with any variety of business entity, including limited liability companies, S and C corporations, limited and general partnerships, trusts, and sole proprietorships.

We routinely handle the following transactions and more:

• Business formation and start-up
• Business Purchases
• Business Sales
• Business Succession Planning
• Buy-Sell Planning
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Borrowing and equity finance
• Incentive compensation and executive compensation
• Contract preparation and negotiation
• Licensing and regulatory compliance

Industries we represent include:

• Banks
• Credit Unions
• Financial Services Companies
• Manufacturing
• Factory Built/Modular Construction
• Renewable Energy
• Restaurants/Hotels/Hospitality
• Retail
• Medical Professionals (medical, dental, physical therapy, veterinary, etc.)
• Service Professionals (accounting, engineering, legal, architectural, etc.)
• Real estate development
• Property management
• Sports management
• Construction/Trades
• Private educators
• Agri-business
• Timber and Lumber
• Transportation