Louis Katz is a Shareholder of the firm. His practice is focused on business law, complex commercial transactions and commercial real estate transactions. He regularly handles mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance transactions, business disputes and succession planning for closely held companies.

Mr. Katz was formerly a Certified Public Accountant in the Commonwealth of Virginia and Washington, D.C. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Katz practiced accounting for Arthur Andersen & Co. in its Washington, D.C. office. He is the author of “Toward a Compromise Method of Accounting for the Oil and Gas Industry” published in the Journal of Accountancy in June 1985. He has served as a commercial arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and has also served as a private mediator for commercial disputes.

Mr. Katz is the founder of the firm's Retail, Food and Hospitality group. This group represents distributors, manufacturers, retailers and restaurants in all aspects of commercial law including mergers and acquisitions, equity and bank financing, succession planning, commercial/real estate purchases and leases, license agreements, employment matters, shareholder matters and business disputes and reorganizations.

Mr. Katz is a co-sponsor of Restaurant Trends. Formed in 1993, Restaurant Trends presents annual seminars for the restaurant industry and serves as an important resource for restaurant owners and operators.

Associations and Organizations
American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants
American, Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations

Community and Charitable Involvement
Children's Friend, Board Member and Nominating Committee Chair
Westport Rivers Vineyard and Buzzards Bay Brewing Company, Board of Advisors
Lawyers Clearinghouse for Affordable Housing

Publications
Selling the Sizzle
At Your Service - Issue 1

Bar and Court Admissions
All Massachusetts Courts
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Education
B.B.A. George Washington University, 1980 cum laude
J.D. Suffolk University Law School, 1985
M.S. University of Virginia, 1982 cum laude

Honors/Awards
2004 Massachusetts Super Lawyer

Conferences and Seminars:
Co-Founder and frequent speaker at Restaurant Trends Seminar, Boston MA (1992-2009)
Presenter at Franchise Times Restaurant Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada – November, 2007
Presenter at Massachusetts Restaurant Association Executive Retreat – October, 2004