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A frequently asked questions guide to buy-sell agreements. If you have a partner, a co-shareholder or a family member in the business, the agreement that governs what happens on a death, divorce, disability or falling out is the single most important document you own.
Read the article (PDF)Having a buy-sell agreement is only half the job. If it is not funded, the surviving owners are left trying to find the money at the worst possible moment. This piece walks through what happens when the funding step is skipped.
Read the article (PDF)One of the most common buyer questions. Most people form an LLC without adequate legal and tax advice because someone told them it was the best way. There is no standard answer, and the main differences are set out here in plain language.
Read the article (PDF)What a power of attorney actually does, what it does not do, and why the version people assume they have is often not the version they signed.
Read the article (PDF)Georgia changed the way courts treat restrictive covenants. What a non-compete, non-solicit and confidentiality clause can and cannot do matters enormously in a business sale, because a buyer is paying for customer relationships the seller must agree not to take back.
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