One of the primary tasks you have when negotiating on behalf of your clients is to maintain the perception of and quest for fairness. In most cases, fairness comes down to somewhat objective standards. These can be things like precedent, market value, expert opinion, etc. A key step to reaching an equitable settlement is getting both [...]
How to Better Protect You and Your Interests When Dissolving a Business No matter the reason that you have made the hard decision to dissolve a business you have started, making wise decisions at this crucial time is vital to ensure you protect yourself. The stakes are extremely high – both financially and in terms of [...]
How Can I Tell if a Contract Is Legally Binding or Not? When it comes to running a business, contracts are essential. No matter what your industry, target market or size, a written contract can help minimize the risk that goes along with entering into a business arrangement with others. In its essence, a written contract [...]
Should My Business Use Online Legal Forms? Starting a business is expensive. There are no two ways around that. What’s more, hiring an attorney costs a lot of money that it is easy to think could be better used elsewhere when you are launching a business. So, it’s natural to look for ways to save on [...]
Building a Business Partnership That Lasts When you go into a business partnership, there are often good reasons you’ve chosen your partner: perhaps they have a complimentary skillset or unique access to your target market. Whatever the case, the reasons you’ve chosen your business partner do not always guarantee a lasting relationship. If this were true, [...]
What’s Most Important When a Business Partnership Ends? It’s no surprise that one of the last things business partners think of to discuss when forming a new partnership is how to dissolve things if and when the time comes that it’s best for the business or themselves to do so. However, this is a crucial oversight [...]
Energy infrastructure construction and the deal-friendly contract lawyer. Some business attorneys approach contract drafting and negotiation with an adversarial approach. In other words, if they represent a seller in a purchase and sale transaction, they draft a document that is slanted/biased in favor of the seller, fully expecting the buyer’s counsel to come back with a [...]
Dueling lawyers or civility between lawyers: can it affect your transaction? When it comes to negotiations, there are all kinds of conflicting styles. This can cause friction, lead to misunderstanding, and even disrupt the ability to come to an agreement and lead to broken relationships and litigation in the worst of cases. But in other cases, [...]
Can A “Mad Dog” Aggressive Attorney Actually Hurt My Business? You’ve probably seen them on billboards or heard them on the radio – “mad dog” attorneys who say they will fight aggressively on your behalf. Sure, hearing your attorney is “aggressive” can be reassuring when it thinks of protecting your business – but what does that [...]
The Benefits of Effective Communication Between Client and Attorney If you are hiring a business attorney or attorney to represent you in any personal or professional legal matter, it is essential you do everything you can to enable your attorney to best represent you. This means you are going to need to communicate openly and effectively. [...]
