In my experience, a good offense is the best defense against costly disputes.  That requires business owners to be proactive, addressing issues up front to avoid a dispute later.  Sometimes this can be as simple as inserting a proper dispute resolution clause, but more often it requires things like:

• A proper understanding of leverage.  Who has it, how might it be used and how to account for that in your business dealings and agreements.
• Marrying a business’ contracts to its sales and marketing efforts so that they are never out of sync.
• Adequately protecting confidentiality, intellectual property and other valuable assets of the business.
• Implementation of sound practices and procedures to eliminate bad actors before they can cause your business problems and to document their behavior should one slip through the cracks.

Call 802-485-5595 in Vermont or 915-988-2450 in Texas if you want to learn more about how you can avoid law suits involving your business.