S. Eric Bass

• Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in Employment Law – Management (2019 – 2021)
• Business North Carolina Legal Elite – Employment  (2021-2022); Business (2023); Employment (2024, 2026)
• Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated

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• Facilitated the purchase of a national industrial machining business and associated real property, including related financing and asset protection strategies for majority owners and investors.
• Creation of single incentive plan for a client’s employees located in the United States, United Kingdom, and southeast Asia.
• Closing and implementation of $100 million line of credit and $50 million bond offering for a client to use in business operations.
• Acquisition (including letter of intent, due diligence, agreement negotiation, financing and closing of transaction) and disposition of various types of businesses.
• Formation and structure of business organizations, including multiple owner profit/ownership negotiations, shareholders’ agreements, partnership agreements, tax considerations, asset protection planning, corporate restructuring issues, succession planning, lease negotiations and compensation alternatives.
• Franchisee and Franchisor negotiations, evaluations of franchise documents, and forming, buying and selling franchise locations.
• Contract negotiations, including distribution agreements, licensing agreements, consulting agreements, independent contractor agreements, customer agreements with standard terms and conditions and Internet site related policies.
• Developing and updating comprehensive and up-to-date employment policies.Training for employees, management and staff.
• Employment agreements, incentive plans, deferred compensation plans, retirement plans and succession plans for key employees.
• Confidentiality agreements, non-competition agreements, non-solicitation agreements and other restrictions on competition.
• Misconduct investigations, discipline and separation from employment issues, releases and severance agreements.
• Working with employers to address unemployment claims, discrimination and harassment claims, and wage and hour issues.

• Covid-19 Response Planning and Options – Vistage Group Presentation (April 2020)
• Networking and Cultivating Relationships in Law – The 26th Podcast by the Mecklenburg Bar (February 2020)
• Worksite Compliance and Immigration Issues in Employment Law – Joint Presentation at the Mecklenburg County Bar (January 2020)
• Tax and Legal Considerations in Buying and Selling Businesses – Continuing Professional Education Presentation (December 2017)
• Employment Issues for Employees Living with Alzheimer’s – 2017 Dementia Education Conference – Alzheimer’s Association – Western Carolina Chapter (August 2017)
• Cyber Security Legal Issues – Charlotte Infragard Meeting (January 2017)

• Mecklenburg County Bar – Chair of the Audit Committee (for 2021)
• Mecklenburg County Bar – Finance and Audit Committees (2014 to present)
• Former Chair and Board Member of SouthPark Chapter of Charlotte Chamber of Commerce (2005 to 2015)
• Cub Scout Den Leader and Boy Scout Troop Committee Member (2013 – present)
• Martial Arts – 40+ years