From the maritime piers of Ballard to the biotech corridor around Fred Hutch and the tech-equity-rich households of Queen Anne and Capitol Hill, Seattle runs on closely-held and family-owned businesses that need more than a templated operating agreement. Our Seattle business lawyers advise tech founders carrying Amazon, Microsoft, Expedia, and Starbucks equity, creative agencies in Fremont, professional services firms downtown, and second-generation maritime and manufacturing operators across West Seattle and Magnolia. Whether you are forming an entity, negotiating a vendor MSA, untangling a partnership dispute, or planning an exit, business law in Seattle requires counsel that understands both the deal and the household behind it.
Our scope covers entity selection and formation under the Washington Business Corporation Act, multi-member LLC governance, shareholder and operating agreements, founder vesting, contract drafting and review, employment and contractor classification, B&O tax structuring, commercial leasing, M&A, and owner succession coordinated with RCW Title 11 trust and estate planning. We pay close attention to community property treatment under Ch. 26.16 when a founder is married, and we model how Washington estate tax and the Washington capital gains tax interact with a sale, redemption, or generational transfer. As Seattle corporate lawyers embedded in the same firm as our estate and tax team, we draft deal documents that actually match the owner's personal plan, rather than handing you back to a separate planner six months later to fix the disconnect.
Most Seattle clients engage us through embedded advisory relationships, where a flat monthly or project-based fee replaces hourly anxiety and we function as outside general counsel for the company and personal counsel for the owner. We also offer transparent flat-fee pricing for discrete projects: formations, buy-sell agreements, contract templates, and acquisition diligence. Our multi-state network across Virginia, Washington, and Colorado lets us support Seattle founders with operations or remote employees outside Washington without handing the matter off. Call (425) 675-7975 to schedule a consultation.
Relevant Law — Seattle
800 Bellevue Way NE, Unit 500, Bellevue, WA 98004
Phone: (425) 675-7975