After years of hard work, you have built a successful construction business. Navigating operations can involve a quick verbal agreement, which can feel efficient when you are meeting stringent deadlines. However, the legal landscape on handshake deals can turn an...
Contract disputes often begin with allegations of a breach by one party. If a vendor fails to deliver goods, a service provider does not meet contractual standards or a client organization fails to render payment, those breaches of a written agreement can have...
Lawyers attend years of school and must pass the state bar exam to practice law. Attorneys must adhere to strict professional standards when providing clients with legal advice, representing them in court or assisting them with negotiations. Most attorneys are...
When two business partners own equal shares of a company, the arrangement often begins with optimism. Equal ownership can feel fair, balanced and collaborative. Each partner has an equal voice, equal financial stake and equal authority over major decisions. But when...
When starting a business partnership, one of your goals may be to avoid future partnership disputes. Maybe you have heard stories of partners getting involved in such serious litigation that there is no way for them to resolve it without simply selling the business...
Trade secrets are generally quite valuable. Business leaders often develop unique processes, proprietary recipes or private customer lists that give them an advantage over their competitors. Any information that is not readily available to the public and that...
When a deal goes bad or unravels, the parties involved often describe the situation in moral terms, using words like “dishonest,” “deceptive” or “fraudulent.” While those descriptions may feel accurate on a personal level, the legal distinction between fraud and...
Business owners and executives have many valuable resources to protect. They want to ensure the retention of high-performing employees. They need to protect their physical premises from burglary and other criminal threats. They also need to consider the company’s...
There are many different types of investment fraud in which a financial professional may take advantage of their position. People often turn to these experts to help maximize their financial situation. However, someone who abuses this position for their own gain could...
When your business (like most) relies on its agreements, there are few things more frustrating than holding up your end of a contract while the other party simply… doesn’t. Maybe the other party stopped communicating, maybe they missed a critical deadline – or maybe...