Business and Commercial Law

Forming a Georgia business with one or several partners offers you a chance to share the responsibilities and challenges business owners often face. You and your partners may have to share the profits, but you also help each other carry the load by using your...

Employees leave one company to work for another every day in Georgia, with no detrimental impact upon anyone involved. However, if that employee has extensive knowledge of inner company workings, he or she could cause a great deal of damage when leaving to work for a...

Many people in Georgia dream of owning or running their own business. One way to accomplish that is by purchasing the rights to purchase a franchise of an existing company. However, this is not an endeavor that should be taken lightly, as it can carry a lot of the...

Many Georgia business owners know that protecting company assets is important. Besides monetary assets, intellectual property is an important component of nearly every company. However, business owners may not always understand the best ways to guard their...

Starting a business in Georgia with another person or people is often an excellent strategy. Collaboration and the dispersal of potential risk can help a new business thrive. Unfortunately, when a disagreement arises between business partners, it can mean disaster....

If you are a hard-working employee, you may be tired of putting more money in your employer’s pocket and less in your own. On the other hand, perhaps recent world events have resulted in a layoff or job loss that has you reevaluating your direction in life. You may be...

There are various reasons that a business owner may decide to sell his or her business. What is important is that owners understand how to handle the process and what it means for business law. Some of the choices they face will seem very straightforward, but the...

When you started your Georgia business, you may have had in mind a much different direction for it than the one it is currently taking. Perhaps the changes in the economy or your own personal reasons are forcing you to take a hard look at your business and consider...

When two companies in Georgia go into business together, they likely assume that the working relationship will benefit both. There are countless examples of that being true, but usually it involves planning, strategy and input from legal experts. The latter element...

Creating an invention or a business can be an exciting prospect, as it’s something many people dream of doing their entire lives. The actual process typically involves a great deal of work and commitment and if a new startup fails to protect its intellectual property,...