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.

When litigation can't be avoided our business and commercial litigators are also valuable members of your team.  They have the breadth and depth of experience in significant business, commercial, and public policy litigation to vigorously represent and defend your business interests in any forum -- state or federal trial courts and appellate courts, administrative hearings, and alternative dispute resolution such as arbitration or mediation.

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 (unless otherwise agreed to)

Basic Plan:
Setting Up Your Business and Related Services
Initial client consultation of up to one hour.
A dvise 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 LLC Operating 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

Additional Ongoing Services
 
Additional non litigation services which the firm provides are available at a reduced hourly rate ( at 75% of attorney standard hourly billing  rates), for a period of up to 1 year , as long as your business continues to meet the small business criteria.

Review, negotiate and/or draft ownership interest  buy / sell agreement
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 on-line initial research and prepare trademark -- 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.
Terms of Client representation may be affected by applicable attorney ethics rules, on a case by case basis.