The Devil You Know: Pick Business Partners Wisely and Plan For Problems Ahead
By: Ladd Hirsch (Dallas)Picking the devil you know in selecting a business partner may seem like a good strategy. But the list of celebrities who have suffered financially in their dealings with...
View ArticleA Look Back at 2016 – Legal Issues Affecting Texas Private Company Owners and...
By: Ladd HirschA sure sign the year is winding up is the release of TIME magazine’s “Person of the Year” list. If TIME created a similar list of legal developments impacting owners and investors in...
View ArticleBrave New World: Minority Shareholders Take the Shackles Off - Looking Back...
By: Ladd HirschTis the season to say, out with the old and in with the new. But for minority shareholders with ownership in private Texas companies during 2016, not much changed. Minority...
View ArticleVirtual Reality Goes To Court: Lessons Learned From The $500 Million Jury...
By: Ladd Hirsch The ink is barely dry on the half billion dollar verdict that a Dallas federal court jury returned last week for ZeniMax Media against Oculus, a virtual reality company that Facebook...
View ArticleWhat Is A Texas Partnership: The Answer To Come Soon In The Case Of ETP v....
By: Ladd HirschThe legal tension is building. Private Texas companies and their owners are awaiting a court decision that may force them to say “Howdy, Partner” to companies with whom they have no...
View ArticleBuy-Sell Agreements: Don’t Leave Home (Or Invest) in a Private Company...
By: Ladd Hirsch The season finale of the hit reality TV show The Bachelor attracted more than 8 million viewers. My wife and teenage daughters help make up this devoted fan base, and watch every...
View ArticleDespite Dante’s Warning (Abandon Hope), There is Hope for Minority Investors...
By: Ladd Hirsch Life is all a about second chances. In the business world, minority investors may feel that they are trapped if they failed to obtain a buy-sell agreement before investing and have no...
View ArticleShareholder Derivative Claims: The Sharp Arrow in the Quiver Still Available...
By: Ladd HirschBased on our personal experience handling Business Divorce matters for both majority owners and substantial minority investors in private companies, we have learned firsthand that there...
View ArticleWhat Is A Business Divorce: And How To Achieve One
By: Ladd Hirsch Looking back on the celebration of Independence Day this week, one of history’s most notable separations, it may be a good time for business partners who are locked in...
View ArticleDucks Don't Walk, Talk or Sign Partnership Agreements: Dallas Court of...
By Ladd Hirsch Since 2014, Energy Transfer Partners LP (“ETP”) has been fighting to hold on to the $535 million judgment it obtained that year against Enterprise Products Partners (“Enterprise”). Our...
View ArticleFamily Law Post (Part 1) - Love Is Forever, But A Pre-Nup May Be The Better...
By Ladd Hirsch* Not so long ago, marital pre-nups were viewed as devices solely for use by the rich and famous, who never seemed to stay married for long. In today’s world, however, couples from all...
View ArticleFamily Law Post (Part II) - What's Love Got To Do With It: The Business,...
By Frances Ellenbogen and Ladd HirschCouples often spend months planning their wedding day details, from the color of the flowers to the icing on the cake. What they often overlook, however, are the...
View ArticleVirtual Reality Goes To Court: Lessons Learned From The $500 Million Jury...
By: Ladd Hirsch The ink is barely dry on the half billion dollar verdict that a Dallas federal court jury returned last week for ZeniMax Media against Oculus, a virtual reality company that Facebook...
View ArticleWhat Is A Texas Partnership: The Answer To Come Soon In The Case Of ETP v....
By: Ladd HirschThe legal tension is building. Private Texas companies and their owners are awaiting a court decision that may force them to say “Howdy, Partner” to companies with whom they have no...
View ArticleBuy-Sell Agreements: Don’t Leave Home (Or Invest) in a Private Company...
By: Ladd Hirsch The season finale of the hit reality TV show The Bachelor attracted more than 8 million viewers. My wife and teenage daughters help make up this devoted fan base, and watch every...
View ArticleDespite Dante’s Warning (Abandon Hope), There is Hope for Minority Investors...
By: Ladd Hirsch Life is all a about second chances. In the business world, minority investors may feel that they are trapped if they failed to obtain a buy-sell agreement before investing and have no...
View ArticleShareholder Derivative Claims: The Sharp Arrow in the Quiver Still Available...
By: Ladd HirschBased on our personal experience handling Business Divorce matters for both majority owners and substantial minority investors in private companies, we have learned firsthand that there...
View ArticleWhat Is A Business Divorce: And How To Achieve One
By: Ladd HirschLooking back on the celebration of Independence Day this week, one of history’s most notable separations, it may be a good time for business partners who are locked in conflict to...
View ArticleDucks Don't Walk, Talk or Sign Partnership Agreements: Dallas Court of...
By Ladd Hirsch Since 2014, Energy Transfer Partners LP (“ETP”) has been fighting to hold on to the $535 million judgment it obtained that year against Enterprise Products Partners (“Enterprise”). Our...
View ArticleFamily Law Post (Part 1) - Love Is Forever, But A Pre-Nup May Be The Better...
By Ladd Hirsch* Not so long ago, marital pre-nups were viewed as devices solely for use by the rich and famous, who never seemed to stay married for long. In today’s world, however, couples from all...
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