How Much Do Business Law Services Typically Cost?

Business lawyers can range from $200 an hour to $2000 an hour. However, we try to offer flat fees as often as possible. For example, many companies prefer a fixed fee for things like preparing standard agreements, etc. However, flat fees may not be realistic when the amount of time needed to complete the work is uncertain or may vary significantly. In these situations, we will typically require a deposit and bill from that deposit based on our hourly rates.

What Kind Of Legal Services Do Business Lawyers Provide?

While we can’t speak for everyone, we provide a wide range of legal services, including forming a company, various contracts, leasing agreements, purchase agreements, employee contracts and other related documents, assisting with the sale or purchase of a company, etc. The list is almost endless.

How Do I Buy An Ecommerce Company?

The answer to this question may vary quite a bit, depending on the type of business and situation. Generally, however, you want to make sure you are getting what you are paying for and that there are adequate remedies available to you in case things don’t go as planned. Having experienced legal counsel to help negotiate the purchase agreement is key.

I Want To Sell My Company, Can You Help?

Absolutely! When selling a business, it's easy to get taken advantage of. Don’t get tricked into being a free insurance company for your buyer-- hire us.

How Do I Stop From Being Squeezed Out Of My Company?

See both answers above. As a co-founder you need to protect yourself with specific rights within your founder’s documents. If you are a minority interest holder, this is even more important. Sometimes even majority owners do not have have a majority vote. In such cases, the risk of a squeeze out is very high. Founders should also make sure that all managers and directors have fiduciary duties to the company and other owners, and if not, there should be a specific reason why.

What Is The Best Business Entity For My Startup?

This often depends on what you’re looking to do in the short term, as well as long term. Then, it will be important to consider the initial costs and weigh those costs against the potential benefits to determine if it makes sense to do certain things now or wait. We can help you work through these tough decisions. When starting a business, there are places you may be able to avoid spending money now, but there will be certain places where you absolutely need to make the investment. A big problem with new companies is that they either try to do too much up front and spend themselves out of business before they start or they try to save too much money in an attempt to make that big dream become a reality but they fail because they didn’t do the proper planning in the beginning (which usually results in getting in trouble or getting taken advantage of).