Infighting among a business’s owners is more than a source of stress and irritation. It can quickly distract from progress and impeded operational success to the point where shareholders end up disbanding the business entirely….
Your business partnership is breaking up. Whether the breakup is a result of a planned termination, a partner dying, a falling out, or any other reason, the business is absolutely able to continue, but there…
Recently, founding B&L partner, George Bochetto, and senior B&L associate John O’Connell, conducted a trial before a three member panel arbitration involving a years long business dispute between owners of a large, regional vending business…
A partnership is a hopeful and optimistic thing. It represents two (or more) people coming together to try to build something. It’s true in relationships as well as in business. Unfortunately, things don’t always work…
We are all entitled to privacy, but we tend to take it for granted — right up until the point that it has been violated. Invasion of privacy is illegal, and with advances in technology…
Most people are familiar with medical malpractice but don’t know what must be proven in order to win a case. They think that if they aren’t healed, or if their loved one died, they can…
Funeral homes provide a unique and invaluable service. They shoulder the responsibility of providing grieving families with closure as they say goodbye to their loved ones. The level of care and sensitivity that’s needed at…
Employment contracts have become a hot topic in the last few years, especially after President Joseph R. Biden directed the Federal Trade Commission to “address agreements that may unduly limit workers’ ability to change jobs.”…
If you’ve been the victim of trademark, patent, or copyright infringement, or if somebody is using your trade secrets or violating a noncompete clause, you need to move quickly — when somebody is wrongfully using…
As a business owner, you will occasionally encounter a competitor, former employee, or other individual or entity whose actions represent a threat to your own success. If negotiations fail to resolve the situation, it may…