When interests diverge, know where you stand.
Assessing disputes, developing practical response strategies, and pursuing negotiated resolutions before litigation.
Usually comes up at: Power shifts
Dispute fileBefore litigation
01 · Assess the dispute
Where you stand
- The facts
- The documents
- What each side wants
- What it could cost
02 · Build a practical response
A response that fits the business
The business+The legal argument
03 · Negotiate
A resolution before litigation
How we work through it.
Three steps, taken in order, for each kind of dispute.
- 01Assess the dispute
Where you stand: the facts, the documents, what each side wants, and what it could cost.
- 02Build a practical response
A response strategy that fits the business, not only the legal argument.
- 03Negotiate a resolution before litigation
Negotiated resolutions, pursued before anyone files a lawsuit.
Where it usually starts
Between founders
A co-founder leaves, or founders stop agreeing on where the company is going.
With investors or the board
Board and investor dynamics shift, and your position isn’t clear.
With a customer, vendor or partner
A commercial relationship goes wrong and everyone points to the contract.
We can’t promise how a dispute ends. We promise to prepare you well, tell you the truth, and stay with you.
What you get
- An honest assessment of where you stand
- A practical response strategy
- Negotiated resolutions, pursued before litigation
Talk it through before it escalates.
The first consultation is free. It’s a short, friendly conversation to see whether we’re a fit and to talk through the main issues.
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