Philip L. Chapman is Of Counsel to Brown, Moskowitz & Kallen, PC, located in Chatham, New Jersey. BMK concentrates on business transactions, financing and tax aspects and business related disputes including business litigation. See its website www.bmk-law.com. For owners and operators of mid-sized and small businesses, closely-owned and sometimes family-owned, Mr. Chapman provides primary legal care.
He is a trusted advisor and diagnostician, very much like an internist in medicine. Backed by decades of experience he offers a broad range of legal advice and practical solutions in business related matters, including external and internal disputes. He counsels in a wide range of challenges and problems and often can often devise a practical course of action which will avoid costly and problematic lawsuits. He adroitly uses his talents and experience in commercial matters, including real estate. His services include document drafting, shareholder and limited liability member dispute resolution, buying and selling of businesses, franchise purchase agreements, non-disclosure and non-circumvention agreements. post-employment non-competition agreements, employment agreements, sales representative agreements, distributor agreements, and private label manufacturing agreements.
He is a New Jersey Court approved mediator and brings to mediation of commercial disputes a vast amount practical knowledge of business, litigation savvy and a high degree of emotional intelligence.
An accomplished commercial real estate attorney for over seven years he has been licensed by the New Jersey Real Estate Commission to teach two “Core” courses for mandatory continuing education, Exclusive Listing Agreements for Sale or Lease of Commercial Properties and Commercial Leases and Personal Guaranties. He has presented these courses for Caldwell Banker NRT, Century 21 Greater New Jerey Brokers Council, East Bergen County Board of Realtors and Friedberg Academy. He has presented courses for business brokers under the auspices of the Mid-Atlantic Business Broker Association.
