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The Business Law practice at Stone LLP represents California business owners facing legal disputes with their business partners, banks, lenders, financing companies, management companies, contractors, employees, and others. Resolving disputes and protecting business interests can be overwhelming and cause detrimental harm to the operations of a business and their reputation.
We first focus on a client’s financial interests in the dispute, realized or potential loss or gain, and work to resolve the situation in the best way for the business. Our trial attorneys resolve disputes involving breaches of contract, business dissolutions, breach of fiduciary duty, business fraud, and theft of trade secrets – all which pose significant risks to the business and are often coupled with financial loss.
Are you struggling with legal issues that impede the business operations or growth? Do extensive regulations make operating the business difficult? Have breaches of contract, partner dissolutions, or fraud left the business vulnerable? Or perhaps the business is already involved in a lawsuit, and the complex litigation is diverting attention away from running the business?
Our clients come to us when they’re concerned about their hard-earned reputation and hard-earned cash being tarnished or tied-up by claims being made about them, which never paints the full picture of what really happened in the business.
This can leave the business to pick up the pieces while the competitors gain an unfair advantage. These legal challenges can be time-consuming and emotionally-draining, but also threaten the very survival and prosperity of the business.
Stone LLP provides business defense strategies tailored to California business owners.
Are you currently involved in a legal dispute? Is your business facing a cross-complaint or other third-party claim? If so, don’t navigate the complex legal process alone. The experienced business litigators at Stone LLP are here to advocate for you in times of trouble.
Breach of contract claims are the most common dispute we see go to trial. Since the law is a complex animal and is highly fact dependent, experienced counsel is critical to achieving desirable results. Whether its a construction contract or business supplier agreement, the business litigation attorneys at Stone LLP have seen it all-- and litigated it all too. We handle breach of contract claims for non-payment, non-performance, incomplete performance, and/or deviation from agreed-upon terms with experienced, insightful and aggressive representation both inside the Courtroom and out.
A business partner or other insider that defrauds, or steals from your business can be disastrous. In these situations swift legal action may be the difference between saving your business or financial ruin. Stone LLP has successfully resolved various business frauds including partnership frauds, real estate fraud and business frauds. We work to aggressively protect our clients' interests to protect and recover money and/or property unlawfully taken.
California law regards some business relationships as “fiduciary relationships,” and imposes certain legal duties of the highest degree of trust, loyalty, confidentiality and disclosure. A breach of fiduciary duty occurs when a person in a fiduciary relationship unlawfully undertakes conduct that puts their personal interests ahead and above the interests of the other party. Our experienced breach of fiduciary duty lawyers know how to handle these types complex and often confusing cases.
We handle disputes between co-owners and between companies and its shareholders or LLC members including claims related to breach of shareholder agreements, breach corporate bylaws, breach of LLC membership agreements, lockouts, failed buyouts, officer liability, director liability, breach of fiduciary duty, minority shareholder oppression claims. Shareholder disputes can have a substantial and adverse impact on business operations so timing is always critical. Our experienced business litigation attorneys work to guide our clients through the shareholder dispute resolution process.
Business relationships between business owners or partners can sometimes deteriorate, leading to the need to dissolve the business or partnership. Under California law, joint business owners have the option to initiate a voluntary or involuntary dissolution of their business. Voluntary dissolution occurs when owners mutually agree to dissolve the business, while involuntary dissolution can be pursued when there are irreconcilable disputes or legal grounds for dissolution. Our attorneys represent business owners in these situations to protect and defend rights, negotiate commensurate settlements, and navigate the legal requirements involved in effectively concluding a business.
California’s unfair competition laws prohibit a business from using any unfair, fraudulent or false business acts or practices, as well as deceptive advertising or representations. In addition, California’s false advertising laws makes it unlawful to engage in deceptive, false and misleading advertising in connection with the sale of goods, services and/or real property. Any person, firm, corporation or association damaged by these unlawful acts may pursue a lawsuit to obtain a court order to stop them and may also obtain compensation for ill-gotten gains by the defendants as a result of their wrongful conduct.
Most clients focus on the financial impact a lawsuit will have to their bottom line. At Stone LLP, we understand the immense pressure a legal dispute can place on a business owner and management team.
Clients choose Stone LLP as legal counsel because, together, we share the goal of minimizing the impact of litigation to the overall business.
We help our business and corporate litigation clients view themselves as more than just litigants of a case. We weight the available legal options with you, so that you can make the best business decision for the company.
Don’t delay and let legal issues continue to go unaddressed; this will only further impede your business’s growth. Contact Stone LLP today to schedule a no-obligation consultation with one of our attorneys.
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