The Law Office of Marcia A. Rowan, PLLC focuses on business and corporate law for three types of organizations
Small to Medium Size Business
- Whether your business is still an idea or is growing or perhaps mature, we act as your trusted legal advisor. Services include formation, operating and buy/sell agreements coupled with ongoing business planning.
- As legal advisor, we negotiate and execute contracts, prepare staff and management agreements.
- We act as a Virginia Registered Agent for out-of-state businesses.
Social Ventures
- In this emerging field, entrepreneurs and established businesses seek to “do well and do good”. They adopt multi-faceted missions, both to succeed in their business endeavors and to act as change agents in the social sector.
- Examples include an IT services company that delivers profits to selected local not-for-profit partners. The vision of this organization is to provide high quality, competitive IT services while supporting not-for-profits who should focus on their mission rather than on fundraising.
- Legal issues and opportunities are emerging and developing along with this new field. They include:
- L3C as a new corporate entity now recognized in Vermont, with legislation being introduced in other states. L3C is shorthand for “low-profit limited liability company”. This variation of the LLC structure has been called by the Mannweiler Foundation as the “for-profit with the non-profit soul”. It is a hybrid form that is being examined both by for-profit businesses and by nonprofits who seek different sources of financial stability.
- According to the Lane Report there is authorizing legislation in the works in Georgia, Michigan, Montana, and North Carolina. This article
is in the September 2008 report available on marcjlane.com. - Businesses seeking involvement may elect to be a “Certified B Corporation”.
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Healthcare Management
- As former President and CEO of a leading Disease Management Company, Marty brings unique skills and perspective to the legal needs and opportunities facing today’s healthcare management enterprises.