Business lawyers serving Redmond, WA
Business law advice for your company.
Foundry Law Group helps Redmond business owners start and run their companies. We help with contracts and hiring, as well as rights to your brand and work. Our lawyers also help you buy or sell a business.
Know what your team is agreeing to build.
Keep the work and the rights clear
You may hire a developer for one feature, then ask for more. Your contract should reflect that change. Foundry helps Redmond businesses review project scope and rights to the finished work. We also help owners set out how they share control of the company. Tell us who is joining the team and what they will do. We can help you decide which documents need a closer look.
Choose legal help for the next stage
Adding a founder calls for a look at ownership terms. Signing a larger customer may call for a new service contract. Use the services below to find a starting point, then talk with us about the work you need.
Build Your Company
While business support and intellectual property protection often take companies to two separate firms, Foundry offers both service areas in-house. We see your initial business foundation and your asset protection as part of your company’s larger story, and our model integrates the two accordingly. Our dual capacity and holistic approach ensure your big-picture legal plan is cohesive, sustainable, and aligned with your vision for your business.
Protect Your Brand
We’re excited to help you elevate your business. As you grow, protecting your brand, your data and assets is crucial. We’ll assist with essential steps like contract drafting, personnel management, data security compliance and best practices, and intellectual property protection. By working closely with our network of CPAs, patent agents, and financial advisors, we ensure a smooth transition through this growth phase, keeping your company strong and secure.
Transform Your Business
We know that restructuring, merging or selling your business can be an exciting and challenging process. We recognize the hard work you’ve put into building a great business, and we focus on creating a transition strategy that works best for you. Foundry works closely with your team to ensure your needs are met and your assets are protected, every step of the way.
Plan for staff, space and ownership
Redmond bases its city license fee on full-time-equivalent staff. Counting rules can include owners and remote work. A headcount alone may miss part of the picture. Keep staff-hour records with your hiring plan. Ask the city which workers and hours count before you set your budget.
More staff may also mean a new site. Redmond’s Business Use Look Up tool helps you check a space before you sign a lease. Confirm the planned use with city staff. Ask whether you need a parking study. A change of use can also bring impact fees, which help fund public facilities. Confirm the costs with the city. Then review who pays them under the lease.
Buying an existing business raises a separate question. Redmond says city licenses do not transfer to a new owner. Ask how your deal affects the license. Add that step to the closing list beside the contracts you expect to take over. A review of those contracts can show which rights or approvals still need attention.
“Madhu is someone I consider to be a mentor and community leader. She is an outstanding model of an entrepreneur-attorney who finds unique ways to get to know her clients on a very personal level. I’ve witnessed first hand, as Foundry’s Of Counsel Patent Attorney, to see how well she serves her clients. She and her team are world class.”
JD Houvener
Show us how your product reaches the customer. We can review the contracts at each step, including terms with the people who build it. You’ll receive a project proposal with the scope and fees. Foundry offers flat fees for most services, so you can review the cost before work begins.
A legal discussion grounded in your work
Frequently Asked Questions
Redmond bases its annual fee on a full-time-equivalent staff count. The rules can include owners and remote work. Check the current fee and the city’s remote-work guidance. Confirm which people and hours count with city staff. Bring your hiring plan when you discuss the documents with counsel.
Start with Redmond’s Business Use Look Up tool. Then ask city staff whether your use needs a parking study or brings impact fees. The Start and Grow guide lists these checks. Confirm the likely costs before you sign. A lease review can address which costs each side accepts.
No. Redmond says a new owner must apply for a city business license. The form of your deal matters, so ask the city how it affects your application. See the city’s licensing FAQs. We can review the sale documents and help you track which contract rights you expect to receive.
Serving Redmond through our Seattle-area practice
Foundry works with Redmond business owners through its greater Seattle team. This page describes our service area. We do not list a Redmond office.
Your team may work at home, at a city site or in several places. Note those locations when you contact us. It helps frame the hiring and contract questions. For a product project, also bring the draft scope and a list of work that already belongs to someone else.
Tell us what your team is building
Start with the next person or contract.
Share the role you’re hiring for or the deal on your desk. Include the draft terms and your target date. Contact Foundry to discuss legal help for your Redmond business.
