Ownership Issues

Dispute Resolution

Emotions run high. The dispute can negatively impact both clients and profits, to the point of destroying the business. We can provide guidance on a number of litigation and pre-litigation matters:

• Enforcing rights in partnership, shareholder, and operating agreements
• Enforcing rights to inspect records of corporate information
• Enforcing rights owed to co-owners, including rights to an appropriate share of the income
• Protecting rights to a fair share of assets upon liquidation, including rights to an accounting
• Requiring an entity to be dissolved upon events set forth in controlling statutes or agreements
• Seeking a receivership when necessary to take control of the business’s assets and income
• Pursuing or Defending Against Claims for Violations of Securities Laws, Including Claims for Securities Fraud

Counseling

Business has two certainties: unending work and risk. Good advice at the start of your business, and at critical stages in its growth, is risk-management. It helps you protect yourself from liability that stems from problems related to the business, and minimizes the risk of problems with co-owners when the difficult moment arises. We can provide advice in a number of areas, including the following:

• Choice of business structure, such as a corporation or limited liability company
• Placement of business headquarters, and other issues impacting tax liability
• Agreements between shareholders, partners, or other owners

Let’s Get Started

We look forward to helping you effectively handle your dispute involving a co-owner, so that you can focus on keeping your business together. Please call us at (415) 800-3937 or send us an email at rick@crperrylaw.com to learn how we can make a difference.