Our business owner clients include manufacturers, distributors, contractors and professional service providers.
Members of The Haviland Group, LLC have advised business owners and business owning families across the United States in many of America's greatest industries in the following areas:
Business Succession and Ownership Continuity Planning
Family Owned Business Ownership and Management Strategies
Business Value Protection and Value Realization Strategies
Owner Exit Strategies
ESOP Utilization
Non-Business Related Wealth Accumulation
Key Employee Retention Planning including Qualified and Non Qualified Stock Options, Phantom Stock, Restricted Stock Units, and Stock Appreciation Rights
Establishing Functional Boards of Directors
Qualified Plan Strategies
For many years, our founding principal, Gerard O. Haviland has enjoyed a national reputation as an expert in the field of entrepreneurial management and ownership. He has appeared as an expert witness before the Ways and Means Committee of The United States House of Representatives and before the General Law Committee of The Connecticut General Assembly testifying on matters relating to private business ownership. He has also been a featured speaker on entrepreneurial topics at numerous national conventions for business owners and graduate schools of business.
