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Business Law
As a business law attorney and litigator, Dave Ross has represented clients in a wide variety of industries, including the fence manufacturing, employee staffing, hotel, and restaurant industries. The Ross Law Firm offers an array of business law services tailored to the specific size, category, and needs of the company. These services can range from work on complex and sophisticated transactional projects to periodic counseling on day-to-day issues. The Firm also provides stellar representation for companies and business owners who are or may become involved in either garden variety commercial lawsuits or complex, multi-party, high stakes commercial litigation.
“Outside Counsel” for Small- to Medium-Sized Businesses
Larger, established companies have the resources and in-house legal departments to deal with day-to-day business matters. Small and medium companies face precisely the same legal challenges on a daily basis, yet cannot justify or assume the costs of even one full-time attorney. Indeed, they may not know whom to call, what the overall costs might be, or whether an attorney is even necessary under the circumstances.
The Ross Law Firm can meet the needs of these entities by serving as their “go-to” lawyer: the attorney with whom the client has established a relationship and who knows the company, the players, and the playing field. The Firm is structured to deliver consistently high quality, personalized representation on an ongoing basis that achieves your company’s objectives while protecting your long-term interests.
We would be pleased to discuss with you how we can keep your legal costs manageable while ensuring that you will have the assistance you need when you need it. To explore further how the Ross law Firm’s responsive, solution-driven practice can focus on addressing your routine issues and problems --so you can focus on your business-- please contact us.
Preventative Transactional Services
Lawsuits can be devastating to a business. Regardless of who ultimately prevails, attorneys’ fees, as well as the time spent, disruption to the business, and loss of productivity incident to dealing with disputes are costly. Dave Ross is a seasoned litigator who has spent many years aggressively litigating cases that involved disputed contractual terms and their interpretation, or contracts that were silent or ambiguous on disputed issues. That is why the Ross Law Firm devotes a substantial part of its practice to transactional matters, i.e. working closely with its clients to make sure;
- that their contracts and other agreements are properly drafted;
- that these agreements are comprehensive enough to cover the panoply of foreseeable contingencies;
- that the rights and obligations of the parties are clearly stated and understood;
- that risks to the client are clearly understood and if possible, renegotiated;
- that potential conflicts are identified; and
- that the final agreement accurately reflects the intent of the parties.
The Ross Law Firm is experienced in protecting the interests of its clients through the timely opportunity to review, evaluate, draft, and negotiate a variety of different contracts:
- buy-sell agreements
- employment contracts, restrictive covenants (such as non-competition agreements and non-solicitation agreements), severance agreements, confidentiality agreements, and other agreements specific to employment law
- personal service contracts
- releases
- indemnity contracts
- leases and other property-related contracts
- franchise agreements and other contracts specific to franchises
To explore further how the Ross Law Firm can help to protect the security of your business and minimize liability through timely and appropriate transactional advice, please contact us.
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Business Litigation, Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Client business owners can find themselves engaged in disputes with individuals and companies, such as vendors, landlords, competitors, franchisors, and current or former employees. These disputes can involve issues relating to real estate, employment, copyright, unfair competition, business torts, insurance matters, contracts, or employment. The Ross Law Firm draws on its considerable litigation experience to intervene and attempt to resolve the dispute on favorable terms before it escalates into costly, distracting, and time-consuming litigation.
When litigation cannot be avoided, the Firm is poised to proceed, but only with the involvement of the client at every stage of the proceedings, as we work together to balance the costs of litigation against what our client seeks to achieve.
Mr. Ross has extensive litigation experience in the business law arena, where he has masterfully handled complex, multi-party litigation involving millions of dollars and various types of claims, including the following:
- misappropriation of trade secrets
- tortious interference with contract
- breach of fiduciary duties
- civil conspiracy
- fraud and misrepresentation
- other commercial torts
The Firm is also particularly experienced in handling litigation relating specifically to franchise law matters and employment law matters and likewise represents clients in other types of commercial litigation, including:
- breach of contract claims
- lease disputes
- partnership disputes
- unfair trade practices
- defamation and commercial disparagement, and
- the prosecution and defense of actions seeking temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions.
Finally, the Ross Law Firm works to protect its clients' interests and to resolve business-related disputes through:
Remember: Not every business lawyer is a litigator; some lawyers who specialize in business law can ably assist with transactional work, but are compelled to refer your case out to a litigator in the event that a dispute arises, and that litigator will need to come up to speed on the issues in your case. The Ross Law Firm, however, offers both business law and business-related litigation experience. In the event that your company becomes threatened with or involved in litigation, you will have the benefit of the continuity of your representation by a business law attorney already intimately familiar with your company, and representation by a seasoned litigator with a track record of having been successful in complex, high-stakes commercial litigation.
Please contact us for more information on how the Ross Law Firm can protect your interests and align with you toward the growth, stability, and success of your company.
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