When owners of businesses can't agree litigation is sometimes a necessary solution. Our experienced trial lawyers have decades or experience prosecuting or defending clients in shareholder, LLC member of partnership disputes regarding businesses of varying sizes, including businesses worth hundreds of millions of dollars with claims involving tens of millions of dollars.

Whether through litigation or mediation, we work with the business owners, forensic accountants, business valuators and certified fraud examiners to achieve a successful outcome. We have substantial experience working with outside experts to present the evidence in a manner that wins in the courtroom or forces a settlement that favors our client's financial interests.

We have represented clients in complex shareholder, partnership and LCC membership disputes. On behalf our clients we have prosecuted or defended breach of fiduciary duty claims, shareholder, member or partner freeze-out or squeeze-out claims, stolen corporate opportunity claims, excessive compensation claims, and claims involving misappropriation of corporate, LLC or partnership assets and failure to pay dividends or distributions.

We handle shareholder, LLC Member and Partnership Litigation involving:

• Breach of fiduciary duty
• Minority Shareholder, LCC and Partnership Rights
• Shareholder, LLC Member and Partner Disputes With Management
• Conflicts of Interest and Self-Dealing
• Excessive Management Compensation
• Unfair Buy-Out Agreements
• Failure to Pay Dividends or Distributions, or Adequate Dividends or Distributions
• Corporate, LCC or Partnership Deadlock, Freeze-Out or Squeeze-Out Disputes
• Shareholder, LCC Member or Partnership Appraisal Rights
• Stolen Trade Secret Claims
• Stolen Trade-Mark and Intellectual Property Claims
• Stolen Corporate Opportunity Claims

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