SHAREHOLDERS DISPUTE

Resolving shareholder disputes so as to make the best of a difficult situation, and minimize the damage to the company and shareholders.

The reality is that shareholder disputes do happen and lawyers are called upon to attempt to resolve such conflicts. Where there is a shareholders agreement, there is a blue print through which the shareholders can attempt to resolve their disagreement. Without a shareholders agreement, the hurdles to reaching a settlement become far more contentious, thus increasing the prospect of court litigation (or alternatively mediation and arbitration).

Shareholder disputes can take on many forms, including:

- shareholder freeze-outs

- shareholder squeeze-outs

- breach of fiduciary duty

- attacks against ownership and/or management

- self-dealing to the detriment of the company and other shareholders

- minority shareholder interests (oppression remedies)

- excessive executive compensation claims

- share valuation issues and shareholder appraisal rights

- disapproval of share transfers

- corporate deadlock disputes

For knowledgeable and experienced legal representation in advancing your prospective or current shareholdings, while protecting your position as a shareholder in the company, contact shareholder lawyer Christopher Neufeld at Contact@ShareholdersLawyer.com or 416-887-9702 / 403-400-4092.