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Phone: (518) 426-4600

Address: 540 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207

Website: http://www.couchwhite.com

Lisa Ruoff-Purdy Attorney

Family Law

Guardianship

Business and Corporate Law

Corporate Law
Couch Whiteâ€™s corporate litigators help to resolve disputes between business owners and managers. As corporate lawyers who litigate, and as litigators who practice corporate law, we assist our clients in developing protective corporate strategies, understanding their influence on potential future litigation. The Firmâ€™s representative experience includes...
Mergers and Acquisitions
The Couch White Corporate and Commercial Transactions Group serves as counsel and advisor to business organizations, business owners and investors across the full corporate spectrum. We have experience with all aspects of corporate and commercial law, including the organization and restructuring of business entities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate and venture capital investments, buy-outs, joint venture and limited liability company agreements, debt and equity financings, employment law matters, business succession planning and general corporate governance compliance.
Business Formation
Business Disputes
Representing clients in complaint and other proceedings at the New York State Public Service Commission, Connecticut Public Utility Regulatory Authority, Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other administrative agencies.
Business Transactions
Couch White has extensive experience in a broad array of practice areas. The Firm has unparalleled expertise in handling legal matters arising in the following areas: Energy, Environmental, Corporate and Commercial Transactions, Real Estate, Construction,Â Commercial and Complex Litigation and Trust & Estate Planning & Administration. The scope and complexity of these matters are great, frequently involving tens of millions of dollars. The Firm offers a full range of legal services necessary for the evaluation, development and implementation of cost-effective solutions to legal problems.
Construction Contracts
Couch Whiteâ€™s construction attorneys draft, review, and negotiate all manner of construction contracts. In addition, their expertise in that regard provides them with particular acumen when litigating construction contracts. The Firmâ€™s representative experience includes...
Trade Secrets

Employment Law

Employment Contract

Property Law

Real Estate Litigation
Conduct and/or provide due diligence counsel on environmental, permitting, regulatory, zoning and real estate matters for entities seeking to either develop or acquire portfolios of distributed renewable energy generation facilities, including community solar and solar plus storage farms in New York and the Northeast
Construction Litigation
Couch Whiteâ€™s construction attorneys litigate construction disputes in the state and federal courts. In addition, we regularly represent clients in arbitration and mediation proceedings. The Firmâ€™s representative experience includes...
Real Estate Transactions
Negotiate and draft asset and stock purchase agreements, EPC agreements, real estate purchase or lease agreements, power purchase and customer subscription agreements, utility interconnection agreements, and state incentive program agreements
Eminent Domain
Successfully obtaining permits required under Article VII of the New York Public Service Law to build and operate an approximately 9-mile long natural gas pipeline in Broome County, New York, including negotiating easement agreements with property owners, road use and other agreements with local municipalities and obtaining property rights through eminent domain.
Easement
Land Use and Zoning
Natural resources development and the production of materials using natural resources (asphalt, concrete, etc.) provides the foundation of our infrastructure. It is also one of the most highly regulated industries in the state and throughout the nation. In addition to the complex web of environmental regulations and land-use issues that must be addressed to locate and operate these facilities, these projects can generate unjustified, but significant public controversy that can affect a companyâ€™s ability to establish or operate a mine site or secondary production facility.
Property Damage

Health Law

Personal Injury

Trusts and Estates

Estate Planning
Couch Whiteâ€™s Trust & Estate attorneys represent individual and institutional executors and trustees to carry out the terms of a personâ€™s Estate Plan, from start to finish, which encompasses a unique combination of a Will, Trust Agreements, Business documents, beneficiary designations, titling documents and tax returns. We communicate with all beneficiaries and supervise the delivery of their inheritances. If Court-supervised administration is necessary, we handle all filings. We prepare all gift, estate and generation-skipping tax returns as well as the income tax returns for the Estate or Trust. If conflict resolution is needed, we provide mediation, arbitration and litigation services.
Wills
Personalized Health Care Proxies, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney, Wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, beneficiary designations, deeds and other titling documents, LLCs and LLPs.
Trusts
Couch Whiteâ€™s Trusts & Estates attorneys provide a depth of experience and expertise in helping individuals, families and business owners strengthen their communities, alma maters, hospitals and research centers, the natural world, the arts and other charitable causes with regional, national and international beneficiaries. Many times there are significant tax savings associated with these charitable gifts. With every gift, the donor realizes that being generous is one of lifeâ€™s best experiences.
Power of Attorney
Probate

Finance Law

Bankruptcy
Foreclosure
Managing litigation of numerous foreclosure actions, including preservation and recovery of tens of millions of dollars of loan value for lenders after borrowers have filed for bankruptcy.
Tax Law
Our attorneys have extensive experience advising on real property tax assessments, PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) agreements, and condemnation proceedings. We represent taxpayers and municipalities at all stages of the tax assessment review process, including informal negotiation between taxpayers and assessors, administrative proceedings with Boards of Assessment Review, litigation under the Real Property Tax Law, and litigation. Our efforts have resulted in millions of dollars in tax savings for our clients. The Firmâ€™s representative experience includes...
Debt Collection
Our attorneys assist clients in developing creative and effective ways to structure corporate and venture capital investments, buy-outs, and debt and equity financings. We also provide banks and financial institutions experienced and effective counsel in a variety of lending, environmental, trust and bankruptcy matters, including secured and unsecured transactions, loan workouts, asset recovery, mortgage foreclosures and debt collection. This substantial experience includes all phases of commercial and construction lending, from origination to workouts, collections, lien and mortgage foreclosure and bankruptcy resolution. The Firmâ€™s representative experience includes...

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