Partnership & Shareholder Mediation

When business interests diverge, create a path forward.

Disputes among business owners can be especially difficult. Financial interests, years of shared work, and personal relationships often overlap. A disagreement over management or money can quickly affect employees, customers, and the future of the business.

Approved Dispute Resolution helps partners, shareholders, members of limited liability companies, and their counsel work through the legal and business issues driving the conflict. We help parties assess their options and explore whether a negotiated agreement can provide a workable path forward.

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Disputes we mediate

• Ownership, voting rights, and management authority
• Distributions, compensation, and access to financial information
• Allegations of fiduciary misconduct or misuse of business assets
• Buyouts, valuation disagreements, and business succession
• Deadlocks and disputes under partnership, shareholder, or operating agreements
• Business separation and dissolution

Consider what the business—and its owners—need next

The parties may disagree about the past while sharing an interest in protecting the value of the business. Mediation creates room to examine both: what happened and what a practical resolution would require.

Depending on the dispute, discussions may address a buyout, payment structure, changes in governance, division of responsibilities, access to records, transition obligations, or an orderly separation. Where valuation is central, useful preparation includes identifying the competing assumptions and information underlying each party’s assessment.

Informed decisions at a consequential moment

We help parties and counsel focus on the governing agreements, significant evidence, litigation risks, and practical consequences of available options. The goal is an agreement the parties understand and can implement, whether they continue working together or move forward separately.