Every business partnership – like every marriage – begins with the best of intentions and hopes for the future. But the unfortunate fact is that partnership breakup is far more common than success. Statistically speaking,…
To most business owners, the idea of needing a small business attorney sounds like part of a nightmare, something that only happens when things have gone very, very wrong. But the truth is that there…
The Bochetto and Lentz team recently scored a hard-fought victory for one of our clients in a case regarding a non-compete contract. Our client, the defendant in this case, left her job with the plaintiff…
Being fired is one of the most painful, embarrassing experiences an employee can go through. Even if you hate your job, you want to leave it on your own terms rather than having somebody tell…
Opening a small business is a dream that many people have, and anybody about to embark on this exciting journey has surely pictured it in their mind a thousand times. No matter what type of…
When you’re hurt or sick, you need medical care, and that care comes at a cost. Add to that the losses you may suffer as a result of having to miss work, or losing your…
Though many cast aspersions on non-compete agreements, from an employer’s perspective there is a very good reason for using them: They protect a business from the negative repercussions of an employee’s departure. A well-crafted non-compete…
A. J. Liebling was hands-down America’s most celebrated boxing writer, and his observation on why the Sweet Science will never be banned is among his greatest hits, pardon the expression: “If a boxer ever went…
Non-compete agreements have become increasingly popular in recent days. These contracts document terms between an employer and their employee that prevent the employee from leaving the company and going to a competitor, or into a…
When one business takes control of another business, it’s what’s known as a corporate takeover. A corporate takeover can happen in several different ways — in some cases, the process is friendly, with both sides…