Business Law

In the everchanging landscape of modern-day organizations, ensuring stability and seamless transitions in leadership has become a paramount concern. After putting years of work into planning and growing your business, you can protect your investment by creating a...

When a business partnership changes, it can shift the company's dynamic, creating confusion and frustration. Separating from a partner can occur for a variety of reasons. The most common reasons are: A partner plans to retire Partners conflict, preventing the...

Emails can be a double-edged sword for businesses. On the one hand, they are a quick and convenient way to communicate, and establish an easily accessible record of conversations and documents. On the other hand, their informal nature and relative permanence make them...

Discovering that a trusted employee was stealing from your company, engaging in fraud or misusing finances is often devastating for employers. On top of learning that someone you trusted hurt your company and your employees, you may be reeling from considerable...

Conflicts of interest arise in many contexts. Professionals such as attorneys, financial advisors, and realtors are all bound by ethical codes of conduct that address potential conflicts. In the business context, too, conflicts of interest can pose a major concern,...

Times are tough for businesses. Many have struggled to stay afloat as they’ve weathered the economic impacts of the pandemic. Those hit the hardest—retailers, restaurants, bars, hotels, and others in the food/beverage and hospitality industries—have faced difficult...

Businesses have many options when it comes to hiring legal counsel. It’s a big decision. Your attorney can be an invaluable ally who helps shape the success of your business. For many small to midsized businesses, enlisting outside general counsel is a wise business...

An employer/employee relationship is one of special trust. Sometimes employees take advantage of that trust by stealing from their employer. Embezzlement can happen when employees take cash or reroute invoice payments from customers, but it can also happen when...

When you are starting your business, you may be your only employee. But once you are ready to hire an employee, you should have an attorney draft an employment agreement (or several different agreements for different types of employees) to clearly outline the...