Corporate and commercial law have become the backbone of Spiegel Sohmer. Unlike most firms, however, we take a very business-oriented, taxation-sensitive approach to the practice of corporate and commercial law. Our attorneys are capable of reading, understanding and interpreting financial statements, although we will never pretend to know more about business than our clients.

To us, the concept of "due diligence" does not mean wasting hours looking at minute and often irrelevant details, it means assisting the client in assessing the real risks inherent in a particular transaction by focusing on significant matters.

Each of the lawyers in this group is capable of providing solid, practical advice to business clients on a whole range of issues. Our particular expertise lies in:

• acquisitions and sales of businesses
  
• venture capital and investment
  
• financing and security
  
• real estate transactions
  
• securities
  
• shareholder relations
  
• corporate reorganisations
  
• mergers and amalgamations