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Excessive Compensation: What to do when the co-owners of your business pay themselves excessively
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2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Sports
AdvisorEsq Podcast Series - Episode 10 - Planning Ahead: The Valuation Equation
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RoboCop: Overview of Corporate Basics and Compliance Filings
The Corporate Transparency Act
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AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business — Episode 6: Immigration Insights for Companies Expanding Into the U.S. - Part 2
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Staying on Track and Giving Back with Bill Spruill
A View From the Starting Line – A Conversation with Teenpreneur Tierney Schmidt
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In the recent case of Dosanjh v Balendran, the High Court granted an order for the winding up of a company on the just and equitable ground following a petition by one of the company’s two shareholders. Winding up has been...more
In this episode, Kimberly Kamkar is joined by corporate law partners Patrick Richard, Anna Tang and Doug Schwartz to explore the complexities of business "break-ups." They discuss essential practices for future planning, the...more
As of March 21, 2025, the Virginia General Assembly and Governor have approved a significant change to Virginia’s civil and commercial court system. Every business owner, real estate professional, attorney, and claims...more
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Majority owners of private companies are empowered to exercise control over their businesses, but if they disregard the valid concerns of their minority partners, they may sow the seeds for a divisive business divorce in the...more
Arbitration is becoming an increasingly vital tool for business owners and entrepreneurs in 2024, as over 80% of businesses find arbitration to be more efficient and less costly compared to traditional court litigation,...more
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You've set your business up with the Secretary of State. Now it's time to look inward and say, what do we need to properly run this business? Having governance documents in place, such as a shareholder agreement, is...more
As is true with other relationships, some business relationships do not stand the test of time. Whether it be the stress caused by weak financial performance, lopsided efforts, differing opinions regarding employees,...more
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