Business owners or managers entangled in disputes are often told that arbitration or mediation is the best method for resolving the matter. The reasons listed include the supposed high cost of litigating, waiting for a court date, and dealing with the distraction of...
Business Litigation
What are fiduciary duties?
Business partners, key employees and shareholders all have certain obligations and requirements they owe to one another, and to a business. Basically, all of these individuals commit to making decisions that first and foremost benefit the company, without regard to...
Three things you can do to protect your family business
There are many family businesses across Florida that claim long-lasting legacies in a particular field. When you are the company that manages not only to succeed, grow and persevere for decades, you want to make sure that you are doing everything possible to keep the...
Is your business prepared to withstand a dispute between owners?
Disagreements often arise during the life of a business. You and your partners may not always see eye to eye on every single issue. When there are concerns, a sound plan of attack can help make a complicated situation much more simple, but only if the mechanisms to...
4 issues that may complicate business dissolution
Business partnerships fall apart all the time for countless reasons. At some point, it just becomes clear that it's best to move on. As the owners take steps toward dissolving the business, it’s wise to take a strategic approach to minimize disputes and avoid legal...
The necessary steps when a company selects an outside counsel
There are times when in-house counsel understands its limitations and knows that its team does not have the knowledge or skills to tackle a certain task such as litigation. This is the time that a company needs to turn to an outside law firm. Once corporate counsel...
Seeing the big picture: When your business is facing litigation
As a business owner, you are familiar with the challenges that come from running a company. Every day you make decisions that impact your bottom line and your livelihood. The people who count on you for employment are also affected by the choices you make. When...
How are disputes handled in your contracts?
An arbitration agreement serves as an effective tool, providing important benefits and protections to companies seeking dispute resolution involving customers. Working with an arbitrator who likely is a former judge or attorney who has extensive experience in the...
When litigation strikes: The in-house and outside counsel relationship
There is no one size fits all solution to the practical and logistical problems that confront a company when it engages in litigation, either as plaintiff or defendant. There are those industries wherein litigation is an integral part of the conduct of business –...
Understanding arbitration clauses
In a previous blog, we discussed clickwrap agreements and the features that these documents provided to businesses and business owners. One of the many provisions frequently found in these agreements are clauses that require disputes among the parties to be handled in...