Law Blog
Business Reorganization Versus Liquidation
When confronted with overwhelming financial difficulties, owners often consider whether it is better to reorganize or liquidate their business. In making that decision, owners have many factors to consider, including: Nature of the Economy. Is there a place for your...
Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble Announces Passing of David Wentz
It is with great sadness that we report our dear friend and partner David Wentz passed away suddenly on January 4, 2021. His passing is not only devastating to his wife Tonya and their three children, but a tremendous loss to our entire community. His tireless and...
Retaining Key Employees
The value of many businesses is often dependent on its employees. Retaining good employees, particularly key employees, is important to a business, as is avoiding the substantial time and cost commitment required to recruit and hire replacement employees. Some of the...
Senior Living Contracts
For aging baby boomers there are a plethora of living options from senior communities to assisted care facilities to skilled nursing homes. Each has its own benefits, costs and amenities, and are all subject to a written contract. As the services and purposes of each...
Protecting Business Information with Employees at Home
The COVID-19 pandemic and the sudden increase of the number of employees working at home puts even more pressure on your business to protect its proprietary, confidential and trade secret information. Some concerns you should address to protect confidential...
Property Damage Insurance Claims
Whether the property damaged is personal or business related, you could lose insurance coverage or protection by failing to give timely or proper notice of the claim. Some issues to consider in submitting your claim to your insurance carrier include: Contact your...
Preventing Cyber Attacks
Cyberattacks, hacking, data theft, ransom demands and other intrusions into your data storage and operating systems can cripple or ruin your business. Experts report that the threat increases yearly, and even more with increased reliance on third-party contractors and...
Managing Work from Home Employees
Employees working from home for any reason still require supervision, monitoring, and be provided access to other employees, supervisors, human resources and other resources. Some tips for management of remote and employees working at home include: Allow flexible work...Misappropriated Business Assets
Mark Schroeder and Doug Tibble successfully represented a client in a complex fraud and breach of fiduciary lawsuit against the client’s former business partners who misappropriated assets and opportunities worth in excess of $30 million. The dispute involved multiple...CBOT Arbitration
Mark Schroeder represented an options trading firm and its partners in a Chicago Board of Trade arbitration hearing in which Mark’s clients were sued by a former partner seeking trading profits earned after his termination. Mark blocked a lawsuit seeking a jury trial,...
