Los Angeles, California, Partnership and Shareholder Dispute Attorneys
Dealing With Disputes Inside Your Business in Los Angeles
Disputes among partners and shareholders in a business usually occur several years after the operating agreement, partnership agreement or corporation bylaws have been signed. Divorce or remarriage, changing interests, allegations of fraud or disagreements over the direction of a business often lead to a reexamination of those documents. That is the point where our lawyers usually come in.
Orange County Lawyers ∙ Family Business Operating Agreement Disputes
At the law firm of Mathew & George in Los Angeles, we represent business owners, partners and shareholders throughout Southern California. Many of our clients include members of professional groups such as doctors, dentists and pharmacists. We also represent clients in a wide range of businesses from software development to the textile, apparel and fashion industries. Our clients may have management companies in place, or take a hands-on role in managing their business.
From our office in Los Angeles, California, our partnership and shareholder dispute lawyers handle Southern California business disputes that frequently involve:
- Unclear contract terms involving the rights or obligations of a partner, owner or shareholder
- Breach of contract claims
- A partner or business owner who wants to force a sale of the business
- Concerns of business fraud committed by a partner or business owner
- Dissolution-related disputes involving client lists and other valuable business interests
- Derivative suits
- Other partnership or shareholder disputes
The issues in these cases often involve whether a partner or shareholder can engage in a particular activity, and if so, what duty they might owe to another partner. Many times, this involves thorough analysis and interpretation of partnership agreements, operating agreements, shareholder agreements and corporate bylaws. Our lawyers have extensive experience handling these types of cases, breach of contract cases and derivative lawsuits.
Protecting Your Interests in a Derivative Suit
Most people think of derivative lawsuits as a case where minority shareholders sue a giant corporation over how the corporation is run. However, the same laws that protect shareholders of large corporations are also available to shareholders and partners in small- to mid-sized companies. Most of our clients are closely held, established businesses, family businesses and other small- to mid-sized businesses. Most of our clients have fewer than 10 shareholders or partners, but some may have 40 or more.
Aligning Our Interests With Your Business — Contingency Fee Counsel
Our Orange County family business operating agreement attorneys understand that a dispute within your business is expensive. Not only is your business faced with the financial pitfalls of disruption to the business, your business is also faced with expensive litigation risks and expenses. Our law firm is committed to preserving your interests in legal disputes, as well as protecting your bottom line. We don't engage in frivolous litigation just to collect additional legal fees. We don't engage in meaningless discovery in order to augment legal fees. We obtain the information relevant to the case at hand in order to prepare a strong case, whether it should be presented through negotiations or eventually at trial.
Our firm is differentiated from other firms in that we offer this level of attentive service under various types of fee arrangements. We handle partnership and shareholder dispute cases on a contingency-fee, straight-fee or hybrid-fee basis. In doing so, we share in the risk and fully align our interests with the interests of clients.
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