Where Business Law Meets Employment Law
In closely held companies, business and employment disputes often overlap. At Chenoweth Law Group, we call that intersection Bizployment™—the place where employment law, business law, ownership rights, and fiduciary obligations collide.
Whether you are protecting your company, your workforce, your customers, or your confidential information, we help businesses navigate the legal risks that arise when key employees, executives, partners, shareholders, and owners are involved.
Our Bizployment™ Services
Restrictive Covenants
We draft, review, negotiate, enforce, and litigate:
- Noncompetition agreements
- Nonsolicitation agreements
- Confidentiality agreements
- Nondisclosure agreements (NDAs)
- Executive employment agreements
We represent both businesses seeking enforcement and individuals defending against overreaching restrictions.
Trade Secrets & Unfair Competition
When employees take more than their personal belongings on the way out, businesses can suffer substantial damage. We handle:
- Trade secret misappropriation
- Theft of confidential information
- Customer list disputes
- Employee raiding
- Unfair competition
- Computer and data misuse
- Emergency injunctions and restraining orders
Embezzlement & Financial Misconduct
Internal misconduct can devastate a business. We pursue claims involving:
- Embezzlement
- Misappropriation of funds
- Payroll fraud
- Expense fraud
- Conversion
- Civil theft
- Employee dishonesty
Our team works to investigate losses, preserve evidence, and recover assets.
Fiduciary Duty & Executive Misconduct
Owners, officers, managers, partners, and employees often owe fiduciary duties to the organizations they serve. We litigate:
- Breach of fiduciary duty
- Self-dealing
- Corporate opportunity theft
- Misappropriation of business assets
- Executive misconduct
- Shareholder, LLC member, and partnership disputes
- Business divorce litigation
Shareholder Oppression & Ownership Disputes
When disputes among business owners threaten a shareholder’s rights or the future of the company, we help resolve:
- Shareholder oppression
- Exclusion from management
- Unfair/unauthorized distributions
- Ownership and control disputes
- Shareholder and LLC member buyouts
Employment-Related Business Litigation
When negotiations fail, we are prepared to litigate. Our attorneys regularly handle:
- Breach of contract claims
- Partnership disputes
- Shareholder disputes
- Ownership conflicts
- Executive compensation disputes
- Trade secret litigation
- Business torts
- Fraud and misrepresentation claims
Why Bizployment™?
Because the legal issues surrounding a departing executive, a rogue employee, a disgruntled partner, or a stolen customer list rarely fit into a single practice area. They require attorneys who understand both the business and the employment implications.
Chenoweth Law Group helps businesses protect their people, their customers, their confidential information, and their bottom line.
Ready to Protect Your Business?
The cost of waiting is often far greater than the cost of acting.
Whether you are hiring a key executive, negotiating a departure, protecting confidential information, responding to employee theft, enforcing a noncompetition agreement, or facing a business dispute involving an employee, partner, shareholder, or manager, early legal intervention can make all the difference.
At Chenoweth Law Group, our Bizployment™ attorneys help businesses identify risks, preserve leverage, and take decisive action before problems become expensive litigation.
If your people issue has become a business issue—or your business issue has become a people issue—we can help.
Contact Chenoweth Law Group
Speak with an attorney experienced in the intersection of business law and employment law.
Protect your business. Protect your competitive advantage. Protect your future.
Schedule a confidential consultation with Chenoweth Law Group LLC today and learn how our Bizployment™ team can help your business move forward with confidence.
