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…
Commercial Litigation
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…
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…
Do I Have a Breach of Contract Claim in New York?
When a customer won’t pay, a vendor doesn’t deliver, or a partner ignores the deal you shook hands on, the first question is usually the same: do I actually have a case? In New York, the answer turns on four specific things — and on a deadline that’s easy to miss. The short answer: YouRead More…
