245 Pontchartrain Drive, Slidell, Louisiana, 70458
Practice Areas : Business Law
245 Pontchartrain Drive, Slidell, Louisiana, 70458
Practice Areas : Business Law
400 Convention Street, Suite 700, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802
Practice Areas : Business Law
400 Convention Street, Suite 700, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802
Practice Areas : Business Law
400 Convention Street, Suite 700, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802
Practice Areas : Business Law
5035 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Suite B, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70809
Practice Areas : Business Law
400 Convention Street, Suite 700, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802
Practice Areas : Asbestos & Mesothelioma
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Business lawyers handle the legal machinery of running a company: choosing and forming an entity, shareholder and operating agreements, commercial contracts, employment documents, licensing, financing rounds, buying or selling a business, and the disputes that follow when a deal or a partnership breaks down.
The work divides roughly into transactional and litigation. Transactional counsel drafts and negotiates; business litigators handle breach of contract, partnership disputes, non-compete fights and creditor claims. Many firms do both, but the individual attorney usually leans one way.
Before you hire
- Match the lawyer to the stage. Forming an LLC and negotiating a Series A are different jobs, and so are their price tags.
- Ask about industry experience. Regulated sectors — health care, food service, construction, financial services — carry rules a generalist will miss.
- Discuss fee structure openly: flat fees are common for formation and standard contracts, hourly for negotiation and disputes, and some firms offer a monthly retainer for ongoing counsel.
For company tax structuring, intellectual property or securities work, see those categories — many business attorneys listed here work alongside specialists in them.
Business Law: frequently asked questions
What is consideration in contract law?
Consideration is the value each side gives up to make an agreement binding — money, goods, services, or a promise to do or refrain from doing something. Without it, a promise is usually a gift and courts will not enforce it. It is what separates a contract from a favor.
What is contract law?
Contract law governs agreements the courts will enforce. A contract needs an offer, acceptance, consideration — something of value exchanged — and parties with capacity and a lawful purpose. When one side fails to perform, contract law decides what the other side is owed.
What is corporate law?
Corporate law governs how companies are formed, financed, governed and dissolved, and the duties owed by those who run them. It covers entity choice, shareholder and director rights, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities compliance — the legal structure around a business rather than its day-to-day deals.