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Pricing at a glance
TRANSPARENT STARTING PRICES FOR DEFINED LEGAL WORK
RAETZER offers defined fixed-fee packages for qualifying private-capital, M&A, joint-venture, and corporate-infrastructure matters. The packages are designed to give prospective clients an informed starting point before an attorney reviews the specific transaction.
Final package eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed only after completion of the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.
RAETZER offers transparent pricing structures so clients can better understand and control ongoing legal spend.
For qualifying standard-scope matters. Final fee confirmed after attorney review.
Practice
Package 1
Package 2
Package 3
$14,500
$19,500
Starting at $29,500
$24,500
$39,500
Starting at $59,500
$29,500
$39,500
Starting at $59,500
$12,500
$22,500
Starting at $39,500
$7,500
$19,500
Starting at $34,500
$14,500
$29,500
Starting at $49,500
$7,500
$19,500
Starting at $39,500
Transaction value is only one factor in determining scope and price. Complexity, number of parties and entities, financing, diligence volume, governing law, negotiation burden, transaction timeline, and specialty legal issues may affect the final fee.
Business-separation and negotiated-resolution pricing assumes a non-litigation or pre-litigation process. Active lawsuits, arbitration proceedings, emergency matters, discovery, court appearances, trials, appeals, bankruptcy proceedings, and other contested proceedings require a separate scope or appropriate litigation counsel.
Scope and Fee Protections
Non-contractual note: Formal engagement letters govern and summarize these principles: one transaction/project; defined entities/parties/documents; ordinary negotiation only with material restructuring supplemental; defined revision rounds; exclusions for litigation/tax/accounting/valuation/regulatory/real-estate/environmental/benefits/foreign law unless included; third-party/government fees separate; delay/term changes permit supplemental fee; additional closings/investors/targets/bidders/entities/documents separately priced; fees earned by milestones and not contingent; additional work only after written approval of supplemental fixed fee/hourly scope.
Defined scope / clear starting point
TRANSPARENT STARTING PRICES FOR DEFINED LEGAL WORK
RAETZER offers defined fixed-fee packages for qualifying private-capital, M&A, joint-venture, and corporate-infrastructure matters. The packages are designed to give prospective clients an informed starting point before an attorney reviews the specific transaction.
Final package eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed only after completion of the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.
Transaction map
Company → Investors
PRIVATE CAPITAL RAISE PACKAGES
A private offering is a securities transaction, not merely a document project. These packages cover defined legal work for qualifying offerings. RAETZER does not guarantee that capital will be raised and does not provide investor introductions or placement-agent services through these packages.
Indicative fixed-fee packages for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, and an initial attorney consultation.
All engagements remain subject to conflicts review, attorney review, scope confirmation, and a written engagement agreement. Government fees, third-party costs, local counsel, tax advisers, accountants, filing fees, and specialty counsel are not included unless expressly stated.
Package 1
PRIVATE OFFERING ESSENTIALS
Rule 506(b) — U.S. Investors Only
$14,500
FLAT LEGAL FEE For qualifying standard-scope matters.
Best for
a qualifying U.S. company privately raising capital from existing business and investor relationships without public advertising or general solicitation.
Principal inclusions
Offering-structure and Rule 506(b) analysis
One U.S. issuer and one class or series of securities
Private Placement Memorandum or agreed disclosure memorandum
Subscription agreement and accredited-investor questionnaire
Standard issuer approvals and one initial closing
Form D and coordination of up to five standard state notice filings
VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS
Assumptions: one U.S. issuer; one offering; one class/series; U.S. accredited investors only; no general solicitation/public advertising; no non-accredited investors; no pooled fund or complex waterfall; no prior offering remediation; no success-based finder/unregistered intermediary issue; one initial closing; up to two consolidated revision rounds; up to five standard state notice filings with government fees separate; complete reasonably organized company/ownership/financial/business information.
Exclusions: investor introductions, accounting, financial-statement preparation, tax, foreign-law, broker-dealer services, Investment Company/Investment Adviser analysis, CFTC matters, litigation, and prior-securities remediation.
Package 2
most common
GENERAL SOLICITATION OFFERING
Rule 506(c) — U.S. Accredited Investors Only
$19,500
FLAT LEGAL FEE For qualifying standard-scope matters.
Best for
a qualifying U.S. issuer that intends to promote a private offering through LinkedIn, YouTube, webinars, email, advertising, or a publicly accessible landing page.
Principal inclusions
Everything included in Private Offering Essentials
Rule 506(c) and verification-process analysis
Review of one pitch deck up to 25 pages
Review of one offering landing page
Review of up to 10 proposed social-media posts
Review of one standard offering email or webinar invitation
VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS
Legal review of substantially complete solicitation materials only, not creation/design/writing/management/
distribution.
One initial legal review and one consolidated revision review of the listed materials.
Materially revised campaigns, additional ads/pages/decks/video scripts/webinars/influencer arrangements/continuing review require supplemental scope.
No guarantee any investor is accredited or any verification method suffices in every circumstance.
Package 3
U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE OFFERING
Rule 506(b) or Rule 506(c) + Regulation S
$29,500
Final fee confirmed after attorney review.
Best for
a qualifying U.S. issuer with one class, U.S. accredited investors, and a limited eligible non-U.S. offshore offering.
Principal inclusions
Coordinated Rule 506 and Regulation S structure
Integrated U.S. and offshore disclosure package
U.S. and non-U.S. subscription provisions
Regulation S representations, legends, transfer restrictions
Review of proposed offshore solicitation
Coordination with foreign counsel where local-law advice is required
VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS
Assumptions and limitations: one U.S. issuer, one class/series, one integrated offering, U.S. sales under 506(b)/(c), qualifying offshore Regulation S sales, and no more than two foreign jurisdictions for issue identification/coordination.
No foreign issuer/feeder/blocker/parallel fund/offshore vehicle, no foreign opinion or filing by RAETZER, no material foreign tax structuring; foreign counsel/tax advisers/translators/local agents/filing costs separate.
Funds, offshore vehicles, multiple classes, substantial foreign-law work, digital assets, non-accredited investors, Investment Company/Investment Adviser issues, CFTC matters, and other complex structures require custom scope and may exceed the starting price.
Next step
NOT SURE WHICH PACKAGE FITS?
Complete the applicable RAETZER readiness assessment. Your responses will help identify the likely scope, urgency, complexity, decision authority, and appropriate next step before you speak with an attorney.
Important Scope Notes
The prices shown are indicative fixed fees or starting prices for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, staffing, and fee are confirmed only after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.
Each fixed fee is based on the parties, entities, documents, transaction structure, revision rounds, closing assumptions, and other limitations stated in the engagement agreement. A material change in the matter may require a supplemental fixed fee or an approved hourly scope.
Additional parties, entities, targets, bidders, investors, security classes, or closings
Material changes to economics or structure
Extraordinary diligence or negotiation
Repeated re-trading of agreed terms
Substantial corporate cleanup or missing records
Compressed or expedited deadlines
Specialty tax, regulatory, employment, benefits, real-estate, environmental, antitrust, litigation, or foreign-law issues
Restarting a transaction after termination or material delay
Government filing fees, state notice fees, foreign or local counsel, accountants, tax advisers, investment bankers, business brokers, lenders, appraisers, valuation providers, data-room providers, expert consultants, translators, and other third-party costs are not included unless expressly stated.
Legal fees are earned according to the milestones stated in the engagement agreement and are not contingent upon raising capital, obtaining financing, signing a transaction, or completing a closing.
RAETZER does not guarantee capital, financing, investors, acquisition targets, buyers, sellers, valuation, transaction approval, or closing.
RAETZER does not act as a broker-dealer, placement agent, investment banker, business broker, lender, accountant, tax adviser, valuation provider, or foreign-law adviser unless a separate written agreement expressly states otherwise.
SCOPE AND FEE PROTECTIONS
Non-contractual note: Formal engagement letters govern and summarize these principles: one transaction/project; defined entities/parties/documents; ordinary negotiation only with material restructuring supplemental; defined revision rounds; exclusions for litigation/tax/accounting/valuation/regulatory/real-estate/environmental/benefits/foreign law unless included; third-party/government fees separate; delay/term changes permit supplemental fee; additional closings/investors/targets/bidders/entities/documents separately priced; fees earned by milestones and not contingent; additional work only after written approval of supplemental fixed fee/hourly scope. Formal engagement letters govern.
Pricing and package descriptions are provided for general informational purposes and do not constitute an offer to provide legal services. No attorney-client relationship is created through the website or an assessment submission. Representation begins only after conflicts review and execution of a written engagement agreement.
Defined scope / clear starting point
TRANSPARENT STARTING PRICES FOR DEFINED LEGAL WORK
RAETZER offers defined fixed-fee packages for qualifying private-capital, M&A, joint-venture, and corporate-infrastructure matters. The packages are designed to give prospective clients an informed starting point before an attorney reviews the specific transaction.
Final package eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed only after completion of the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.
Transaction map
Buyer → Target → Diligence → Financing → Closing
M&A BUY-SIDE PACKAGES
These packages are for legal representation of a buyer acquiring an identified privately held business. RAETZER does not locate acquisition targets, guarantee financing, or act as a business broker or investment banker through these packages.
IIndicative fixed-fee packages for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, and an initial attorney consultation.
All engagements remain subject to conflicts review, attorney review, scope confirmation, and a written engagement agreement. Government fees, third-party costs, local counsel, tax advisers, accountants, filing fees, and specialty counsel are not included unless expressly stated.
Package 1
ACQUISITION ESSENTIALS
$24,500
FLAT LEGAL FEE For qualifying standard-scope matters.
Best for
a qualifying buyer acquiring one privately held U.S. business in a straightforward transaction, generally below $2M.
Principal inclusions
Transaction-structure consultation
One LOI review/preparation
Standard legal due diligence
One principal asset/equity purchase agreement
Standard ancillary/closing documents
One closing
VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS
Assumptions: one buyer/target, private U.S. business, one principal agreement, one ordinary financing source, one closing, no rollover, complex earn-out, material owned real estate/environmental/specialty approval, cross-border, public-company securities, distressed/bankruptcy, reasonably organized diligence, and ordinary commercially reasonable negotiation.
Supplemental fee may apply for material financing, extensive schedules, substantial seller financing, employment negotiations, repeated restructuring, unusual tax-driven structures, or extraordinary diligence.
Package 2
most common
GROWTH ACQUISITION
$39,500
FLAT LEGAL FEE For qualifying standard-scope matters.
Best for
a qualifying acquisition of $2M-$10M or a smaller transaction with moderate complexity.
Principal inclusions
Expanded diligence/tracking
Asset-vs-equity structure
Working capital/cash/debt/purchase-price adjustments
One seller note/escrow/holdback/earn-out/limited rollover
Disclosure schedules/key transition documents
Financing/closing coordination
VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS
Assumes one buyer/target/principal acquisition/closing, ordinary negotiation, and one principal contingent/financing component.
Multiple layers, extensive rollover governance, substantial real estate, regulated industry, unusually extensive diligence, repeated re-trading, or additional targets require supplemental/custom scope.
Package 3
STRATEGIC ACQUISITION
$59,500
Final fee confirmed after attorney review.
Best for
acquisitions generally $10M-$50M or substantial financing, rollover, management, complex economics, or extensive diligence.
Principal inclusions
Multi-entity structuring
Substantial acquisition-financing coordination
Rollover/post-closing governance
Complex earn-out/escrow/indemnification
Management/employment/retention
Expanded diligence/closing management
VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS
Final fee after structure/target/LOI/financing/diligence/negotiation/timetable review.
Custom quote for above $50M, public target, cross-border, regulated/distressed, bankruptcy/receivership, multiple acquisitions, material antitrust/tax/environmental/benefits/real-estate/government-contract/specialty regulatory work, RWI, multiple closings/substantial post-closing.
Illustrative milestone billing, subject to written engagement agreement: Illustrative milestone billing: 40% at engagement; 30% at completion of the LOI/diligence phase or initial definitive agreement; 30% at signing or closing. If the transaction terminates, fees earned through the completed milestone remain payable.
Next step
NOT SURE WHICH PACKAGE FITS?
Complete the applicable RAETZER readiness assessment. Your responses will help identify the likely scope, urgency, complexity, decision authority, and appropriate next step before you speak with an attorney.
Important Scope Notes
The prices shown are indicative fixed fees or starting prices for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, staffing, and fee are confirmed only after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.
Each fixed fee is based on the parties, entities, documents, transaction structure, revision rounds, closing assumptions, and other limitations stated in the engagement agreement. A material change in the matter may require a supplemental fixed fee or an approved hourly scope.
Additional parties, entities, targets, bidders, investors, security classes, or closings
Material changes to economics or structure
Extraordinary diligence or negotiation
Repeated re-trading of agreed terms
Substantial corporate cleanup or missing records
Compressed or expedited deadlines
Specialty tax, regulatory, employment, benefits, real-estate, environmental, antitrust, litigation, or foreign-law issues
Restarting a transaction after termination or material delay
Government filing fees, state notice fees, foreign or local counsel, accountants, tax advisers, investment bankers, business brokers, lenders, appraisers, valuation providers, data-room providers, expert consultants, translators, and other third-party costs are not included unless expressly stated.
Legal fees are earned according to the milestones stated in the engagement agreement and are not contingent upon raising capital, obtaining financing, signing a transaction, or completing a closing.
RAETZER does not guarantee capital, financing, investors, acquisition targets, buyers, sellers, valuation, transaction approval, or closing.
RAETZER does not act as a broker-dealer, placement agent, investment banker, business broker, lender, accountant, tax adviser, valuation provider, or foreign-law adviser unless a separate written agreement expressly states otherwise.
SCOPE AND FEE PROTECTIONS
Non-contractual note: Formal engagement letters govern and summarize these principles: one transaction/project; defined entities/parties/documents; ordinary negotiation only with material restructuring supplemental; defined revision rounds; exclusions for litigation/tax/accounting/valuation/regulatory/real-estate/environmental/benefits/foreign law unless included; third-party/government fees separate; delay/term changes permit supplemental fee; additional closings/investors/targets/bidders/entities/documents separately priced; fees earned by milestones and not contingent; additional work only after written approval of supplemental fixed fee/hourly scope. Formal engagement letters govern.
Pricing and package descriptions are provided for general informational purposes and do not constitute an offer to provide legal services. No attorney-client relationship is created through the website or an assessment submission. Representation begins only after conflicts review and execution of a written engagement agreement.
Defined scope / clear starting point
TRANSPARENT STARTING PRICES FOR DEFINED LEGAL WORK
RAETZER offers defined fixed-fee packages for qualifying private-capital, M&A, joint-venture, and corporate-infrastructure matters. The packages are designed to give prospective clients an informed starting point before an attorney reviews the specific transaction.
Final package eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed only after completion of the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.
Transaction map
Preparation → Buyer → Diligence → Signing → Closing
M&A SELL-SIDE PACKAGES
These packages are for legal representation of an owner or company selling to an identified buyer. RAETZER does not locate purchasers, value the business, conduct an auction, or act as an investment banker or business broker through these packages.
IIndicative fixed-fee packages for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, and an initial attorney consultation.
All engagements remain subject to conflicts review, attorney review, scope confirmation, and a written engagement agreement. Government fees, third-party costs, local counsel, tax advisers, accountants, filing fees, and specialty counsel are not included unless expressly stated.
Package 1
SALE ESSENTIALS
$29,500
FLAT LEGAL FEE For qualifying standard-scope matters.
Best for
a qualifying owner of a private U.S. company selling to one identified buyer in a straightforward transaction, generally below $2M.
Principal inclusions
Sale-structure/transaction planning
One LOI review/negotiation
Pre-diligence/data-room checklist
One principal purchase agreement
Standard disclosure schedules/closing documents
One closing
VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS
Assumptions: one seller entity, one buyer, one principal agreement, one closing, clean ownership/corporate record, no auction/multiple bidders, material rollover, complex earn-out, ownership dispute, substantial regulatory/real-estate/cross-border/tax/litigation issue, and ordinary negotiation.
Buyer counsel prepares first draft; supplemental fee if RAETZER prepares it. Cleanup/cap-table/lien/diligence may require supplemental scope.
Package 2
most common
GROWTH COMPANY SALE
$39,500
FLAT LEGAL FEE For qualifying standard-scope matters.
Best for
a qualifying sale of $2M-$10M or a smaller transaction with moderate complexity.
Principal inclusions
Pre-sale corporate/ownership review
Data-room/diligence coordination
Working capital/purchase-price adjustments
One seller note/escrow/holdback/earn-out/limited rollover
Expanded disclosure schedules
Employment/transition/payoff/closing coordination
VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS
Assumes one seller/buyer/principal sale/closing.
Material ownership problems, contested shareholders, multiple bidders, substantial rollover governance, complex earn-outs, tax restructuring, significant approvals, or burdensome diligence require supplemental/custom scope.
Package 3
STRATEGIC EXIT
$59,500
Final fee confirmed after attorney review.
Best for
sales generally $10M-$50M or a banker-led process, multiple bidders, substantial rollover, complex consideration, or extensive diligence.
Principal inclusions
Banker/process coordination
Competing IOIs/LOIs
Rollover/post-closing governance
Complex earn-out/escrow/indemnification
Management/retention/transition/ restrictive covenants
Extensive schedules/diligence/closing
VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS
Custom quote for above $50M, cross-border, public, distressed/bankruptcy, ownership dispute, approvals, prolonged auction, significant tax/benefits/environmental/real estate/antitrust/specialty regulatory, RWI, multiple closings/substantial post-closing.
RAETZER would serve as legal counsel, not as the broker or investment banker locating a purchaser.
Illustrative milestone billing, subject to written engagement agreement: Illustrative milestone billing: 40% at engagement; 30% at completion of the LOI/diligence phase or initial definitive agreement; 30% at signing or closing. If the transaction terminates, fees earned through the completed milestone remain payable.
Next step
NOT SURE WHICH PACKAGE FITS?
Complete the applicable RAETZER readiness assessment. Your responses will help identify the likely scope, urgency, complexity, decision authority, and appropriate next step before you speak with an attorney.
Important Scope Notes
The prices shown are indicative fixed fees or starting prices for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, staffing, and fee are confirmed only after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.
Each fixed fee is based on the parties, entities, documents, transaction structure, revision rounds, closing assumptions, and other limitations stated in the engagement agreement. A material change in the matter may require a supplemental fixed fee or an approved hourly scope.
Additional parties, entities, targets, bidders, investors, security classes, or closings
Material changes to economics or structure
Extraordinary diligence or negotiation
Repeated re-trading of agreed terms
Substantial corporate cleanup or missing records
Compressed or expedited deadlines
Specialty tax, regulatory, employment, benefits, real-estate, environmental, antitrust, litigation, or foreign-law issues
Restarting a transaction after termination or material delay
Government filing fees, state notice fees, foreign or local counsel, accountants, tax advisers, investment bankers, business brokers, lenders, appraisers, valuation providers, data-room providers, expert consultants, translators, and other third-party costs are not included unless expressly stated.
Legal fees are earned according to the milestones stated in the engagement agreement and are not contingent upon raising capital, obtaining financing, signing a transaction, or completing a closing.
RAETZER does not guarantee capital, financing, investors, acquisition targets, buyers, sellers, valuation, transaction approval, or closing.
RAETZER does not act as a broker-dealer, placement agent, investment banker, business broker, lender, accountant, tax adviser, valuation provider, or foreign-law adviser unless a separate written agreement expressly states otherwise.
SCOPE AND FEE PROTECTIONS
Non-contractual note: Formal engagement letters govern and summarize these principles: one transaction/project; defined entities/parties/documents; ordinary negotiation only with material restructuring supplemental; defined revision rounds; exclusions for litigation/tax/accounting/valuation/regulatory/real-estate/environmental/benefits/foreign law unless included; third-party/government fees separate; delay/term changes permit supplemental fee; additional closings/investors/targets/bidders/entities/documents separately priced; fees earned by milestones and not contingent; additional work only after written approval of supplemental fixed fee/hourly scope. Formal engagement letters govern.
Pricing and package descriptions are provided for general informational purposes and do not constitute an offer to provide legal services. No attorney-client relationship is created through the website or an assessment submission. Representation begins only after conflicts review and execution of a written engagement agreement.
Defined scope / clear starting point
TRANSPARENT STARTING PRICES FOR DEFINED LEGAL WORK
RAETZER offers defined fixed-fee packages for qualifying private-capital, M&A, joint-venture, and corporate-infrastructure matters. The packages are designed to give prospective clients an informed starting point before an attorney reviews the specific transaction.
Final package eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed only after completion of the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.
Transaction map
Parties → Shared entity
JOINT VENTURE PACKAGES
Joint-venture pricing assumes that the principals can identify or agree upon the principal business terms. If the economics, control structure, contributions, or exit rights remain materially unresolved, a separate paid structuring phase may be required before definitive drafting begins.
IIndicative fixed-fee packages for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, and an initial attorney consultation.
All engagements remain subject to conflicts review, attorney review, scope confirmation, and a written engagement agreement. Government fees, third-party costs, local counsel, tax advisers, accountants, filing fees, and specialty counsel are not included unless expressly stated.
Package 1
JOINT VENTURE ESSENTIALS
$12,500
FLAT LEGAL FEE For qualifying standard-scope matters.
Best for
two parties, one U.S. JV, a clear purpose, and simple economics.
Principal inclusions
Initial structure consultation
One term sheet/business-term summary
One U.S. entity formation
Customized operating/JV agreement
Standard capital/governance/transfer/exit provisions
Organizational consents/closing book
VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS
Assumptions: two parties, one U.S. entity, one project/operating business, agreed terms, simple economics, no passive investors, preferred return/promote/waterfall, or material financing/guaranty/real estate/IP licensing.
Package 2
most common
STRATEGIC JOINT VENTURE
$22,500
FLAT LEGAL FEE For qualifying standard-scope matters.
Best for
a two/three-party JV with negotiated governance, capital calls, non-pro-rata economics, ongoing services, exit, or deadlock.
Principal inclusions
Governance/reserved matters
Capital calls/default remedies
Non-pro-rata economics
Deadlock/buy-sell/call/put/exit
IP/confidentiality/restrictive/business opportunity
Up to two related agreements
VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS
Assumes a maximum of three parties, one entity, and two related agreements.
Multiple entities, complex investors/economics, guaranties, financing, passive investors, real estate, or unresolved terms require supplemental/custom scope.
Package 3
COMPLEX JOINT VENTURE
$39,500
Final fee confirmed after attorney review.
Best for
a multi-party, multi-entity, real-estate, development, sponsor-capital, or strategically complex JV.
Principal inclusions
Up to four parties
Multiple cash/property/service/contract/IP contributions
Preferred return/promote/carried interest/waterfall
Multi-entity structure
Guaranty/indemnification/management/ development
Complex liquidity/forced sale/buyout/dissolution
VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS
Starting price depends on parties/entities/contributions/economics/financing/guaranties/ancillary/regulatory/ negotiation.
Excludes unless added: securities documents, external raise, acquisition/disposition, loan/security, real estate closing, tax opinions, foreign law, litigation/contested ownership.
Next step
NOT SURE WHICH PACKAGE FITS?
Complete the applicable RAETZER readiness assessment. Your responses will help identify the likely scope, urgency, complexity, decision authority, and appropriate next step before you speak with an attorney.
Important Scope Notes
The prices shown are indicative fixed fees or starting prices for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, staffing, and fee are confirmed only after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.
Each fixed fee is based on the parties, entities, documents, transaction structure, revision rounds, closing assumptions, and other limitations stated in the engagement agreement. A material change in the matter may require a supplemental fixed fee or an approved hourly scope.
Additional parties, entities, targets, bidders, investors, security classes, or closings
Material changes to economics or structure
Extraordinary diligence or negotiation
Repeated re-trading of agreed terms
Substantial corporate cleanup or missing records
Compressed or expedited deadlines
Specialty tax, regulatory, employment, benefits, real-estate, environmental, antitrust, litigation, or foreign-law issues
Restarting a transaction after termination or material delay
Government filing fees, state notice fees, foreign or local counsel, accountants, tax advisers, investment bankers, business brokers, lenders, appraisers, valuation providers, data-room providers, expert consultants, translators, and other third-party costs are not included unless expressly stated.
Legal fees are earned according to the milestones stated in the engagement agreement and are not contingent upon raising capital, obtaining financing, signing a transaction, or completing a closing.
RAETZER does not guarantee capital, financing, investors, acquisition targets, buyers, sellers, valuation, transaction approval, or closing.
RAETZER does not act as a broker-dealer, placement agent, investment banker, business broker, lender, accountant, tax adviser, valuation provider, or foreign-law adviser unless a separate written agreement expressly states otherwise.
SCOPE AND FEE PROTECTIONS
Non-contractual note: Formal engagement letters govern and summarize these principles: one transaction/project; defined entities/parties/documents; ordinary negotiation only with material restructuring supplemental; defined revision rounds; exclusions for litigation/tax/accounting/valuation/regulatory/real-estate/environmental/benefits/foreign law unless included; third-party/government fees separate; delay/term changes permit supplemental fee; additional closings/investors/targets/bidders/entities/documents separately priced; fees earned by milestones and not contingent; additional work only after written approval of supplemental fixed fee/hourly scope. Formal engagement letters govern.
Pricing and package descriptions are provided for general informational purposes and do not constitute an offer to provide legal services. No attorney-client relationship is created through the website or an assessment submission. Representation begins only after conflicts review and execution of a written engagement agreement.
Defined scope / clear starting point
TRANSPARENT STARTING PRICES FOR DEFINED LEGAL WORK
RAETZER offers defined fixed-fee packages for qualifying private-capital, M&A, joint-venture, and corporate-infrastructure matters. The packages are designed to give prospective clients an informed starting point before an attorney reviews the specific transaction.
Final package eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed only after completion of the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.
Transaction map
Ownership → Governance → Contracts → Risk
GENERAL CORPORATE INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGES
These packages are one-time legal infrastructure projects. They are not unlimited outside-general-counsel subscriptions and do not include representation in future transactions, negotiations, disputes, financings, or litigation unless separately agreed.
IIndicative fixed-fee packages for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, and an initial attorney consultation.
All engagements remain subject to conflicts review, attorney review, scope confirmation, and a written engagement agreement. Government fees, third-party costs, local counsel, tax advisers, accountants, filing fees, and specialty counsel are not included unless expressly stated.
Package 1
CORPORATE FOUNDATION
$7,500
FLAT LEGAL FEE For qualifying standard-scope matters.
Best for
one clean U.S. entity, one or two owners, and core records that need organization.
Principal inclusions
Infrastructure assessment
Formation/governing documents
Ownership/capitalization
Updated operating agreement/bylaws
Owner approvals/IP assignment
Records checklist/governance calendar/priority roadmap
VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS
Assumptions: one entity, maximum two owners, no dispute/multiple classes/material securities issue/tax restructuring/active financing or M&A, and clean records.
One standard confidentiality/proprietary/ internal agreement; additional agreements separate.
Package 2
most common
GROWTH INFRASTRUCTURE
$19,500
FLAT LEGAL FEE For qualifying standard-scope matters.
Best for
a growing multi-owner business needing governance, ownership, employment/IP, and contract systems.
Principal inclusions
Up to three U.S. entities
Multi-owner agreement
Buy-sell/transfer/death/disability/ separation
Cap table/equity review
Standard employment/contractor/ confidentiality/IP
Up to two core commercial templates
VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS
Includes delegation/approval matrix, governance calendar, financing/M&A diligence checklist, and 12-month roadmap.
Assumes no dispute/securities remediation/foreign entities/litigation/ pending financing/acquisition; extra templates/restructuring/equity plans/ regulatory work require supplemental scope.
Package 3
INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
$34,500
Final fee confirmed after attorney review.
Best for
an established business preparing for institutional capital, acquisitions, multi-entity growth, investor governance, or exit.
Principal inclusions
Holding/operating structure
Up to four U.S. entities
Governance/authority
Equity incentive/advisory/profits-interest framework
Up to four core commercial templates
Data-room plan/risk register/executive roadmap
VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS
May include board/committee/officer/ manager framework, related-party/conflict review, financing/acquisition/exit analysis, institutional record book, and executive presentation.
Custom quote for contested ownership, securities violations, tax restructuring, foreign entities, disputes, pending transaction, comprehensive privacy/ benefits/employment/regulatory compliance, or more than four entities/ templates.
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Important Scope Notes
The prices shown are indicative fixed fees or starting prices for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, staffing, and fee are confirmed only after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.
Each fixed fee is based on the parties, entities, documents, transaction structure, revision rounds, closing assumptions, and other limitations stated in the engagement agreement. A material change in the matter may require a supplemental fixed fee or an approved hourly scope.
Additional parties, entities, targets, bidders, investors, security classes, or closings
Material changes to economics or structure
Extraordinary diligence or negotiation
Repeated re-trading of agreed terms
Substantial corporate cleanup or missing records
Compressed or expedited deadlines
Specialty tax, regulatory, employment, benefits, real-estate, environmental, antitrust, litigation, or foreign-law issues
Restarting a transaction after termination or material delay
Government filing fees, state notice fees, foreign or local counsel, accountants, tax advisers, investment bankers, business brokers, lenders, appraisers, valuation providers, data-room providers, expert consultants, translators, and other third-party costs are not included unless expressly stated.
Legal fees are earned according to the milestones stated in the engagement agreement and are not contingent upon raising capital, obtaining financing, signing a transaction, or completing a closing.
RAETZER does not guarantee capital, financing, investors, acquisition targets, buyers, sellers, valuation, transaction approval, or closing.
RAETZER does not act as a broker-dealer, placement agent, investment banker, business broker, lender, accountant, tax adviser, valuation provider, or foreign-law adviser unless a separate written agreement expressly states otherwise.
SCOPE AND FEE PROTECTIONS
Non-contractual note: Formal engagement letters govern and summarize these principles: one transaction/project; defined entities/parties/documents; ordinary negotiation only with material restructuring supplemental; defined revision rounds; exclusions for litigation/tax/accounting/valuation/regulatory/real-estate/environmental/benefits/foreign law unless included; third-party/government fees separate; delay/term changes permit supplemental fee; additional closings/investors/targets/bidders/entities/documents separately priced; fees earned by milestones and not contingent; additional work only after written approval of supplemental fixed fee/hourly scope. Formal engagement letters govern.
Pricing and package descriptions are provided for general informational purposes and do not constitute an offer to provide legal services. No attorney-client relationship is created through the website or an assessment submission. Representation begins only after conflicts review and execution of a written engagement agreement.
Defined scope / clear starting point
TRANSPARENT STARTING PRICES FOR DEFINED LEGAL WORK
RAETZER offers defined fixed-fee packages for qualifying private-capital, M&A, joint-venture, and corporate-infrastructure matters. The packages are designed to give prospective clients an informed starting point before an attorney reviews the specific transaction.
Final package eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed only after completion of the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.
Transaction map
Owner group A → Shared company → Owner group B → Separation
BUSINESS DIVORCE & OWNER SEPARATION PACKAGES
Defined legal work for qualifying owner separations, negotiated buyouts, founder exits, member withdrawals, shareholder separations, and management transitions. The packages assume a non-litigation or pre-litigation process and do not guarantee a separation, buyout, closing, or negotiated outcome.
IIndicative fixed-fee packages for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, and an initial attorney consultation.
All engagements remain subject to conflicts review, attorney review, scope confirmation, and a written engagement agreement. Government fees, third-party costs, local counsel, tax advisers, accountants, filing fees, and specialty counsel are not included unless expressly stated.
Package 1
AGREED BUSINESS SEPARATION
$14,500
FLAT LEGAL FEE For qualifying standard-scope matters.
Best for
Best for two principal owner groups that have substantially agreed on the material terms of one owner’s exit and need the arrangement properly documented and closed.
Principal inclusions
Review of governing and ownership documents
Confirmation and documentation of agreed separation terms
One ownership transfer, redemption, or repurchase agreement
One separation and mutual-release agreement
Standard resignations, approvals, and closing documents
One closing and post-closing obligations checklist
VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS
RAETZER represents one owner/owner group/company; one principal business entity; two principal owner groups; material terms substantially agreed; no unresolved valuation/accounting dispute; no filed litigation/arbitration; no emergency/injunctive proceeding; no contested access to records/funds/assets; one ownership transfer/redemption; one closing; up to two consolidated revision rounds; ordinary commercially reasonable counterparty review.
May include standard confidentiality/proprietary information, transfer/return of ordinary company property and credentials, standard non-disparagement, simple payment schedule or unsecured installment obligation.
Excludes independent valuation, forensic accounting, tax advice, employment litigation, bankruptcy, court filings, discovery, mediation, arbitration, and litigation. If material terms are not agreed, Package 2 or custom scope may be required.
Package 2
most common
NEGOTIATED OWNER BUYOUT & SEPARATION
$29,500
FLAT LEGAL FEE For qualifying standard-scope matters.
Best for
Best for an owner, company, or ownership group that needs counsel to negotiate and document an unresolved buyout, founder exit, member withdrawal, shareholder separation, or management transition before litigation begins.
Principal inclusions
Governing-document and ownership-rights review
Separation strategy and material-issues analysis
Negotiation of one term sheet or separation proposal
Ownership purchase, redemption, or transfer agreement
Separation, release, resignation, and transition documents
One transaction closing
VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS
May include buyout formula/valuation, price/payment/closing, one installment agreement or promissory note, management/access transition, confidentiality/IP/customer/vendor/employee/digital assets, restrictive covenants where appropriate, mutual releases/indemnification/dispute resolution, approvals/records, up to three substantive negotiation conferences, and up to three consolidated principal-document revision rounds.
Assumptions and exclusions: one entity; two owner groups; no filed litigation/arbitration; no emergency injunction/TRO; no extensive forensic accounting; no fraud investigation; no bankruptcy/insolvency; ordinary access to records. Extended negotiations, formal mediation, multiple entities, contested control, substantial forensic accounting, fraud allegations, third-party lender issues, or material litigation threats may require Package 3 or supplemental scope.
Package 3
COMPLEX BUSINESS DIVORCE
$49,500
Final fee confirmed after attorney review.
Best for
Best for complex, high-value, multi-entity, or highly contested ownership separations involving unresolved control, valuation, accounting, financing, intellectual-property, customer, or transition issues.
Principal inclusions
Comprehensive ownership/governance/ contractual review
Buyout, separation, dissolution, or restructuring strategy
Negotiated interim governance or standstill arrangements
Coordination with valuation, accounting, tax, or litigation advisers
Complex definitive and ancillary separation documents
Multi-stage closing, transition, and enforcement architecture
VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS
Custom-scope topics may include multiple entities/groups; contested control; deadlock/forced sale; buy-sell/call/put/redemption; disputed valuation/formulas; valuation/forensic coordination; seller-financed buyout; security/guarantee/escrow/holdback; IP/licensing/customer/employee/referral/digital allocation; interim operating/access/standstill; dissolution/wind-down/asset allocation/business sale; transition services/management; and negotiation or mediation preparation where expressly included.
Excludes filing/defending litigation or arbitration, discovery, depositions, emergency injunctions, court appearances, trial/appeal, bankruptcy/receivership, independent valuation, forensic accounting, tax opinions, and employment/IP litigation. Where contested proceedings are pending or expected, RAETZER may coordinate with appropriate litigation/local counsel under a separate engagement.
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NOT SURE WHICH PACKAGE FITS?
Complete the applicable RAETZER readiness assessment. Your responses will help identify the likely scope, urgency, complexity, decision authority, and appropriate next step before you speak with an attorney.
Pricing and package descriptions are provided for general informational purposes and do not constitute an offer to provide legal services. No attorney-client relationship is created through the website or an assessment submission. Representation begins only after conflicts review and execution of a written engagement agreement.
Defined scope / clear starting point
TRANSPARENT STARTING PRICES FOR DEFINED LEGAL WORK
RAETZER offers defined fixed-fee packages for qualifying private-capital, M&A, joint-venture, and corporate-infrastructure matters. The packages are designed to give prospective clients an informed starting point before an attorney reviews the specific transaction.
Final package eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed only after completion of the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, jurisdictional review, attorney consultation, and execution of a written engagement agreement.
Transaction map
Business party A → Negotiated terms → Settlement agreement → Resolution
NEGOTIATED BUSINESS RESOLUTION PACKAGES
Defined legal work for qualifying negotiated commercial settlements, contract unwinds, payment resolutions, releases, transition agreements, and pre-litigation dispute resolutions. The packages assume a non-litigation or pre-litigation process and do not guarantee a settlement, payment, resolution, or closing.
IIndicative fixed-fee packages for qualifying matters. Final eligibility, scope, and fee are confirmed after the applicable readiness assessment, conflicts review, and an initial attorney consultation.
All engagements remain subject to conflicts review, attorney review, scope confirmation, and a written engagement agreement. Government fees, third-party costs, local counsel, tax advisers, accountants, filing fees, and specialty counsel are not included unless expressly stated.
Package 1
SETTLEMENT DOCUMENTATION ESSENTIALS
$7,500
FLAT LEGAL FEE For qualifying standard-scope matters.
Best for
Best for two commercial parties that have already agreed on the material settlement terms and need the resolution converted into an enforceable written agreement.
Principal inclusions
Review of principal underlying contract/dispute summary
One settlement, termination, or resolution agreement
Mutual or one-way release provisions
Confidentiality and standard non-disparagement provisions
One straightforward payment schedule, if required
Standard execution and corporate-approval documents
VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS
Assumptions: one party represented; one client/principal counterparty; material terms agreed; no direct counterparty negotiation; no pending lawsuit/arbitration/discovery/emergency deadline; no security interest/guaranty/escrow/complex enforcement; no ongoing operating/transition arrangement; one principal agreement; up to two consolidated revision rounds. If material terms are not agreed or direct negotiation is expected, Package 2 is required.
Package 2
most common
NEGOTIATED BUSINESS RESOLUTION
$19,500
FLAT LEGAL FEE For qualifying standard-scope matters.
Best for
Best for a business dispute that requires legal strategy, a demand or response, direct negotiation, and a comprehensive settlement and release before a lawsuit or arbitration is filed.
Principal inclusions
Review principal agreements/material dispute docs
Resolution strategy/risk analysis
One formal demand, response, or settlement-position letter
Direct negotiation of principal business terms
One settlement agreement and release
One simple payment plan or unsecured promissory note, if required
VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS
Includes one client/principal counterparty; up to 10 core contracts/communications/dispute documents; one demand/formal response; up to three substantive negotiation conferences; one settlement term sheet; one comprehensive settlement/release; confidentiality/non-disparagement/termination/transition/covenant-not-to-sue; one simple payment plan or unsecured note; standard approvals; and up to three consolidated principal-document revision rounds.
Excludes filed litigation/arbitration, court appearances, discovery, depositions, emergency relief, formal mediation, bankruptcy, secured lending documents, extensive forensic accounting, more than one counterparty, and tax/employment/benefits/environmental/specialty regulatory advice. Material stalemate or expanded parties or claims may require supplemental/custom scope.
Package 3
COMPLEX COMMERCIAL RESOLUTION
$39,500
Final fee confirmed after attorney review.
Best for
Best for high-value, multi-party, multi-contract, or structurally complex business disputes requiring layered settlement, payment, transition, security, or continuing-performance arrangements.
Principal inclusions
Comprehensive commercial-dispute strategy
Multi-party or multi-contract term-sheet negotiation
Complex settlement and release documentation
Secured payment, escrow, guaranty, or standstill architecture
Transition, licensing, IP, customer, data, or continuing-service provisions
Multi-document closing and performance checklist
VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS
Custom topics may include multi-party/multi-contract strategy; layered settlement terms; secured payment, escrow, guaranty, or standstill structures; transition, licensing, IP, customer, data, or continuing-service terms; and multi-document performance architecture where expressly included.
Excludes litigation/arbitration, discovery, depositions, emergency injunctions, court appearances, trial, appeal, bankruptcy, independent forensic accounting, and tax opinions.
Next step
NOT SURE WHICH PACKAGE FITS?
Complete the applicable RAETZER readiness assessment. Your responses will help identify the likely scope, urgency, complexity, decision authority, and appropriate next step before you speak with an attorney.
Pricing and package descriptions are provided for general informational purposes and do not constitute an offer to provide legal services. No attorney-client relationship is created through the website or an assessment submission. Representation begins only after conflicts review and execution of a written engagement agreement.
Pricing FAQ
Questions before the assessment.
Does every matter qualify for the displayed fixed fee?
No; packages fit stated assumptions and eligibility is confirmed only after assessment, conflicts review, attorney review, and scope confirmation.
Is transaction value the only factor that determines the package?
No; parties/entities, financing, diligence, governing law, regulation, documents, negotiation, timetable, and records matter.
What happens if the transaction becomes more complicated?
RAETZER identifies the change and proposes supplemental fixed fee or approved hourly scope before material out-of-scope work.
Are third-party and government costs included?
No, unless expressly stated; separate costs may include government filing fees, local or foreign counsel, accountants, tax advisers, investment bankers, business brokers, lenders, appraisers, valuation providers, data-room providers, expert consultants, translators, and other third-party costs.
Are M&A fees contingent on closing?
No; fees compensate performed legal services, billed by milestones, not success fees or contingent on signing/closing.
Does RAETZER find investors, acquisition targets, or buyers?
No; legal/transactional counsel only, no guarantee, not placement/business broker/investment banker.
Can RAETZER handle a matter outside the listed packages?
Yes; complex/unusual/cross-border/regulated/distressed/expedited/non-standard matters may receive custom scope and fee.
What is a business divorce?
Business divorce is a common term for a negotiated or contested separation and may involve a buyout, redemption, transfer, division, dissolution, sale, or other negotiated exit.
Does RAETZER represent both owners or both sides?
RAETZER represents one client or aligned client group. Adverse owners or counterparties should obtain separate counsel.
Is RAETZER acting as a mediator?
No. RAETZER serves as counsel and advocate for its client, not as a neutral mediator.
Do the packages include litigation or arbitration?
No, unless a separate written engagement says otherwise. Active proceedings require a separate scope or appropriate litigation counsel.
Who decides whether to accept a settlement?
The client retains final authority to decide whether to accept a settlement, separation, buyout, or other resolution.
Are the legal fees contingent on reaching a settlement?
No. Fees compensate legal services and are not contingent on a settlement, separation, buyout, or closing.
What happens if the dispute becomes more complicated?
RAETZER identifies the change and proposes a supplemental fixed fee, approved hourly scope, or specialty counsel before material out-of-scope work.
Does RAETZER provide valuation or forensic-accounting services?
No. RAETZER may coordinate with qualified valuation, accounting, tax, or financial professionals.
A considered first step
START WITH THE RIGHT ASSESSMENT
Before legal work begins, identify the transaction, urgency, complexity, decision authority, and principal readiness issues.
RAETZER PLLC
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