They are different obligations unless the actual arrangements allocate specific immigration services within them.
Clarify who pays for the case
Identify government fees and professional scope separately from corporate transaction costs. The purchase price cannot establish an individual’s L-1B eligibility.
The Form I-129 filing fee and the statutory additional fees for L petitions in the current G-1055 fee schedule, optional premium processing, professional preparation, and the spouse's and children's admission costs. Identify which internal records and explanatory work the specific claim actually needs before commissioning a lengthy narrative. Keep compensation history distinct from the professional and government costs of preparing the transfer. A large commercial expense may explain the employer’s investment in an employee, but it does not replace the knowledge standard, qualifying foreign employment or corporate relationship. Training logs, technical records, translations, filing charges, travel, professional review, and client-site documentation serve different purposes. Itemize official filing charges, professional costs, internal-course spending, payroll, and worksite expenses while indexing the separate proof of specialized knowledge. Clarify whether a quoted engagement includes review of confidential material, any offsite-placement analysis, or responses to later government questions. The remaining budget question is how much internal and professional work is needed to document the specialist's special or advanced company-specific knowledge.