I work with New York small business owners on partnership and LLC member disputes, commercial litigation, contracts, and small business transactions. If you’ve been pushed out of your business, have a co-owner you can’t work with anymore, need to sue or defend a lawsuit, or are buying or selling a business contact me to talk through your situation.
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SMALL BUSINESS LAW
We are small business lawyers. When you need a lawyer for your small business, you need attorneys who get your business and offer you personalized, hands-on legal services. We think we do and we pride ourselves on being approachable, efficient, and cost-effective. We will always prioritize your matter and provide personal attention and focus on your legal issues.
BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP DISPUTES
When business partners stop seeing eye to eye, the consequences can be devastating — being locked out of the business, denied profits, or frozen out of decisions. We represent business owners in partnership and LLC member disputes throughout New York, whether you need to enforce your rights or defend against claims by a former partner.
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
We have a special focus on everything New York Limited Liability Companies. We can help with the formation of LLCs, LLC operating agreements, and LLC owner disputes. LLCs are the most formed entity in New York but require careful planning and knowledge of the ever-evolving case law. LLC owners in dispute need legal counsel experienced in this developing legal area and we are such lawyers.
BUYING/SELLING BUSINESSES
Are you considering buying or selling a business? We can help you make this a success. We can guide you in the multi-stage process of buying or selling a business. From term sheets, , stock and asset purchase agreements, security agreements, and promissory notes to the final closing of the transaction.
While we make it our business to keep small business owners out of court, sometimes it cannot be avoided. We can help you enforce your rights in New York courts or defend any case brought against you. As business owners and lawyers for small businesses, we know how disruptive litigation can be and we are always carefully evaluating whether litigation makes sound business sense.
STARTUPS/FOUNDERS
We advise Founders in all aspects of business formation, choice of entity and jurisdiction, formation of business entities, founder agreements, consulting agreements, confidentiality agreements, start-up funding, seed investments, and protection of names, ideas, and inventions.
From the Blog
- How to Get Rid of a 50/50 Business Partner in New York
Of the partnership disputes I see, the 50/50 ones are the hardest. Not because the law is more complicated, but because there is no majority to break a tie. Every decision needs the other person’s agreement, and the moment they decide to … Read More - What happens when an LLC Member dies?What Heirs and Surviving Members Need to Know You may assume that your heirs will automatically step into your shoes when you die, inheriting your share of the LLC, your voice in how it’s run, and your right to know what’s going … Read More
- Real Life Consequences When You Fail to Publish Your LLCWe all know and despise the extra step of having to publish the formation of a New York limited liability company. It can be expensive, and quite frankly, I don’t see the point. I rarely see a case that shows you the … Read More
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Imke Ratschko
Imke Ratschko is a business attorney focusing her practice on advising small businesses and start-ups in transactions, business disputes, and forming and running LLCs. Imke is a German native speaker and has helped German companies navigate the New York legal and judicial system.
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