Episode One: Corporate Divorce – Preventing and Managing the Break-Up of a Business Partnership
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Buy-Sell Agreements: A Conversation With Expert and Author Paul Hood
Buy-Sell Agreements and Their Place in an Asset Protection Plan
Family-owned businesses often begin with a simple idea, a handshake, and years of hard work. But as your business grows, so do your legal risks. Choosing the proper structure and updating it as you evolve is crucial to...more
Both corporate legal work and estate planning may play key roles, but different ones, in the long-term success of construction and real estate companies. Originally published in the Oregon Daily Journal of Commerce -...more
Family-owned businesses can face challenges around share ownership and potential sales. Proper planning, including documenting board membership, setting share transfer rules and establishing a framework for sales, can help...more
For many family-owned businesses, the future is built on relationships, trust, and shared history. But when it comes to succession planning, even the most tightly knit families often delay the conversation. As corporate...more
What is business succession planning, and why is this an important and essential component of forming any new entity or protecting an existing business interest? Business succession planning protects everything you’re...more
Business divorces take place in all types of private companies, including those owned and operated by family members. But families that are willing to engage in thoughtful planning can head off some of the internal conflicts...more
Every business is different. Certainly, every family is different. But family businesses, as a group, share certain challenges and opportunities. In order to ensure their businesses survive, thrive and grow, leaders of family...more