KSG’s Business Transactions Group provides sophisticated legal services to domestic and international businesses.  Our business transaction practice addresses all aspects of a company’s organization, management and operation. 

We represent businesses of all sizes, from small start-ups to large private and publicly traded companies and provide legal assistance and advice on day-to-day and long-term operational issues, including expansion through acquisition, merger or other means, divestiture of assets or ownership interests, and restructuring.  


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Sports and Entertainment

KS&G’s Sports and Entertainment Group attorneys offer counsel to protect the interests of individual athletes, coaches and administrators, athletic associations, universities, public authorities and event organizers. Our attorneys work closely with their colleagues in the practice areas of business transactions, intellectual property, labor and employment and estate planning to tailor solutions to our clients’ specific needs.


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Intellectual Property

KS&G’s Intellectual Property Group emphasizes a comprehensive approach to the protection of intellectual property, advising clients both on the appropriate methods for the protection of IP assets, enforcement of IP rights, and how to best utilize those assets to advance business interests. Our extensive representation in patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and unfair competition law includes IP preparation and prosecution, enforcement, opinions, transactions and litigation.  


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Antitrust and Trade Regulation

KS&G’s Antitrust and Trade Regulation Group focus on issues affecting competition in the Hawaii market. We handle criminal and civil antitrust matters in federal and state courts in Hawaii and provide antitrust advice and consultation to businesses. We are frequently called upon to provide consultation on U.S. antitrust law to foreign companies doing business here.

Environmental

KS&G handles all aspects of environmental law and litigation. This includes advising buyers and sellers of real property, owners, developers, contractors, and lenders with respect to due diligence and environmental risk in business transactions, regulatory compliance, permitting, clean-up of contaminated property, liability, and exposure.  Our attorneys have close working relationships with local and national environmental experts, and are able to manage teams of experts from different disciplines to produce an integrated approach to resolving client problems.


Construction Contracting

KS&G’s Construction Group represents and advises clients through all phases of a construction project, including site acquisition, construction financing, construction and design contract preparation and negotiation. Our clients include public and private owners, general contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, construction managers, lenders and sureties.  


We represent clients on a variety of construction-related matters, including: 

 

Planning, Zoning & Land Use

KS&G’s Land Use Group work with county planning departments and their respective planning commissions, as well as with state agencies, such as the State Department of Land and Natural Resources (and all of its divisions), the State Land Use Commission, the State Office of Planning, the Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corporation, and the Hawaii Community Development Authority.  Our attorneys have established relationships with officials in these agencies and with the government attorneys who represent these agencies.  This enables us to seek resolution of problems quickly and

Real Estate Transactions

KSG’s Real Estate Group’s services extend to all types of transactions and activities.  We represent local, mainland, and multinational landowners, developers, banks, public agencies, landlords and tenants, title insurers, property managers, and other parties to facilitate purchases, sales, financing and leasing transactions. 

Business Transactions

KSG’s Business Transactions Group provides sophisticated legal services to domestic and international businesses.  Our business transaction practice addresses all aspects of a company’s organization, management and operation. 

We represent businesses of all sizes, from small start-ups to large private and publicly traded companies and provide legal assistance and advice on day-to-day and long-term operational issues, including expansion through acquisition, merger or other means, divestiture of assets or ownership interests, and restructuring.  


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