Business Law
Nov. 13, 2026
The business divorce: Plan now, avoid conflict later
Business partners can avoid costly disputes and preserve the value of their companies by establishing clear procedures for resolving deadlocks, valuing ownership interests and managing an orderly separation before conflicts arise.
One partner knows how to bring in business. The other knows how to deliver the product. Together, they see an opportunity neither could pursue alone. They form a company, divide ownership equally and get to work.
Neither expects that, years later, they will be sitting across from lawyers arguing about who contributed more, who took advantage of whom and who should leave.
Yet the strengths that brought them together can become sources of resentment. The rainmaker believes th...
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