Business formations and transactions

The most expensive lessons of life are learned the "hard way." The legal case books are littered with sad stories of business owners who saved a few dollars by not hiring competent transaction lawyers when they formed their businesses or purchased their businesses and who incurred hundreds of thousands of dollars of unnecessary expenses when disputes arose down the road.

Clients who hire Donaldson/GUIN to assist them in forming a new businesses or in the purchase or sale of an existing business gain the benefit of our experience litigating shareholder disputes, business dissolution cases, minority shareholder oppression cases, and fraud and misrepresentation claims arising from sale of businesses. Solving business disputes is time-consuming, aggravating and very expensive. Avoiding business disputes is often simply a matter of spending a few dollars on the front end to anticipate problems before they arise. If you are thinking about forming a business, buying a business or selling a business, Joyce Baker can assist you in avoiding litigation down the road.