In Sound Business Insights Episode 20 – War Stories (Part 1) Dan Watkins shares interesting true stories of genuine business situations, disputes and precautionary tales based upon more than 40 years of experience as a San Diego business attorney. This is a fascinating insight into how trial courts worked in...
Protect Your Company with a Derivative Lawsuit
What is a derivative lawsuit and how can you protect your company with a derivative lawsuit in San Diego or Southern California? What are the rights of a minority shareholder in San Diego and across California? What should you do if you are concerned about the direction of the corporation...
Reviewing and Negotiating Physician Contracts in San Diego
Reviewing and negotiating physician contracts in San Diego and Southern California requires extensive experience and legal skill. The contracts between practice groups, medical foundations and physicians are quite complex. This is why it is important to work with an experienced healthcare and medical business attorney from the Watkins Firm to...
Your San Diego Business Attorney Should Be a Trusted Advisor
Is your San Diego business attorney one of your most trusted business advisors? Your business attorney should be one of your closest and most trusted business advisors. A strong business attorney should offer business and operational insight and savvy advice based upon decades of expertise and the wisdom that only...
Attorney to Help Negotiate a Commercial Lease in San Diego
Why should you consider an attorney to help negotiate a commercial lease in San Diego? A commercial lease is one of the largest expenses for any business. The wrong lease relationship is like an anchor dragging behind your company. This is one of those situations where one of the parties...
What is a Derivative Lawsuit and When is it a Viable Option for a San Diego Shareholder?
What is a derivative lawsuit in San Diego and when is it a viable option for a San Diego shareholder dispute? How can minority shareholders protect the company and hold major shareholders accountable? When any shareholder in a corporation believes the company is headed in the wrong direction or has concerns...
Sound Business Insights Podcast Episode 19 – Your Business Attorney is a Valuable Partner
Listen to our recent Sound Business Insights podcast Episode 19 – Your Business Attorney is a Valuable Partner. In this episode, Dan Watkins discusses the in-depth and important relationship a business owner or executive has with their business attorney. There are 3 crucial advisors every business owner should have: an...
Questions the EDD and Agencies Ask to Identify Misclassified Workers
What are the questions the EDD and agencies ask to identify misclassified workers? What do you need to know as an employer in San Diego? The California Employment Development Department and the United States Department of Labor (DOL) continue to work with other California agencies and the IRS cracking down...
The Contract Determines the Outcome of Any Business Transaction
Did you know the contract determines the outcome of any business transaction in most cases? As a San Diego business attorney with more than 40 years of experience, if you hand me a business contract I can tell you the odds the contract it governs will be successful. The quality...