Serving businesses across Mississippi – both new
and established.

Our focus is on our clients – not the minutes on the clock.

At Fair Law, it all begins with determining our clients’ needs. By offering two ways to access our services, via a retainer basis or for a specific job, we aim to provide a high-touch, cost-effective alternative to the large corporate firms. We like to consider ourselves as each of our clients’ “in-house” counsel – just “out of the house”.

OUR PRACTICE AREAS

Providing diverse expertise with personalized advice.

  • We deliver a full range of corporate and business legal services to both newly established and existing businesses. We handle everything from the formation of companies and nonprofits, including drafting organizational documents, to complex transactional advice for banking, business reorganizations, mergers, and acquisitions. Our expertise allows us to offer both simple solutions and intricate transaction structures tailored to meet the needs of businesses and investors.

  • We advise on corporate governance, working closely with boards of directors to develop and implement robust governance practices. We provide counsel regarding board and committee structure, indemnification, notice provisions, and the logistics of both annual and special stockholder meetings. This guidance covers every aspect of corporate governance necessary for privately held corporations to function effectively and legally.

  • We are experienced in handling a variety of transactions, from small to large mergers and purchases of stocks or assets, representing both buyers and sellers across a wide spectrum. We engage closely with management teams from the start to the finish of a transaction, providing assistance in every phase of the process. This comprehensive support ensures all details are managed effectively to reach a successful conclusion.

  • We provide expert legal advice for a range of economic development projects, from multi-billion dollar investments to manufacturing expansions. We excel in utilizing various funding programs, tax credits, and other incentives to make a company’s expansion or new project a reality. Our experience covers incentive negotiations, environmental permitting, real estate development, public finance, tax credits, workforce issues, and commercial finance.

  • Our firm is well-versed in real estate transactions, providing prompt and practical advice across both complex and straightforward situations. We are quick to address client needs, negotiate challenges, devise creative solutions, and achieve successful closings. We work closely with owners, developers, lenders, title companies, and investors, addressing various real estate concerns including taxation, environmental issues, and financing.

  • We have experience representing clients across federal, state, and local levels, building relationships with key decision-makers and securing favorable outcomes with public agencies. We support our clients in diverse situations by navigating complex bureaucratic landscapes to advance their interests effectively.

  • We advise clients on compliance, internal assessments, crisis response, and transaction management, especially in contexts where data security is essential. We navigate the complexities of federal and state privacy laws across a variety of sectors where technology plays a crucial role.

  • We have extensive experience providing legal representation to public utilities in sectors including gas, electricity, telecommunications, water, and sewer, particularly before the Mississippi Public Service Commission and in general corporate practices. We cover a broad spectrum of services, from regulatory approvals for mergers and acquisitions, tariff and rate cases, to certification and rulemaking processes, as well as regulatory arbitration and financing operations. Additionally, our expertise extends to managing interconnection agreements, franchises, litigation, contracts, and other related corporate legal needs.