Atlanta Business Law

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Numerous laws unique to Atlanta affect local businesses. A business entity operating within Atlanta must ensure that it complies with all applicable local laws. For a business to legally transact, it might need to obtain leases or permits for the local area. Businesses in Atlanta also have unique factors to consider about how the company should be structured.

Business Transactions in Atlanta

A business must be aware of local business laws in Atlanta in order to contract with individuals and local companies. A contract can help you to avoid business disputes in the future, as well as provide reliability for future operations, however it must be drafted according to Atlanta and Georgia law. In Atlanta, a valid contract must meet several requisites. If they do not, the document may be found to have no legal effect. Furthermore, contract law has its own unique language that may be hard to interpret. Parties to contracts also occasionally breach their contractual duties. In Atlanta, breaches of contract are often settled in the local court.

Business Structure in Atlanta

If you are opening a business in Atlanta, you will want to know about the business structures that are available under local law. You might want to organize as a Sole Proprietorship, a Partnership, a Corporation or an LLC. Deciding which of these structures is right for your business can be difficult, since each one has its own advantages and disadvantages in Atlanta. Contracts provide a business with reliability in its transactions as well as serving to avoid possible business disputes in the future. However, contracts should be drafted with sensitivity to local Atlanta and Georgia law.

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Life in Atlanta

Atlanta has the highest population of any city in the State of Georgia with just under 500,000 people. The Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport as been the world's busiest airport since 1998. That's two years after the city hosted the 100th Olympic Games. Atlanta is the seat of Fulton County government as well as for the entire State of Georgia. Atlantans work for some of the most well known companies who have world headquarters located in the city. The Coca-Cola Company, ATT, UPS, Turner Broadcasting, The Home Depot, and UPS are just a few of the nearly 75% of Fortune's 1000 who have operations in Atlanta. All that industry grosses the city over billion each year. All of the productivity doesn't mean it comes at a lack of greenery.

Atlanta is known both as the "City of Trees" and the "City in a Forest" for the dense tree cover that blankets nearly 40% of downtown. It's the most dense tree cover of any American city. The Atlanta Botanical Garden even offers a Canopy Walk through 600 feet of canopy at 40-feet into the trees. Other city attractions include the Georgia Aquarium, Fox Theatre, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, World of Coca-Cola, Delta Heritage Museum, Carter Center and Presidential Library, and Atlanta sports teams draw patrons from across the globe.

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