Baton Rouge Business Formation Lawyer

Business Formation & Start-Up Attorney

Having an idea for a business can be exciting and overwhelming. This is just the first step in the process of starting a business. Moving forward with developing the idea and organizing the details can be the parts of the process that stop many potential business owners in their tracks.

The Rowe & Manning Law Firm LLC can get you started off on the right foot and help you avoid the legal and regulatory pitfalls that could doom your business or venture from the start. We can make your next move, expansion or acquisition more efficient and more valuable. We have the experience in Baton Rouge and throughout Louisiana to see that the job gets done right, start to finish.

Call 225-293-8787 or contact our Baton Rouge law firm online. Our legal team is here for you.

Our attorneys have real business experience. They have started and operated businesses and watched them grow and prosper. As a law firm, they have built a reputation in the Baton Rouge business community for personal, efficient and trustworthy service. Choosing an experienced Louisiana business attorney now can help you avoid legal and regulatory trouble later, and help your business earn more.

What We Can Do For Your Business

We help clients with a wide variety of business issues that may arise, including:

• Business formation
• Incorporation
• Partnership agreements
• Sole proprietorships
• Business startups
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Licensing
• Contract litigation
• Noncompete contracts
• Payment disputes and collections

We can also assist established businesses and business startups with asset purchases, shareholder agreements, commercial leases, financing, equipment, planning and countless other challenges facing growing businesses.

Our clients appreciate our personal service and the value and convenience we offer them. We maintain positive and frequent contact with our clients, taking the time to ensure that their questions are answered and that their interests are secure.

Business Startups

From the earliest stages of a business idea or plan, we pride ourselves on being advisers and advocates to individuals and groups that are starting a business. We can provide guidance regarding any licensing requirements, contract issues, partnership agreements, property leasing or other commercial real estate issues, or other business law matters that may affect the ways in which you decide to run your business. We are here for small business startups to rely on, acting as advisers throughout the life of the business and handling their day-to-day legal needs.

Organizing Your New Business

When starting a business, it is important to ensure that the organizational structure of the business suits your needs and goals. Our firm can discuss the benefits and possible drawbacks of the different types of organizations such as:

• Limited liability partnership (LLP)
• Limited liability company (LLC)
• Incorporation
• Partnership

We can also have a conversation with you regarding the type of business formation that may provide your business with the long-term stability you are seeking.

Corporate Legal Structure

Different types of corporate legal structures are designed to meet the needs of your business in different ways. The legal structure you choose can have a direct impact on the future successes of your business. At the Rowe & Manning Law Firm LLC, we understand the unique issues that businesses face. As a business ourselves, our firm strives to impart the knowledge we have accumulated about corporations and legal structures to other businesses in Baton Rouge and throughout Louisiana.

What Are My Options?

Choosing the correct type of business entity now can help you avoid legal and regulatory trouble later, and help your business earn more. Whether you are determining a corporate legal structure at the start up of a business or are considering a new corporate structure for an existing business, we can advise you of the benefits and drawbacks of the many different types of corporate legal structures.

Call 225-293-8787 or contact our Baton Rouge law firm online. Our legal team is here for you.

• Limited liability company (LLC): A flexible form of business organization, an LLC blends elements of a partnership and a corporate structure. This can be beneficial for companies with a single or multiple owners.
• Incorporation: The process through which a new corporation is formed is called incorporation. The new corporation is then considered a legal entity that is effectively recognized as a person under the law. Incorporation allows for the protection of personal assets, transferable ownership and the easier establishment of retirement funds.

There are other types of business entities that may be selected, including:

• Limited liability partnership (LLP)
• Partnership
• S corporation
• Sole proprietorship
• Not-for-profit corporation

Get In Touch Today

Call 225-293-8787 or contact us online to learn more about what we can do for you. Our experienced business lawyers are committed to getting to know your business and needs in order to better tailor the representation we provide.