Empowering Companies With Strategic Legal Advice
The best legal advisors are strategic allies in business. Learn how partnering with SAGE can transform legal frustrations into growth opportunities and help your company stay ahead of the competition.
Legal Advice for Proactive Teams
Leading a business is challenging enough. Rely on our team of experienced lawyers to take over your legal headaches so you can focus on what you love: business.
What Is The SAGE Advantage?
We are fractional general counsel to growing companies who need more consistent legal help. We help structure, scale, and safeguard scale-ups with proactive legal strategies. Here's how we can help your team:
Business Growth & Structuring: We can help your leaders scale with confidence through smart entity structuring and contract strategies that you get paid on time, every time. Cash is king, and flow is queen. We keep your company's growth engine fueled for expansion.
Deal Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: We have taken hard-lined deals to the finish line and high-stakes cases to trial, so we know what it takes to win. We act swiftly to assess all options and chart a proactive path forward no matter the roadblock.
How Are We Different?
SAGE Business Counsel
Predictable Project-Based Billing
Regularly Scheduled Calls
Incentivized to Innovate
Systemized Processes
Proactive
Challenges the Status Quo
Typical Law Firms
Reactionary, Waits to be Called
Silos of Information, No teamwork
No Process, Incentivized to Spend
Traditional Billing Methods
Transactional in Nature
Preserves the Status Quo
SAGE Business Counsel
Proactive Support Before the Problem Arises
Team Focused and Holistic Service Model
Systemized Processes That Drive Efficiency
Flexible Invoicing and Payment Options
Relationship-Focused Raving Fan Culture
Challenges Norms to Achieve Results
Ready To UP-LEVEL YOUR LEGAL GAME?
Ready To Ditch The Legal Headaches?
Complete the Application
We work best with teams that value proactive planning and are commit to long-term strategic objectives. For this reason, we limit our client roster to ensure high alignment and success rates. Click below to see if we are the right legal partner for your company.
Meet Our Founding Attorney
Once your application is accepted, we will schedule a meeting between your company's key decision-makers and our Founding Attorney. At the end of the meeting, these leaders will decide whether to proceed with a formal engagement.
Strategy & Kickoff
The first step for all new clients is to prepare a Legal SWOT Analysis and Risk Audit so we can prepare a legal plan. All legal plans are customized to your company's risk profile, strategic goals, and most urgent priorities. Once we agree on a budget and deliverables, we get to work.
SAGE Best Supports Teams That:
Value advisors that provide tools and insights to scale with confidence
Seek a partnership with skilled legal professionals rather than one-off transactions
Prioritize legal compliance to ensure sustainable practices that withstand scrutiny
Ways We Can Support Your Business
Corporate and Business Law
General Counsel and Advisory Services
Subscription Legal Plans for Scale Ups
Mergers & Acquisitions - Buy and Sale Side
Brand & Intellectual Property
Trademark & Copyright Services
Licensing and IP Contract Management
Brand Portfolio Protection
Dispute Resolution & Lawsuits
Partner/Shareholder Disputes
Contract Disputes & Mediation
Collection/Commercial Litigation
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Frequently Asked Questions
Find Your Answers Here:
When does it make sense for my business to invest in a legal team?
Investing in a team of legal professionals makes sense for companies that have an internal leadership structure and are ready to scale, sell, or build a legacy.
What is the best first step if our business is facing a legal dispute?
Legal disputes can be disruptive and acting swiftly is paramount to a strong strategy but moving with haste will set you up for failure. The best first step is a case SWOT analysis to understand the investment and risk ahead before executing a course of action.
What does it mean to have a strategic legal advisor - aren't lawyers there for when the problem arises?
We believe in providing guidance and risk assessments to our clients before issues arise. Our tailored legal plans are designed to address your short and long term business objectives and provide you with actionable ways to protect your company from unnecessary risk and legal exposure.
What are the benefits of working with fractional general counsel?
Fractional general counsel services allow you to leverage the expertise of a legal team without the expense of a legal department. Having lawyers and paralegals to keep your company compliant will give leaders peace of mind to make bold moves in the marketplace.
Can we get a personalized legal plan from SAGE Business Counsel or is it one-size-fits all?
We tailor every legal plan to suit the unique opportunities and challenges of the respective client. Our goal is to provide a roadmap for success that you can use with or without us.
How can I get started with SAGE Business Counsel?
SAGE Testimonials
M Kalvert
Attorney Danielle Hudson Laughlin and her team at SAGE Business Counsel stepped in and handled my legal dispute from start to finish. As a business owner, I could relax and focus on running my business knowing that the team at Sage Business Counsel was handling everything. And best of all, our goal was achieved!! Great job! Highly recommend!
The Branches
Thank you to SAGE Business Counsel for providing excellent, professional service. I am opening a new business and was in need of legal advice after my attorney was no longer available unexpectedly. I was pleased with my initial interaction with Sage Business Counsel and chose them after interviewing several other attorneys. My experience has been positive, and I appreciate the help and advice received by Danielle and her team.
Jodi Miles
Danielle Laughlin, of SAGE Business Counsel, is excellent at what she does! She is intelligent, thorough, and hard working! She advised me on the correct legal entity to form for my current business in Georgia, and has helped multiple clients I have referred her way. I recommend her most highly!
Over a Decade Spent Protecting Business from Legal Pitfalls
At SAGE Business Counsel, we're different. Inspired by lean business and agile software development philosophies, we continuously refine our services to stay ahead of the curve. Founded in 2014, our innovative business law firm is dedicated to empowering leadership teams across the globe with strategic legal counsel. Whether you own the business or are on the leadership team, we can help companies succeed at every stage of growth.
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