Business Formation

Atlanta Business Formation Attorneys

At Boling Rice, LLC, we help businesses organize and thrive. Whether you are an individual wanting to start a new business or an existing business, you have well defined objectives and goals for the growth of you business. Our approach to providing business organization services is rooted in our many years of experience representing businesses in courts throughout Georgia. Who better to organize and structure your business than attorneys who have fought for the rights of businesses based on the wording of contracts or the structure organized by another attorney than attorneys who have actually seen what juries and judges have found based on the wording used in various business documents and contracts. We begin our relationship with clients in Georgia wanting to start a business, reorganize, or purchase a business by meeting with them, listening to their plans and concerns, helping further define their objectives and counsel them on the steps that will need to be taken to see their plans come to life and protect them should an unfortunate dispute arise down the road.

How We Can Help You Start a Business, Acquire a Business, or Restructure an Existing Business.

  • We review your goals and objectives, the applicable business and tax law, and help you select the form of business entity that meets your needs such as a corporation (S-corp. or C-corp.), limited liability company (LLC), general partnership, limited partnership (LP), etc.
  • We discuss the tax benefits of each business organization structure, and match that to the goals and objectives of your business.
  • We provide assistance to existing businesses who wish to expand or divest through buying or selling part of the business.
  • We help new business owners understand and manage compliance issues, such as OSHA regulations, state and federal employment law, and tax laws.
  • We prepare the following:
    • Stock purchase agreements
    • Asset purchase agreements
    • Shareholder agreements
    • LLC operating agreements
    • Employment agreements
    • Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
    • Covenants of non-competition and non-solicitation
    • Management agreements.
  • We mediate and negotiate disputes involving the operation of the business.
  • We plan for business succession and business liquidation.
  • We provide advice and counsel during all stages of the business start-up process and throughout its existence.

How We Can Help Your Existing Business

As your business grows, inevitably new legal issues will occur. Our Georgia business lawyers counsel existing businesses on how best to legally protect the business throughout the life of the business. Our services to existing businesses include, contract review, negotiation and drafting as well as business and commercial litigation.