Attorney Edward Robson shares his strategies for dealing with a business dispute that involves excessive compensation, particularly in cases involving co-owners of a business. Learn more at…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
I spend a lot of my time representing business owners in disputes with their business partners. As part of that job, I have an opportunity to see the variety of ways in which one business owner tries to rip off another business…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Business Torts
I focus my practice on commercial litigation and in particular on representing business owners in disputes with their business partners. As part of my job I get to see a whole variety of ways that business people attempt to rip…
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/ Business Organizations, Business Torts
Today we’re going to talk about one of the more common ways that a majority owner can rip off minority owners in a closely held business. And that is by causing the company to enter into a lease with an affiliate of the majority…
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/ Real Estate - Commercial
Six Considerations
1) What you hope to get out of litigation (01:50)
2) Disruption litigation can cause to daily business operations (05:52)
3) Consider the effects litigation will have to your business outside the courtroom…
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/ Law Practice Products & Services
Some attorneys believe that a shareholder seeking books and records from the corporate entity they own shares of is an effective use of time and resources. I’m not one of them…
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/ Business Organizations
If you're an employee with a non-compete in your employment agreement, and you're considering leaving your job and working for a competitor, you may be thinking, “What's the worst that can happen?” It's a great question, and…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Attorney Edward Robson shares five tips for writing conflict emails. He says you should keep your emails in context [02:00], write your email as if it will be seen by a judge or jury [04:15], refrain from admitting fault in…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Conflict of Laws, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
There are many ways that an owner of a closely-held business can use their superior financial resources to gain an advantage over their co-owners in a dispute. One common way is the use of a capital call provision to dilute the…
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/ Business Organizations, Business Torts, Commercial Law & Contracts
You represent a minority shareholder of a closely-held corporation and the company is having an off year. The majority shareholder is the sole member of the board and serves in every officer position. She draws significant…
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/ Business Organizations, Business Torts, Commercial Law & Contracts
When two or more people become owners of a limited liability company and embody their relationship in an operating agreement, they usually see sunshine and rainbows in their future. They have an idea, they have a corporate…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts
There is arguably no more prevalent legal claim in business divorces than a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty. Simply put (and I do mean simply), when one person owes a fiduciary duty to another, the person with the duty must…
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/ Business Organizations, Business Torts, Commercial Law & Contracts
“Piercing the corporate veil” is one of those legal terms that makes a legal action seem more romantic than it really is. When a party to a legal dispute attempts to pierce the corporate veil of a corporate adversary, they are…
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/ Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts
For some owners of closely held companies, installing a board of directors may seem more painful than cutting off one of their pinkie fingers. They’d have to give up control of their business. They’d have to share confidential…
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/ Business Organizations
Business partnerships are built on the trust and loyalty of their participants. Without mutual coordination and honesty among all involved, tensions will inevitably arise that could derail a partnership’s success. The resulting…
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/ Business Organizations, Business Torts, Commercial Law & Contracts
