Disputes among partners and shareholders can arise many years after a business was formed. Sometimes a specific event such as a divorce of a partner can lead to a dispute over who owns a business. At other times, business partners simply want to go in different directions.
At The Willeford Law Firm in New Orleans, Louisiana, our lawyers represent businesses as well as individual shareholders and partners in all types of business disputes. We offer a free consultation to review your case and discuss your options.
The following are examples of the types of shareholder and partnership disputes we handle:
- Disputes over ownership or direction of a business
- Allegations of fraud or misuse of corporate funds
- Ownership of intellectual property such as patents, trademarks and copyrights
- Misuse of trade secrets
- Funding of a business
- Control of a business
- Distribution of profits
- Violation of business agreements
- Business dissolution
- Division of business debts and assets
- Ownership issues brought on as the result of divorce or remarriage of a shareholder or partner
- Business succession issues
Our lawyers understand the serious financial consequences attached to shareholder and partnership disputes. We pursue proactive resolutions to help protect your interests at every stage of the litigation business. If your business faces imminent harm from a partner's or shareholder's actions, our lawyers can pursue injunctions to provide immediate relief.
We also draft shareholder agreements, buy-sell agreements and other business contracts to help prevent future disputes.
Business Partner Dispute Attorneys Serving Lafayette and New Orleans
Please contact our New Orleans shareholder dispute attorneys today for a free consultation. We are available to discuss your complex situation at 504-322-1488 or toll free at 877-281-4789. Hablamos español. We also provide interpreters for other languages, as needed.
