The attorneys at Oberman Thompson represent both companies and individuals with their business disputes in Minnesota state and federal courts, arbitration, mediation and various hybrid/combination forms of dispute resolution. These disputes may contain a single issue or multiple issues, some of which may be intertwined, and often concern one or more of the following:
We also represent non-parties who find themselves subpoenaed for deposition testimony or document production, and serve as local counsel for out-state lawyers who are handling civil disputes in Minnesota.
- Business owners (i.e. break-ups, business records, dissenter’s rights, various buy-sell, owner, member control and cross-purchase agreements, unfair prejudice and valuation)
- Contracts (i.e. employment and independent contractor, sales and commercial code, warranty and related real estate, construction, promissory note and guaranty instruments)
- Competition matters (i.e. non-compete, non-solicitation, trade secret, confidential information, and trademark and copyright)
- Deceptive and unfair trade practices
- Defamation and business disparagements
- Equity (i.e. restraining orders, injunctions, constructive trusts, unjust enrichment, quantum meruit, accountings, freezing of assets and disgorgements)
- Fiduciary and loyalty duties
- Fraudulent activities
- Insurance and sureties/bonds
- Interference with actual and prospective contractual relations
- Landlord/tenant concerns
We also represent non-parties who find themselves subpoenaed for deposition testimony or document production, and serve as local counsel for out-state lawyers who are handling civil disputes in Minnesota.