Business Divorce - Farrell Fritz

The Farrell Fritz business divorce team is known for their work in the dissolution of privately held corporations, often arising from complicated disputes between business partners. Focused primarily on the middle market, our clients span many industries including auto dealerships, construction, finance, manufacturing, real estate, retail, service companies, wholesale operations, and more.

Our business divorce lawyers apply diverse, practical skills that address many challenges encountered when co-ownership relationships deteriorate beyond repair. We navigate these complex disagreements, devising solutions that meet business and personal objectives while liberating clients from the uncertainty and discord associated with failed business partnerships.

Highly experienced in counseling business owners throughout the lifecycle of their entities, our litigators understand the intricate laws governing internal affairs at closely held corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies. We handle all judicial dissolution proceedings on behalf of both majority and minority owners. With extensive exposure to a variety of disputes, we handle dissenting shareholder proceedings, derivative suits, and books and records proceedings, among others.

Multidisciplinary Practice

As a multidisciplinary practice, our team provides expansive support to clients as they evaluate their options. Our lawyers apply a deep understanding of how to determine the value of businesses and then apply these principles in tandem with the legal framework to dissolve businesses effectively. We also coordinate with qualified business and real estate appraisers in connection with buy-out negotiations and appraisal litigation.

Clients may also choose to call upon our corporate and tax attorneys for assistance in structuring and documenting buyouts, liquidations, and other forms of business reorganization resulting either from judicial proceedings or negotiated settlements. Clients also access our litigators to walk them through pre-litigation processes for avoiding litigation through early intervention techniques and to reach favorable out-of-court settlements.

Across all of our services, we work closely with clients to explore and execute strategies that eliminate distractions, expense, and escalation of hostilities that inevitably accompany litigation. We are chosen for our compassionate, smart advice and quantifiable track record in resolving difficult disputes through early intervention, but also for our ability to achieve relief in court should negotiations fail to meet client objectives.

Leaders in the Field

Influential leaders in the field, our business divorce attorneys are distinguished by their expertise. As a result, they are frequently invited to address pertinent topics as panelists and featured speakers. They also conduct insightful interviews with prominent academics and experts on our firm’s Business Divorce Roundtable podcast. Finally, our team regularly contributes thought leadership on the widely followed New York Business Divorce blog, a platform that garners recognition and is cited in several judicial opinions.