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Business & Corporate Formation

Fairfax Business & Corporate Formation Lawyer

Helping Small Business Owners Build Toward Success

The decisions you make at the start up of your business lay the foundation for everything you do moving forward. The business and corporate formation process addresses the most fundamental questions about the structure of your organization, while considering tax implications and other financial issues.

At the Law Office of Richard L. Downey located in Fairfax, Virginia, we take great pride in helping entrepreneurs launch their ideas and shape their vision for success. We can help you choose among a host of small business and corporate formation options, including:

  • S-Corp
  • C-Corp
  • LLC
  • Sole Proprietorship
  • Partnership

Make sure you understand the advantages and challenges of every option by working closely with an attorney who has the experience and knowledge to help you meet your goals.

Business Formation for Small and Medium Businesses

Attorney Richard L. Downey has been working with business owners in the Fairfax and Northern Virginia area for more than 30 years. With experience as general counsel for a multinational banking institution, he built his law practice to help clients master the legal details that are crucial to business success at any level.

We understand the needs and interests of Northern Virginia businesses, and have helped a variety of businesses including technology sector enterprises, government contractors and businesses launched with assistance from the SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program.

Helping companies through the business formation process is endlessly rewarding, and we provide other business services to help you maintain and grow your company. We are committed to a long-term relationship with business clients, serving a wide variety of their legal needs:

We are sensitive to the concerns of our commercial clients. We understand the budgetary pressures you are facing and know how important accuracy and efficiency is to success. Rely on an experienced and effective business lawyer to help you start your endeavor on the right foot.

Experienced ▪ Efficient ▪ Effective

When the time is right to launch your enterprise, count on business lawyer Richard L. Downey to help you build a solid foundation. Call us at 703-763-4067 or contact us online to schedule an appointment to sit down and discuss how we can serve your company's legal needs.

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4126 Leonard Drive
Fairfax VA 22030
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