Markley S. Roderick

Markley S. Roderick concentrates his practice on the representation of entrepreneurs and their businesses. He represents companies across a wide range of industries, including the technology, real estate, and health care industries.

Mr. Roderick is the Chair of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Group, and a member of the Business Law Group and the Healthcare Group.

Mr. Roderick has more than 25 years of experience representing individuals and businesses is a wide variety of transactions, including:

• Counseling entrepreneurs through the formation, development, and growth of their businesses
• Planning business transactions to minimize corporate and individual taxes
• Buy, selling, and investing in businesses
• Preparing Shareholders’ Agreements, Partnership Agreement, and Operating Agreements
• Representing franchisors and franchisees
• Navigating healthcare laws and regulations, including the Stark statute, the Federal anti-kickback statute, and New Jersey’s Codey statute
• Raising money through private placements and venture capital
• Resolving disputes among partners
• Protecting business goodwill through restrictive covenant (non-compete) agreements
• Representing healthcare providers before licensing boards
• Compensating key employees using options and restricted stock
• Technology licensing and development
• Creating multidisciplinary practices among healthcare providers

Mr. Roderick writes and lectures frequently for professional groups. Recent lectures have included “Raising Money from Investors,” “The Law of Franchising,” and “Important Business Contracts.”

Mr. Roderick also developed and moderates a seminar series for entrepreneurs co-sponsored by the Rutgers-Camden Business Incubator, the Burlington County College High Technology Small Business Incubator, and the Rutgers-Camden Small Business Development Center. In this series, panelists guide the entrepreneur through key legal aspects of business development and growth.