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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

On Camera: My Recent Video Interview on, What Else, Business Divorce (Part One)

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I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Sandra Schulte at the media production studios of the Manhattan Neighborhood Network located near the Javits Center. Sandra, whom I met at a CLE program where I was a...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Q&A on Protecting Family Enterprises Through Collaborative Family Law

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When family relationships break down, the impact can extend well beyond personal matters, putting the future of a family enterprise at risk. I recently spoke with Patricia Hebert, a collaborative family lawyer, mediator and...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Dispute Resolution Methods: Using a Mediator

In family businesses, where many decisions are intermingled with emotions, conflicts are inevitable. However, conflicts do not have to lead to negative consequences—they are part of human interaction and can promote...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Selling the Family Business: Dispute Resolution Mechanisms

Unlike in litigation, most parties to an M&A transaction are actively working towards a shared, overarching goal. Namely, they both want to get the deal done expeditiously. However, it would be a mistake to assume that the...more

Maynard Nexsen

Using Collaborative Law to Resolve Business Disputes - It's Not Just for Divorce Anymore!

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Disputes between members of a family-owned or closely-held business or parties to a long-standing business relationship are similar to divorces in many ways - emotions run high and the parties may need to keep working...more

Flaster Greenberg PC

Ten Tips for Avoiding Litigation: Tip # 2: Avoid Doing Business with Members of your Family.

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This tip might sound counterintuitive to you, and, in any event, it might be unachievable, given that most of the businesses in this country start out, at least, as family businesses, but let me explain. Business people make...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Family Business Owners Should Be Aware Of Statutory “Deadlock” Provisions

Many family businesses run smoothly for years, until the business is sold or passed on to the next generation(s). There are, however, those circumstances where the family or closely-held business runs into a deadlock among...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Should You Arbitrate Your Family Business Disputes?

When family business disputes erupt, the parties often end up in court, where a judge or a jury will decide their fates. Litigation of these cases often takes years. In Massachusetts Superior Court, for example, the rules...more

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