Overview
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. offers its clients a wide range of legal and business counseling services. The firm's practice is predominantly business-oriented, providing comprehensive advice to clients ranging from individuals, small businesses and governmental entities to large, privately and publicly held national and international companies.
Godfrey & Kahn has more than 180 attorneys in offices in Milwaukee, Madison, Appleton, Green Bay and Waukesha, Wis.; Washington, DC; and Shanghai, PRC.
At Godfrey & Kahn, the road to success is paved with a commitment to client service. Ingrained into our culture by the firm's founders, this fundamental practice has guided us into the 21st century. Today, we continue to serve our clients by first seeking to understand their business, goals and specific needs, whether in Wisconsin, across the United States or abroad. Each day, our highly skilled attorneys use this knowledge to pursue our clients' best interests. Our goal is to capture their vision for the future and help make it a reality by providing sound legal counsel and innovative solutions. Here, the client always comes first. We measure our success by their success.
For more information, contact:
Nick Kees
Shareholder and member of Godfrey & Kahn’s Intellectual Property Practice Group
Email: nkees@gklaw.com
Phone: (414) 287-9223
Legal
Godfrey & Kahn offers its clients a wide range of legal and business counseling services. The firm's practice is predominantly business-oriented, providing comprehensive advice to clients ranging from small businesses and governmental entities to large, privately and publicly held national and international corporations, including mergers and acquisitions, patents, and litigation.
For more information, contact:
Nick Kees
Shareholder and member of Godfrey & Kahn’s Intellectual Property Practice Group
Email: nkees@gklaw.com
Phone: (414) 287-9223 Top of Page .....
Buy or Sell a Business
Godfrey & Kahn’s has substantial expertise in advising companies and management on the legal, business, and financial issues relating to transactions including:
- Acquisitions (stock and/or asset);
- Divestitures, spinoffs;
- Strategic mergers, tax-free reorganizations, recapitalizations and other types of corporate restructurings;
- Joint ventures;
- Leveraged and management buy-outs.
For more information, contact:
Chris Noyes
Team leader of Godfrey & Kahn’s Corporate Practice
Email: cnoyes@gklaw.com
Phone: (414) 287-9530 Top of Page .....
Financing-Equity
Godfrey & Kahn’s corporate and securities attorneys have an outstanding reputation throughout the Midwest as knowledgeable, experienced transactional advisers who are able to get deals done. We have contacts with institutions that can provide equity, mezzanine and senior financing and with regional and national investment banking firms to facilitate transactions
For more information, contact:
Mark Witt
Shareholder and member of Godfrey & Kahn’s Corporate Practice Group
Email: mwitt@gklaw.com
Phone: (414) 287-9249 Top of Page .....
Intellectual Property
Godfrey & Kahn has extensive knowledge and experience in protecting the intellectual property rights of its clients. Our lawyers advise clients in matters relating to patents, trademarks and copyrights. Godfrey & Kahn has what it takes to assist you with the protection, enforcement and licensing of your intellectual property.
For more information, contact:
Nick Kees
Shareholder and member of Godfrey & Kahn’s Intellectual Property Practice Group
Email: nkees@gklaw.com
Phone: (414) 287-9223 Top of Page .....
Patents
Godfrey & Kahn has extensive knowledge and experience in protecting its clients' mechanical, electro mechanical, electrical, electronic, computer and biomedical related inventions. Our focus is on each client’s business objectives, whether protecting their inventions to attain or maintain industry leadership, establishing exclusivity in a market niche, or increasing company value.
For more information, contact:
Nick Kees
Shareholder and member of Godfrey & Kahn’s Intellectual Property Practice Group
Email: nkees@gklaw.com
Phone: (414) 287-9223 Top of Page .....
Technology Transfer
Godfrey & Kahn advises clients on the overall management and development of intellectual property assets. We strive to provide creative, cost-effective strategies designed to help our clients achieve their specific business objectives. We also provide strategic advice on the development of patent portfolios and the exploitation of technologies through licensing..
For more information, contact:
Nick Kees
Shareholder and member of Godfrey & Kahn’s Intellectual Property Practice Group
Email: nkees@gklaw.com
Phone: (414) 287-9223 Top of Page .....
Venture Capital
Successful venture capital and private equity investing requires a high level of experience in a variety of disciplines. Our depth of experience in representing entrepreneurial companies from their organization through an array of potential liquidity events allows us to provide creative solutions to the growth companies of tomorrow.
For more information, contact:
Chris Noyes Team leader of Godfrey & Kahn’s Corporate Practice
Email: cnoyes@gklaw.com
Phone: (414) 287-9530 Top of Page .....
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