As the intersection of private interest and public benefit develops, Perkins Coie's Social Enterprises team can navigate socially aware businesses through the challenges that arise for mission-led groups and companies. We work with socially minded entrepreneurs and companies focusing on a triple bottom‐line of people, planet and profit.
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As the intersection of private interest and public benefit develops, Perkins Coie's Social Enterprises team can navigate socially aware businesses through the challenges that arise for mission-led groups and companies. We work with socially minded entrepreneurs and companies focusing on a triple bottom‐line of people, planet and profit.
Many of our clients demonstrate strong social commitments – Perkins Coie represents a footwear maker, known for its concept of "one for one" buying-giving, in addition to numerous public charities, political organizations and cause-driven foundations.
Counsel to New and Established Social Enterprises
Increasingly, entrepreneurs and investors are putting forward their social responsibility imperatives. Their demand to conduct business with companies and entities that share their values has led legislatures across the United States to create new corporate structures that provide necessary legal protections for businesses to address social and environmental challenges.
New statutory structures include benefit corporations, social purpose corporations and low‐profit limited liability companies (L3Cs). Attorneys in our Social Enterprises group understand the statutes authorizing new hybrid entities and existing corporate structures that currently allow significant flexibility.
Our counsel to clients in this area often entails multiple areas of law and includes:
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The drive for social change and sustainable transformation are becoming business priorities for established corporations and companies too. We advise on the process of aligning existing business models with focused corporate citizenship, and guide for-profit enterprises in embedding social impact goals into their corporate cultures and integrating strategies designed to benefit a broader group of stakeholders.
Increasing Economic and Social Value
Perkins Coie counsels startups and established companies that are infusing strategies with mechanisms to combine profitability with contributing to a more equitable society. We also represent a diverse group of nonprofit organizations pursuing innovative and scalable growth opportunities.
From inception through exit, our attorneys efficiently guide companies in evaluating, and when appropriate, adopting various hybrid entities and existing corporate options. Perkins Coie's full range of legal services help to ensure that directors and officers can focus on their company’s multiple purposes without fear of breaching fiduciary duties.
Many of our clients demonstrate strong social commitments – Perkins Coie represents a footwear maker, known for its concept of "one for one" buying-giving, in addition to numerous public charities, political organizations and cause-driven foundations.
Counsel to New and Established Social Enterprises
Increasingly, entrepreneurs and investors are putting forward their social responsibility imperatives. Their demand to conduct business with companies and entities that share their values has led legislatures across the United States to create new corporate structures that provide necessary legal protections for businesses to address social and environmental challenges.
New statutory structures include benefit corporations, social purpose corporations and low‐profit limited liability companies (L3Cs). Attorneys in our Social Enterprises group understand the statutes authorizing new hybrid entities and existing corporate structures that currently allow significant flexibility.
Our counsel to clients in this area often entails multiple areas of law and includes:
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The drive for social change and sustainable transformation are becoming business priorities for established corporations and companies too. We advise on the process of aligning existing business models with focused corporate citizenship, and guide for-profit enterprises in embedding social impact goals into their corporate cultures and integrating strategies designed to benefit a broader group of stakeholders.
Increasing Economic and Social Value
Perkins Coie counsels startups and established companies that are infusing strategies with mechanisms to combine profitability with contributing to a more equitable society. We also represent a diverse group of nonprofit organizations pursuing innovative and scalable growth opportunities.
From inception through exit, our attorneys efficiently guide companies in evaluating, and when appropriate, adopting various hybrid entities and existing corporate options. Perkins Coie's full range of legal services help to ensure that directors and officers can focus on their company’s multiple purposes without fear of breaching fiduciary duties.
