Business Litigation

You’re a private business owner and you're particularly close with another private business owner. You both go out to lunch every day and engage in vibrant conversations. Suddenly, the topic of business merging comes up. You and your friend wonder if merging your...

A business merger pulls the strengths of two companies together to open up a bigger share of the market. The two companies become one larger business. There are usually some growing pains when this happens.  One of the most important things to remember is that you...

Your competitors may resent your success. Those who are truly capable of offering something better than what the competition provides may find that other businesses begrudge the impact of their success  on the local market. Word of mouth about your great prices or...

California has very specific rest break laws that all employers must comply with. Understanding the requirements for all breaks is imperative so you can determine whether the laws are being followed or not.  Most importantly, employees must be off the clock for rest...

Healthy and legal competition can drive innovation and can help inspire your workforce. Unfair competition, on the other hand, may make it unduly difficult for your company to turn a profit and remain in business. There are many forms of unfair competition that could...

The United States and California especially are multicultural melting pots. People of all backgrounds and creeds make significant contributions to society.  As a business owner, you want your company to promote diversity and inclusion. Some of your staff may practice...

When you invest in a new business or leave your job to focus solely on a startup, you take significant personal risk. Although the promise of possible compensation is there if you succeed, you and your partner both gamble on the success of the concept and of your...

Whether you are new to running a business or you are a seasoned veteran, you will likely need legal guidance at some point. To name just one example, a disgruntled former employee might target your company in a discrimination claim. Once you decide that you need legal...

When you own a business, be it big or small, you always try to put your best foot forward. Unfortunately, problems do occur from time to time. When a problem arises, you do your best to resolve it with the least amount of damage. There are times, however, when it is...

Some see business as a "dog-eat-dog" world where anything goes. The law does not. While competitiveness can be crucial to succeed, you need to ensure you do not infringe the rules of the game. Even if you do not, others may still accuse you of doing so out of...