Politeness is the poison of collaboration
Disagreements shareholders can imperil a company's immediate and long-term outlook. Outside of the divorce courts, the most bitter disputes are often between shareholders. Limited companies can bring together relative strangers, and while often these relationships are long and happy, others are punctuated by rows, infidelity and, ultimately, divorce.
Disputes between shareholders are intricate and can involve numerous points of law and punchy court applications. Our business lawyers have extensive experience representing shareholders in the following areas:
- management disagreements over roles, finances, direction of company
- violations of shareholder’s rights
- fraudulent or misleading financial reports
- misappropriation of company funds
- financial mismanagement
- minority shareholder oppression
- conflict of interests
- dissolution disputes
- trade secret infringement
We have represented plaintiffs and defendants in claims involving both limited liability companies (RO – S.R.L.) and joint-stock companies (RO – S.A.). Our clients range from small local businesses to listed companies.
We focus our practice on complex business disputes, when the stakes and the risks are at their highest. We have achieved great results for our clients at the negotiation table, in arbitrations and in the courtroom. With a wealth of legal knowledge and litigation experience, we can perform a quick analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of each case to help our clients minimize their financial risks and obtain the best possible result.