Your employer has handed you a severance agreement — sometimes called a separation agreement — with a deadline to sign. Or you are the employer, and you want an agreement that will hold up. A severance agreement is a contract: the company gives you money or benefits, and you give up legal rights, usually includingRead More…
Are Non-Compete Agreements Enforceable in New York?
You signed a non-compete when you took the job — or you are the business owner who had every employee sign one — and now someone has left for a competitor. On both sides, the question is the same: does the agreement actually hold up? In New York, the answer is rarely a clean yesRead More…
My Business Partner Is Self-Dealing or Freezing Me Out: Your Rights as a New York Business Owner
If you suspect your business partner is taking money, steering opportunities to themselves, or squeezing you out of the company you helped build, New York law is on your side. Co-owners owe each other fiduciary duties — and when a partner breaks them, you can demand the company’s records, sue to recover what was taken,Read More…
Collecting Unpaid Common Charges in New York: A Guide for Condo and HOA Boards
When a unit owner stops paying common charges, the shortfall doesn’t vanish — it lands on everyone else in the building. A handful of delinquent accounts can drain reserves, stall repairs, and force a special assessment that punishes the owners who pay on time. New York gives condominium and homeowners’ association boards real tools toRead More…
Business Divorce in New York: A Co-Owner’s Guide to Buyouts and Dissolution
A “business divorce” is the informal name for what happens when the co-owners of a closely held business — shareholders in a corporation, members of an LLC, or partners — can no longer work together and need a way to separate. It is the same problem whether you call it a business divorce, a shareholderRead More…
