Protecting your company’s trade secrets
If an employee leaves your business and takes confidential information to use for his or her own gain, you may have grounds for legal action under the North Carolina Trade…
What are your rights as a minority member in an LLC?
Being a minority member in an LLC does come with its ups and downs. You may not have as much say as a majority member, but you still have rights.…
How can I protect trade secrets?
Successful North Carolina businesses often attribute achievements to trade secrets. Trade secrets come in a variety of forms. Recipes, designs, methods and any other bit of information that helps a…
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…