Having a business partner whom you trust implicitly is a true gift. If you have such a relationship, count yourself among the lucky. Most business owners reading this blog, unfortunately, are having some sort of issue with their business partner(s), usually an acute conflict, often an existential one. » Read More
David C. Roberts, a Member of law firm Norris McLaughlin, P.A., will co-present “Anatomy of a Corporate/Business Divorce” with Hubert Klein of EisnerAmper, LLP, on Thursday, June 21, at the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) and the Consultants’ Training Institute’s (CTI) 2018 Annual Consultants’ Conference to be held June 20-22 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. » Read More
In my last blog post, I explored the issue of equal pay among co-equal business partners, and how equal pay disputes can be remedied. In this article, I look at the same issue from a slightly different perspective – whether shareholder power in a 50/50 company must always be equal. » Read More
David C. Roberts, a Member of Norris McLaughlin, P.A., is pleased to present a seminar for all business owners that will answer many of the questions, both known and unknown, a shareholder would have, such as:
When you and your business partner started your company, being 50/50 partners sounded like the only fair way to go. After all, you were both putting in the same amount of money. You were both supposed to work equal hours, make the same sacrifices, and provide the same value. » Read More
David C. Roberts, a Member with Norris McLaughlin, P.A., is pleased to present a seminar for all business owners that will answer many of the questions, both known and unknown, a shareholder would have, such as:
When two people start a company, neither wants to give control to the other, so ownership is usually split 50/50. This sounds like a great idea at the outset, when everyone is on the same page, and there is usually no other practical way to proceed. » Read More
Most of the time, when I ask a new client who is in control of the company, the question is not difficult to answer. Even after an election takes place, the results are usually not difficult to discern. After all, an LLC or corporation usually does not have so many members or shareholders that the votes are difficult to count. » Read More
When you started the company, both shareholders holding a fifty percent interest seemed like a good idea at the time. That way, everything was equal. Neither one of you answered to the other. Neither could be “bossed around” by your business partner. » Read More
No matter how many times I write about it, new clients keep coming in who have no signed shareholder agreement. As regular readers of this site well know, a minority shareholder still has protection against wrongful acts based on the New Jersey shareholder oppression statute. » Read More
