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Randy thought he had everything figured out when he hired a business brokerage firm to help him sell his business. A few weeks in, he...

We've all heard it before: "Don't worry, I've been working with [Company] for years. They're the biggest [widget] producer in the state....

Picture this: Penny and Irene, two talented chefs, had a brilliant idea to open a fancy restaurant and bar in the posh part of town. But...

Darla has a small retail shop in a suburban strip mall. When she got her last bill from her landlord, she was incredulous at the amount....

Never tell a vendor... ... how much you're willing to spend ... they're a "strategic partner" ... you LOVE or NEED their product ......

When engaging a vendor, here are some do's and don'ts: DO: - insist on starting from your own standard contract - be familiar with your...

You have a standard contract form. But now the other side has redlined it so much that it looks like they bled all over it. You need to...

A few weeks ago, I was reviewing an employee agreement for a client who was considering a job offer with a big company. After reading the...

My client occupies several floors in a downtown office building. As a large multi-floor tenant, they successfully negotiated a lease that...

In a commercial lease, a tenant could make two types of transfers: sublease or assignment. A sublease is a transfer of less than the...

Most landlords spend a lot of time and effort to ensure their prospective tenants will honor their lease obligations, to safeguard...

In my last post I talked about noncompetes in the employment context, and how it affects the employer. But what about how noncompetes...

Recently I’ve been getting a lot of questions about non-compete agreements. These are contracts that limit one party’s ability to work...

Tom owns an insurance agency and has been getting all of his employees to sign the same employment agreement for years. He asked that I...

Pat is a sales rep who thinks he just came up with a great new way to increase revenue by teaming up with a competing firm. That’s a time...

When we buy a car, we expect it to get us from place to place and not break down. If it’s a truck, we might also expect it to have...

John had been working as a freelance contractor for one company for the past three years. He was promised a fixed rate of pay and was...

About a month ago, I got a call from Dr. James. He was ready to buy a dental practice. He has a loan from his parents and 2 business...

Julie is a business consultant who got into a bad spot with a client. The client has gone silent, won’t respond to calls or emails and...

Victor was working as a 1099 contractor on a large-scale engineering project when his client said he must attend an HR training workshop...