Disputes Between Business Owners

Disputes between partners, co-owners, and shareholders are among the most personal and highest-stakes litigation a business can face. Royal Lea represents owners on both sides of partnership and shareholder disputes.

Representative matters include partnership and shareholder disputes, breach of fiduciary duty among owners, disputes over the valuation and buyout of an owner's interest, oppression of minority shareholders, and disputes arising from the dissolution or wind-down of a business.

These cases often blend commercial litigation, fiduciary duty claims, and, at times, fraud — Royal Lea's broad civil trial background allows him to see the whole picture rather than litigating one narrow claim at a time.