Shareholder Disputes

S-corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), limited liability partnerships (LLPs) and closely-held companies are effective business structures to limit liability and pool resources and ownership rights. However, when disputes develop among owners, Fiske & Company’s team of professionals assists businesses large and small in resolving these matters.

Our business valuation specialists and forensic accountants represent clients on either side of disputes including ownership issues, squeeze-out issues, freeze-out issues, valuation issues, minority oppression issues, and breach of fiduciary duty issues as they relate to Corporations, Shareholders, Partners, Partnerships, LLCs, LLC Members and LLC Managers.

Fiske & Company provides services related to:

  • Breach of Fiduciary Duty
  • Shareholder Disputes Against Owners
  • Self-Dealing (Pursuing Business Opportunities for One’s Self That Conflict With the Best Interests of the Company)
  • Minority Owner Rights
  • Executive Compensation, Buyout Agreements, and Buyout Rights
  • Corporate Deadlock Disputes
  • Shareholder Appraisal Rights
  • Actions for Accounting
  • Breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing
  • Concealment and Failure to Disclose Material Information
  • Nonpayment of Dividends
  • Allegations of Fraud, Trade Secrets Theft or Misappropriation
  • Noncompetition and Contract Disputes
  • Shareholder Derivative Suits
  • Real Estate Disputes