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Every new business needs a strong legal structure. Owners usually choose entities like an LLC or a corporation to protect personal assets. In Arizona, choosing an LLC or an S-Corporation impacts your taxes and affects your management and growth. A business formation...
You have a business idea, a plan and the drive to make it work. But before you open your doors, the state has a few things it needs from you first. Understanding those legal requirements early can save you from costly surprises down the road. What business structure...
Disputes between business partners can derail your operations and damage long-term goals if not handled properly. In Mesa, Arizona, resolving these disagreements quickly and strategically helps preserve your investment and maintain daily business functions. Identify...
Choosing the right business partner can be one of the most critical decisions for any business owner. A good partner can complement your skills, share the workload and contribute to the growth and success of your business. However, even the best partnerships can face...
Most Arizona business owners seek to expand their operations as they meet certain goals or milestones. Before they do, however, they must take into account various legal considerations that are likely to impact their businesses in many ways. The business lawyers at Ernst Brown Draper help companies plan and execute business expansion plans and measures and can potentially help you…
What is in a name? When you undertake a business venture with another party, what you name that venture can have significant consequences. Terms like “joint venture” and “partnership” may be used interchangeably in casual conversation, but the two legal terms have notable differences in meaning. While your relationship with a business partner is going well, it may not make…
If you are searching for a business litigation attorney in Arizona, chances are that your business enterprise is facing the prospect of a lawsuit. One recent report found that nearly 100 million lawsuits are filed annually in state courts throughout the United States, and about 400,000 more are filed in federal courts. Hiring the wrong attorney can be just as…
Owning a business brings a lot of challenges. One way to handle those challenges is to go into business with a partner. This reduces the stress of dealing with business operations and spreads the work out between two people. While a partnership might have been the best option when you started your business, that doesn’t mean it will always be…
In 2017, the Arizona Supreme Court confirmed that Arizona’s Revised Uniform Arbitration Act or RUAA codified the separability doctrine as established by the United States Supreme Court in Prima Paint Corp. v. Flood & Conklin Mfg. Co., 388 U.S. 395 (1967). In the case, a hospital LCMC hired Jeffrey Hamblen as its CEO in 2003, but by 2014 claimed that…