Cantey Hanger LLP

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Practice Areas
* Banking
* Bankruptcy
* Business Law
* Construction Law
* Corporate/Securities
* Eminent Domain/Property Rights
* Energy
* Environmental
* Estate/Probate
* Health
* Labor/Employment
* Litigation
* Public/Regulatory
* Real Estate
* Taxation

Companies seeking to access capital markets have never had a wider array of financing options available.

Attorneys in the Corporate, Securities practice of Cantey Hanger assist clients with regard to forming, financing, buying and selling business entities. We handle mergers and acquisitions and public and private offerings of debt and equity securities for companies of all sizes, from start-ups to public companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or the over-the-counter market. Our clients include operating companies, financial institutions and other lenders, venture capital and other investment funds, individual investors, entrepreneurs, franchisors and franchisees, board of directors and board committees, shareholders, business executives, joint ventures and syndicates. We provide legal services in virtually all areas involving corporate and securities matters, including:
* Mergers and Acquisitions
* Public Securities Offerings
* Private Placements
* Venture Capital
* Investment Funds
* SEC Reporting and Compliance
* Stock Options and Other Equity Compensation
* Executive Employment Agreements
* Business Formation
* Joint Ventures
* Franchising
* Tax-Exempt Bonds
* Corporate Governance
* Fiduciary Duties of Directors and Officers
* Tender Offers and Anti-Takeover Defenses
* Shareholder Agreements and Disputes

Our industry experience includes, among other industries, health care, computer software, Internet and technology companies, manufacturing, bottling, food processing, retailing, venture capital, media, logistics, oil and gas, and energy services.

Employers of all sizes and in all industries today face many challenges in Texas and across the nation.

The attorneys within Cantey Hanger’s employment and labor law practice work hand-in-hand with clients to address all aspects of the complex legal relationship between an employer and its employees.

Our attorneys draw from a remarkable depth of experience to proactively help clients avoid problems in the employment arena, and to effectively arbitrate, settle or litigate issues that do arise. In fact, some of Cantey Hanger’s attorneys have spent their entire careers focusing almost exclusively on employment and labor law. We work diligently with employers to build safe environments and thorough procedures that benefit both the organization and their employees. When needed, we enlist the valuable expertise and experience of Cantey Hanger colleagues within the litigation section.

Cantey Hanger attorneys represent and counsel with management on a wide variety of essential employment and labor law matters such as:
* Discrimination based on prohibited factors such as race, age, disability, sex and pregnancy
* Wage and hour requirements (Fair Labor Standards Act)
* Covenants not to compete
* Worker’s compensation and related matters, such as retaliation
* Family and Medical Leave Act
* Large layoffs and plant closings (WARN Act)
* COBRA
* Drug testing
* Safe working conditions (OSHA)
* Union organizing and threatened or actual strikes (National Labor Relations Act)
* Unfair labor practice charges
* Labor arbitration
* Employee handbooks and work rules
* ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act)
* Unemployment compensation of former employees

Cantey Hanger attorneys counsel with and appear in court on behalf of an impressive array of clients in the public and private sectors, both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. We are experienced in representing clients within the following industries:
* Charitable organizations
* Financial institutions
* Food and beverage
* Governmental entities
* Health care
* Manufacturing (light and heavy industry)
* Natural resources/energy
* Retail
* Transportation

Cantey Hanger LLP
Cantey Hanger Plaza #300
600 West 6th St
Fort Worth TX 76102-6881
Tel: 817 877-2800; 817 429-3815
Fax: 817 877-2807