Category Archives: General
Keeping Corporate Records
While not usually an issue for larger and more established corporations, deficiencies in corporate recordkeeping create frequent problems for small and newly-formed corporations. It is quite easy for novice board members, shareholders and officers to view corporate meetings as mere formality — and to some extent they are. But it is these formalities that… Read More »
Hallmarks of a Good Contract
What constitutes a good deal is specific to your industry and the market conditions at the time. What constitutes a good contract, however, is universal. A good contract must balance clarity and flexibility — providing unambiguous solutions for common issues that arise and workable guidelines for contending with unanticipated problems. Boilerplate contracts simply do… Read More »
Interacting with Employees Who Have Filed Claims Against You
Many employers find it awkward and uncomfortable when they receive notice that a current employee has lodged an employment law complaint against them. This is especially true in smaller companies where employers have more personal relationships with their employees. Some employers unwisely take it personally. Others become overly tentative in their dealings with the… Read More »
How Your Business Benefits From Uniform Employee Policies
Especially in recent years, many employers have trended toward running more casual workplaces. And while there can be certain benefits to this approach — especially for small businesses — it also presents numerous risks and complications. Employers must take these into account when choosing this type of management style. Even if employers do choose… Read More »
What is Corporate Litigation?
Corporate litigation encompasses a lot more than one business suing another. In fact, corporate litigation includes any type of legal proceeding having anything to do with a business or corporation, and can include steps taken to avoid litigation as well as actually litigating and managing business disputes. In general, corporate litigation involves a whole… Read More »
I Know My Company Is in the Right—Why Should We Settle?
With some notable exceptions, most corporate litigation defense today deals almost exclusively with limiting the damage, not with winning or with proving a point. Litigation can be hideously expensive — for example, the sheer ease and volume of electronic communications today may add significantly to the cost of discovery — and that’s before the… Read More »
