02 · Dispute resolution
Shareholder disputes
We resolve disputes among shareholders, challenges to corporate decisions and conflicts over control of the company.
What we do
Disputes among shareholders put the company’s operations and value at risk. We represent shareholders, directors and companies in control disputes, challenges to corporate decisions and liability actions. We seek to resolve the conflict without paralyzing the business, in court or through agreements when they serve the client.
What’s included
We handle the disputes that arise in corporate life.
- Shareholder disputes and control deadlocks
- Challenges to shareholder and board decisions
- Corporate liability actions
- Disputes in family-owned companies
- Exclusion and withdrawal of shareholders
- Valuation and purchase of equity stakes
When to call us
The shareholders’ meeting approves a resolution one partner disagrees with, and the deadline to challenge it is short.
The manager takes decisions in which they have a personal interest.
Two blocks of shareholders deadlock and the company is paralyzed.
A partner wants out and there is no agreement on what the stake is worth.
Family conflict starts to affect how the company operates.
What the client gains
- The business keeps operating. The strategy is designed not to paralyze the company while the dispute is resolved.
- The deadlines do not lapse. Challenging corporate resolutions has short deadlines that, once past, close the route.
- A negotiated exit when it is worth more. Buying or selling the stake usually costs less than years of litigation between partners.