New & Emerging Companies
Start Smart
We passionately believe that all businesses – regardless of size or maturity – deserve sophisticated, cost-effective, creative and responsive legal counsel at affordable rates.
Start Strong
This practice area is specifically tailored to support start-up and early-stage clients with experienced, cost-effective services throughout their formation, launch and initial operations. For over 32 years, we have worked with scores of entrepreneurs operating as sole proprietors, LLC’s, LLP’s, LP’s, partnerships and corporations across a full spectrum of industries.
We understand need for experienced counsel at a time when clients’ financial resources are typically the most limited. We assist you in prioritizing your needs and resources. Our cost-conscious services include:
- Choice of business entity and tax planning options
- Business formation and related coaching
- Capitalization and financing
- Owner buy/sell, control and governance
- General contract drafting, review and negotiation
- Purchasing and selling assets
- Asset protection and business reorganization
- Entity governance and management
- Executive compensation and incentive plans
- Legal and business counseling and crisis management
Entity Compliance Solutions
Our Entity Compliance Solutions program offers innovative and cost-effective service packages. All program services are provided by seasoned attorneys at fixed rates that our new and smaller business clients can still afford.
Our program solutions currently include:
- Entity Formation: Guiding entrepreneurs through the complex business entity selection, formation and organization process for establishing a Minnesota corporation or limited liability company.
- Annual Compliance: Specifically designed to pick up where the formation service leaves off by satisfying the requisite corporate formalities and keeping client records up-to-date.