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Business & Corporate Lawyer Serving Athens
Corporate and business counsel for Athens owners, founders, and investors: entity structure, governance, commercial contracts, acquisitions, and real estate, handled by a deal lawyer who also works the banking side of transactions.
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Corporate matters go directly to Jack Ross; disputes go to trial attorney Mitch Skandalakis. Submitting this form does not create an attorney-client relationship. Prefer the phone? Call (770) 891-3681.
Business and corporate counsel for Athens businesses.
Skandalakis & Ross provides business and corporate counsel to companies in Athens and across northeast Georgia. The practice is led by Jack N. Ross, who forms and structures companies, drafts the agreements owners sign with each other, negotiates the contracts a business runs on, and represents buyers and sellers when a company changes hands.
Athens pairs the University of Georgia with a growing base of healthcare, technology, and hospitality businesses. In Athens, we regularly see businesses in healthcare, technology, and hospitality, each with its own contract, diligence, and structuring issues.
A business lawyer is most valuable before something goes wrong. The operating agreement, the buy-sell terms, and the customer contracts decide how a dispute plays out years later, and our litigation practice sees exactly what a missing clause costs. We draft with that in mind.
The firm’s offices are in Canton, Georgia and Oakland Park, Florida (by appointment). We meet Athens clients at the Canton office, by video, or at your place of business. Jack N. Ross is licensed to practice law in Florida. Georgia-law matters are handled together with Mitch Skandalakis, the firm’s Georgia-licensed attorney.
What we handle for Athens clients.
- Entity formation & governanceLLCs and corporations formed around tax, liability, and exit, with operating and shareholder agreements written for your company.
- Commercial contractsCustomer, vendor, distribution, licensing, and services agreements negotiated before they bind you.
- Mergers & acquisitionsBuy-side and sell-side representation for Athens businesses.
- Outside general counselWeek-to-week legal judgment without an in-house department.
- Commercial real estatePurchases, sales, and commercial leases.
- Business disputesWhen a dispute cannot be avoided, the firm’s trial practice, led by Mitch Skandalakis, steps in without a handoff.
How the engagement works.
- Scope in writingA flat fee or written estimate agreed before any work begins.
- Structure and paperEntity, governance documents, and core contracts built around how you actually operate.
- Ongoing counselA lawyer who already knows your business when the next deal or question comes.
Georgia law
What Georgia law means for Athens companies.
More services for Athens businesses.
- M&A Lawyer serving AthensSelling a company you built, or buying one you intend to grow, is usually the largest transaction of an owner’s life.
- Outside General Counsel serving AthensGrowing Athens companies need legal judgment week to week, not just when something breaks.
- Commercial Real Estate Lawyer serving AthensA commercial lease runs for years, and a purchase contract allocates risk for decades.
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Business & Corporate lawyer questions from Athens clients.
What does a business lawyer do for a Athens company?
Forms and structures the company, writes the agreements the owners sign with each other, negotiates customer and vendor contracts, and handles acquisitions, sales, and real estate. The goal is paper that prevents disputes rather than paper that starts them.
LLC or corporation?
It depends on owners, payroll, investors, and exit plans. We coordinate the entity and tax classification with your CPA so the legal and tax answers match.
Is a business lawyer different from a corporate lawyer?
For most privately held companies, no. Both terms describe counsel on entity structure, governance, contracts, and transactions, which is exactly what this practice does.
Do you meet with Athens clients in person?
The firm’s offices are in Canton, Georgia and Oakland Park, Florida (by appointment). We meet Athens clients at the Canton office, by video, or at your place of business.
Is a Georgia attorney involved in my matter?
Jack N. Ross is licensed to practice law in Florida. Georgia-law matters are handled together with Mitch Skandalakis, the firm’s Georgia-licensed attorney.
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Attorney advertising. Lawyer responsible for this page: Mitch Skandalakis, Canton, Georgia office. Serving Athens does not indicate an office in Athens; the firm’s offices are in Canton, Georgia and Oakland Park, Florida.
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Corporate and transactional inquiries go directly to Jack Ross; disputes go to Mitch Skandalakis. Prefer the phone? Call (770) 891-3681.