The business world is becoming increasingly complex, requiring businesses to address wide ranging issues involving government regulation, employment, changing tax structures, foreign trade and competition, intellectual property and environmental concerns. The business lawyers at Harrang Long Gary Rudnick P.C. have experience and expertise in all of these areas. Our lawyers help clients successfully navigate the legal challenges and capitalize on the opportunities.

Our business lawyers function as part of a client's management team, assisting in matters ranging from business formation and structuring issues, to ongoing corporate issues and commercial transactions, real estate purchases and investments, and the sale, restructuring or buy-out of a business. Our services include:

• Developing and organizing companies, including the formation of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, joint ventures and associations, and the formation of subsidiaries.
  
  
• Structuring, negotiating and documenting all types of business transactions, including business acquisitions, mergers, reorganizations, buy-sell agreements, loans, leases and corporate takeovers.
  
  
• Advising as to shareholder rights and remedies, and preparing shareholder buy-sell and other equity ownership agreements.
  Providing tax, business, succession and estate planning advice.


Assisting with regulatory, administrative and legislative affairs affecting businesses.

• Providing counsel on banking, commercial law and creditor's rights issues.

Small Business Legal Services Plan

Harrang Long Gary Rudnick's (HLGR) Business Practice Group is pleased to offer a basic legal services plan for small businesses.

Legal Services Basic Plan: $1,500 ($400 down, $100/month for 11 months). To qualify for our special legal services plan for small businesses, your business must meet all of the following criteria:

• Assets or capital less than $100,000
  
• Annual revenues less than $500,000
  
• Not more than 2 owners
  
• Fewer than 10 employees
  
• Formed in Oregon

Basic Plan:
Setting Up Your Business and Related Services

• Consult and advise on Form of Entity (i.e., Single or Multiple Member LLC, S or C Corporation, Sole Proprietorship, Partnership)
  
  
• Prepare Articles of Organization or Incorporation, when needed
  
  
• Prepare Bylaws, when needed
  
  
• Prepare Operating Agreement or Buy-Sell Agreement, when needed
  
  
• Prepare Assumed Business Name Application, when needed
  
  
• Prepare Application for Federal I.D. Number
  
  
• Prepare IRS Subchapter S Election, when needed
  
  
• Assist with referrals to bank, business insurance agent, and accountant
  
  
• Discuss basic intellectual property rights, including registration of trademarks and service marks
  
  
• Provide an aggregate of up to 2 hours of additional consultation on legal issues such as staffing, licensing, leases, etc.

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Additional Ongoing Services

The following services are available at reduced hourly rates (ranging from $125 to $175), for a period of up to 3 years, as long as your business continues to meet the small business criteria:

• Review, negotiate and/or draft employment contracts
  
  
• Review, negotiate and/or prepare contracts for purchase and sale of assets or business
  
  
• Review, negotiate and/or prepare commercial leases
  
  
• Conduct intital on-line research and prepare trademark or copyright applications

Additional Fees and Costs

• Routine in-house costs (such as ordinary photocopy charges and local telephone calls and faxes) are included.
  
  
• Costs, such as filing fees and trademark searches and application fees, are not included and are the client's responsibility.