What happens when a partnership splits up?
If you become a partner in a North Carolina business, it likely will surprise you to learn that should you or one of the other partners desire to leave the…
Should you sue for breach of the partnership agreement?
When you created a legal partnership and opened a North Carolina business, you expected that you and your partner would work together well under the specific terms of the contract…
What happens to a jointly owned business in a divorce?
When a couple starts a business together, they generally do not anticipate a divorce down the road. Yet things change, and even the best-laid plans can go awry. If a…
What happens to my company if my business partner gets a divorce?
North Carolina is an equitable distribution state. Inequitable distribution states, the court presumes splitting marital property equally is a fair starting point. Now, there is flexibility in a court’s decision…
Will employees react negatively to non-solicitation agreements?
Businesses have good reason to use non-solicitation agreements. Imagine the time and effort a North Carolina company invests in cultivating relationships with clients. Then one day an employee decides to…
Patent or trade secret: Which should you use?
Your trade secrets are what set your North Carolina organization apart from the competition, so it makes sense that you would want to take all possible measures to protect those…