Forming a company
Choosing the ground: forming a company
Where you plant a company decides a lot about how it grows. We help founders pick the entity, divide the ownership and write the agreement they’ll live under.
Most of the disputes we see between owners started on the day the company was formed, with a template agreement nobody read and an ownership split nobody wrote down. We meet every founder, ask the questions that are uncomfortable now and expensive later, and write the answers into the company’s papers.
What forming a company with us covers
Choosing the entity
An LLC, a corporation or a partnership, chosen with your accountant for the way you’ll pay tax and raise money.
Filing and registration
The certificate of formation, a registered agent, the tax ID and the first state and local registrations.
The company agreement
Who owns what, who decides what, how new money comes in, and what happens when an owner leaves, dies or stops showing up.
Founder equity
Vesting for founders who are still earning their share, and a written record of who put in cash, time or property.
Questions founders ask about formation
Do we really need a lawyer to form an LLC?
You can file the certificate yourself. The part a lawyer earns is the agreement between the owners, which the filing doesn’t include and the state never reads.
What does the flat fee cover?
The entity, the filing fees passed through at cost, the company agreement, the founders’ meeting and one round of changes. We say in writing what it doesn’t cover before you pay.
Can we change the agreement later?
Yes, and most companies should, when a partner joins or money comes in. We note the changes worth expecting when we hand the agreement over.