Guiding North Dakota Businesses Through Every Legal Phase

Legal business matters remain the backbone of our law firm. We have guided numerous North Dakota businesses in achieving their goals whether it be formation, expansion, general legal guidance or contracts. We are here to ensure the success of our clients.

Kennelly Business Law of Fargo has the business know-how and understanding of how companies work, what they need and how to anticipate change in the business climate. Our attorneys are multigenerational North Dakotans who understand the work ethic, risks and planning that is involved in starting, building and selling a business. As a matter of fact, some of our clients are the same people whose lawns we mowed in our youth. We want to continue to assist you.

Guiding Businesses In Legal Business Matters

Our clients include business owners throughout North Dakota and Minnesota. Our attorneys have guided them from startup phase through acquisitions and growth. We advise clients in a broad range of business-related legal matters, including:

Business formation for entrepreneurs in numerous industries
Mergers and acquisitions for business owners seeking to expand, and business owners looking for a buyer
General counsel for your growing business
Bank and finance law matters such as drafting loan agreements and mortgages
Contract writing and related transaction matters
Employment law as we advise employers on agreements, handbooks and related matters
Dispute resolution, including litigation if a negotiated outcome is unavailable

We are a devoted group of attorneys who have built long-term relationships through our enthusiasm and know-how and understanding of the North Dakota business environment. And we know business because we come from families of multigenerational business owners in the surrounding Fargo area.

When Should a Business Seek Help from an Attorney?

Challenges can arise for a business at any time, which is why company leaders begin working with legal counsel early to build a relationship with an attorney they can turn to when they have questions or issues arise. Reach out for legal counsel for your business when you need help with:

Business formation and entity structuring, or a corporate restructuring
Negotiating and drafting contracts, including key customer or vendor agreements
Regulatory compliance and licensing requirements
Hiring employees, negotiating employment or compensation contracts, or making other employment decisions
Pursuing financing or outside investment
Corporate governance disagreements or partner/shareholder disputes
Evaluating strategic transactions, such as mergers or acquisitions

Don’t wait to get the help you need from Kennelly Business Law. We’re proud to serve eastern North Dakota and northern Minnesota from our primary office in Fargo and our secondary office in Valley City.

How Legal Counsel Can Benefit Businesses?

Companies in Fargo–Moorhead and across North Dakota and Minnesota can benefit from hiring knowledgeable legal counsel to advise them on the various issues or disputes that can occur in business. Some of the advantages of having a business lawyer to counsel you and advocate for your company’s interests include:

Proactive Risk Management – Having a business attorney can help a company proactively address legal obligations, such as licensing requirements or regulatory compliance. A lawyer can identify a business’s legal obligation under state and federal laws or regulations to prevent potentially disruptive or costly regulatory investigations or administrative proceedings.
Support for Operations and Major Transactions – Lawyers can advise company owners and managers with ongoing business operations and significant transactions, such as securing key customer or vendor deals or entering joint ventures with other companies.
Evaluating Legal Consequences of Strategic Decisions – Businesses may need to make various strategic decisions, such as making capital calls of partners/investors, seeking outside investment, bringing in new investors or partners, expanding operations, or pursuing an acquisition or merger. A business attorney can help owners and managers understand the legal issues associated with such transactions and make informed decisions about how to resolve them.
Managing Employment Law Matters – Most companies require employees, meaning owners or managers must deal with various legal issues related to employees, including negotiating contracts and compensation, making hiring, promotion, and firing decisions, handling taxes, and addressing employment law matters such as workers’ compensation or discrimination claims.
Ongoing Advice and Assistance – A business attorney can also support a company with ongoing legal counsel, such as auditing and reviewing contracts or evaluating the company’s operations to implement current best practices.

Why Choose the Business Lawyers of Kennelly Business Law?

When problems arise for your company, the legal counsel you hire may make a difference in the outcome for your business. Seasoned representation can best protect your business’s rights and interests. Kennelly Business Law is proud to serve clients in the Fargo–Moorhead area and across both eastern North Dakota and northern Minnesota. Choose us to help your company address legal issues or disputes that you may face because:

Our lawyers have received recognition for their hard work on behalf of our clients. Attorney Chris Kennelly has earned listings in North Dakota Super Lawyers from 2023 through 2025, along with the highest AV rating from peer-review service Martindale-Hubbell. Attorney Ben Williams has also received listings on Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars list for 2021 through 2024, and Attorney Jeff Gunkelman has also earned a listing as a Rising Star for 2022.
Our attorneys call North Dakota home, with our families having lived here for generations. We come from a long line of business owners and operators in North Dakota, so we dedicate ourselves to serving businesses and their owners.
Our law firm strives to earn the trust of every client who walks through our doors. Our dedication has led many of our clients to return to us over the years as issues and disputes arise, choosing to work with us because of our reliability, trustworthiness, knowledge, and empathy.

Contact Our Business Law Attorneys in Fargo

You may have a solid idea for starting a business, but you also may need guidance in how to form, grow or even sell your business. We are an attentive and results-driven law firm that will explain the legal details related to your unique business law. Kennelly Business Law of Fargo understands North Dakota business because we are a North Dakota business. For an initial consultation, call a lawyer or contact us online.

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