Business disputes
A deal went wrong, and someone has to answer for it
We act for the owner who is owed money and for the owner who is being sued for it. Either way the first month is the same: collect the paper, find what each side actually promised, and work out what the dispute is worth.
Most business disputes settle, and the ones that settle well began with a clear view of the contract, the emails and the numbers. We build that view first. Then we tell you what a fair settlement looks like, and what going to court would cost to get something better.
Typically we handle
Unpaid invoices and broken supply agreements
Disputes with vendors, customers and distributors
Claims against a former employee or contractor
Confidentiality and non-compete disagreements
Defending a company that has been sued
Week one
What we ask for before we write a letter
The contract and what came after
The signed agreement, purchase orders, change emails and anything the other side wrote that bends the deal.
The numbers
Invoices, payments and credits, so the amount in dispute is one figure both sides can check.
The timeline
Who said what and when. A single page of dates settles half the arguments before a lawyer writes a word.
The people
Who signed, who knew and who would testify. We ask early, because memories fade faster than documents.
Sample matters
How outcomes are shown here
Settled
Unpaid shipments, packaging supplier
Sample: a supplier owed for three deliveries settled for $48,000 of the $61,000 it claimed.
Sample figure
Claim dismissed
Distributor agreement, defense
Sample: a distributor's claim for lost profits was dismissed after the contract's notice terms were read closely.
Sample outcome
Settled
Former contractor, confidentiality
Sample: a contractor agreed to return client files and stop using a customer list, without a hearing.
Sample outcome
These are invented sample matters, shown so you can see how results are presented; an owner replaces them with real ones. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome, and every case turns on its own facts. A client remains responsible for court costs and expenses whatever the result.
Business disputes
Bring the contract and the last ten emails
That is enough for a first read. A lawyer will tell you what the dispute is worth before anything is filed.