Rhode Island

121 South Main Street Providence, RI 02903 401.276.2600 401.276.2601 [fax] ** From Interstate 95- North or South: Get off on exit #22A - Downtown Memorial Blvd. At the bottom of the ramp, go straight through the first light and follow the river (divided boulevard) to the 5th set of lights (also the 5th bridge on the left over the river). Take a left onto Crawford Street, which turns into South Water Street once you cross the river (immediately facing is our building, which is an 11-story, gray granite cube shaped building with gray-green glass windows). Over the bridge, bend right along the river. After a very short distance, take your first left, (Packett Street) and then another left at the end of the block (it is a short side street). You are now on South Main Street (heading north). Our building, 121 South Main Street, is the second building on your left. ** Indoor parking can be accessed from the South Main Street side of the building and there is limited metered parking on the street. ** With a reputation as deal makers, Brown Rudnick’s Corporate Department represents clients across the full spectrum of today’s global businesses. We work with companies at all stages of development, including start-ups, emerging growth companies and established, multi-national public companies. We also represent and work closely with members of the underwriting community, venture capital, private equity and hedge funds and large private institutional businesses. We look at business objectives, we get in front of the issues, and we work with our clients to structure business-focused, practical solutions. As an integrated team, we see the business and legal components of our role as virtually “one and the same.” What makes legal sense must also make business sense. We have counseled our clients on hundreds of deals involving billions of dollars. Our cross-border practice takes us across global markets and cultures. With experience, flexibility, speed and economy, we handle the largest of deals, while also equipped to undertake transactions on a smaller scale. Recent deals, for example, have ranged from $500,000 to over $1 billion. Reflecting the diversity of our practice, the listing to the right outlines our major areas of focus.

36 Washington Square Newport, RI 02840 401-845-8900 401-847-3391 fax ** Whether you need advice for starting a home-based business, or are part of a large corporation needing intellectual property protection, put your trust in the Newport business and commercial law attorneys who have helped hundreds of people and businesses start successfully. Making sure you have experienced, knowledgeable legal counsel is one of the most important components of business success. Our RI Business Law Info Center discusses subjects such as starting a business, choosing a business structure, what is intellectual property, the many different type of binding contracts and what is breach of contract. The law firm of Bardorf & Bardorf has a long-established reputation in the community for helping new business owners, entrepreneurs, and artisans make sure their business and products are protected legally. Count on the Newport, RI, business formation lawyers with more than forty years of experience. Our commercial law lawyers will help you understand how to establish a corporate or other small business structure that can protect your personal assets, while protecting your business name and products from intellectual property theft, and trademark piracy. Newport RI, Business and Commercial Law * Small business setups * Business formation * Forming an LLC * LLC operating agreements * Collections litigation * Supplier contracts and litigation * Employment law * Option to purchase agreements * Yacht and boat building law * Entrepreneurial law * Intellectual property protection * Mergers and acquisitions * Trademark license agreements * Trademark opinion * Commercial real estate Law * Home-based business * Business dispute litigation * Marina business law Contact us at the Newport, RI, business and commercial law, estate planning and probate law, and real estate law attorneysÂ’ offices of Bardorf & Bardorf. We make providing professional, efficient, and effective legal services, our top priority.

180 South Main Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903–7104 Telephone: (401) 861-8200 Facsimile: (401) 861-8210 ** Attorneys in the Corporate Law Group provide a variety of services to our clients, including counsel on mergers and acquisitions, corporate financings, public offerings, private placements, disclosure documents and regulatory reporting. We advise clients on matters involving entity formation and organization, acquisition and sale of businesses, shareholder matters, mortgage banking, consumer finance, estate and succession planning, protection of intellectual property, employment agreements and distribution, franchise and licensing agreements. Our clients include both business and not-for-profit enterprises ranging from major institutions to family-owned and operated businesses. We regularly counsel clients on federal, state and income tax issues, working closely with our clients to maximize the after-tax benefits of their business interests. In addition, we counsel clients on technology matters, including appropriate state, federal and international registrations, contractual provisions and licensing arrangements.