A legal dispute between business partners in San Diego can destroy the trust and cooperation necessary to keep a profitable business moving forward. When a business dispute arises it is important to take immediate action to resolve the dispute and re-establish the foundation and expectations for a successful working relationship going forward.
The partnership dispute attorneys at the Watkins Firm have more than four decades of experience in these matters. If you are concerned about theft or the behavior of a business partner we can help you to get to the core of the situation and resolve it. If you suspect that a business partner is stealing from the business, or diverting resources to outside interests you have a fiduciary responsibility to act.
Disputes between business partners create an atmosphere of distrust, and your Watkins Firm attorney can be more effective at delving into the practices of business ownership and uncover improper behavior. We investigate all necessary financial dealings, accounting anomalies and other methods of deception. We help to protect our client’s interests while working to preserve existing business momentum.
The Two Most Common Reasons for a Legal Dispute Between Business Partners in San Diego
While the number of reasons for a partnership dispute in San Diego and Southern California are innumerable, the two most common reasons for a legal dispute between business partners in San Diego is a partner who is not holding up their share of the work, or disagreements over money.
How Are Disputes Between Business Partners Usually Resolved by the Watkins Firm?
The experienced business dispute resolution attorneys at the Watkins Firm have more than 40 years of experience in successfully resolving these types of business disputes. It may surprise you to learn the Watkins Firm is able to resolve the vast majority of these cases through leveraged, effective negotiation. This is the fastest and least expensive strategy to accomplish our client’s goals and objectives for any business dispute.
We also represent individual business clients and companies in lawsuits, business mediation and arbitration and ultimately at trial in a Court of Law. Mediation and arbitration are both private, confidential legal venues that keep your personal, business and financial information out of the public record. However, from a process point of view (and as a result, from a legal point of view) they are quite different.
Mediation is usually the next real step to resolve a legal dispute between business partners in San Diego and Southern California. This is a less formal process and structure as an independent third party expert, the mediator, works between the parties to help them understand the strengths and weaknesses of their case, the law(s) that apply and how most similar disputes are resolved. The parties do not have to implement the suggestion(s) of the mediator. The goal of business mediation is to resolve part or all of the dispute through a settlement agreement.
Arbitration is much more like a trial, but much shorter and more efficient. However, the decision of the arbitrator is final and cannot be appealed in the vast majority of business dispute cases. This is why it is important to work with the experienced business dispute resolution attorneys at the Watkins Firm during each step in the process.
Resolve Your Legal Dispute and Protect Your Business and Financial Interests
Are you searching for ways to resolve your legal dispute and protect your business and financial interests? If you are concerned about the choices of a co-owner or a legal dispute between business partners in San Diego has arisen, we invite you to review our recent Podcast Episode 11 – Resolving Business Disputes as well as the strong recommendations of our clients and contact the Watkins Firm or call 858-535-1511 for a complimentary consultation today.
