Kara, a director in Bayard’s Family Law group, was named to the list for her exemplary work in Family Law & Litigation. She specializes in a variety of family law matters including divorce, custody, child support, adoption, guardianship and protection from abuse. Kara is also a certified Family Court mediator and is willing and able to assist families resolve their matters outside of Court.
Child Custody and Visitation
Adoption
Premarital Agreement
Curtis, recognized for his practice in Domestic Relations, Business Valuations, and Dissolution, is the senior attorney in Bayard’s Family Law group. He is experienced in all areas of domestic relations law –adoption, alimony, child support, custody, dependency/neglect, divorce, equitable distribution of property, petitions for protection from abuse, prenuptial agreements, separation agreements, termination of parental rights and visitation- and focuses his practice today on business valuation and dissolution of marital estates for high net-worth clients.
Uniquely Qualified Attorneys We are a group of uniquely qualified attorneys with years of experience in, and familiarity with, commercial and corporate law. We are extremely conversant with the practices, customs and procedures of Delaware’s state and federal courts. We are skilled in Delaware commercial business entity law. We also provide an array of personal legal services.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Bayard’s approach to business taxation focuses on implementing the most advantageous structural decisions in every business transaction, whether creating a new business entity, engaging in mergers and acquisitions, reorganizing a business, or winding down.
Business Disputes
®, a global network of business law firms with representation in most major markets in the United States and 93 other countries, enables the firm to partner with attorneys having the geographic presence or substantive expertise required by our clients.
Business Transactions
Bayard provides third party closing opinions and reasoned legal opinions in a variety of transactional contexts to aid clients in accomplishing their goals. Bayard lawyers have deep experience providing legal opinions addressing a comprehensive variety of business-related issues, both ancillary to Bayard’s Corporate and Alternative Entities Transactions or Commercial Transactions practices and as special Delaware counsel to supplement opinions being given by non-Delaware counsel in a transaction in which Bayard is not otherwise involved.
Limited Liability Companies
As one of Delaware’s most trusted law firms, Bayard provides experienced, reliable, and cost-effective counsel in the planning and execution of a comprehensive range of transactions covering the full life cycle of Delaware corporate and alternative entities -- namely, corporations, partnerships (general and limited, including limited liability partnerships and limited liability limited partnerships), limited liability companies, and statutory trusts.
Trade Secrets
Intellectual Property
Bayard’s Intellectual Property Litigation Group are trial lawyers with extensive experience serving as Delaware counsel in legally and technically complex litigation pending in the District of Delaware, one of the busiest venues for patent litigation in the U.S. Bayard attorneys have served as Delaware counsel in “bet-the-company” patent, copyright, trademark, unfair competition, trade secret, Lanham Act, and contract matters. Bayard’s experience representing both branded and generic pharmaceutical companies in cases involving the Hatch-Waxman Act, provides a unique perspective to its clients.
At Bayard, we recognize that clients seeking our estate planning and asset preservation services come from different financial circumstances. Our approach to estate planning includes a commitment to explore creative solutions that meet each client’s specific business and family needs, always with an eye toward maximizing asset protection from tax liability and threats from ever-changing laws and government policies. We are sensitive to the competing emotions and financial interests that sometimes exist among the parties involved, and our seasoned practitioners work to achieve our clients’ goals while also reducing the risk of conflict and litigation.
Wills
Trusts
Integrating estate planning and trust administration services into business ownership transition plans for the owner’s eventual exit from their company’s ongoing operations
Wilmington, Delaware- Bayard is pleased to announce that its Business Restructuring & Liquidations group is growing. Ashly L. Riches has joined the firm focusing her practice on corporate bankruptcy, bankruptcy litigation, corporate restructuring, and other insolvency matters.
Tax Law
For more than 60 years, high-net worth individuals and families have trusted Bayard’s tax expertise for their personal tax law needs. Whether planning for the efficient transfer of wealth to successive generations, or protecting our clients’ interests during IRS audits, collection actions, abatements of tax penalties, and other tax matters or litigation, Bayard provides the highest quality tax law representation.