Co-ownership of a closely held business can take many forms and can range from simple to complex. Darlene is familiar with litigating business disputes among co-owners such as business breakups, books and records information requests, withdrawal or termination of interest, ownership interest valuation disputes, minority shareholder disputes, and other complex civil matters.

Sale of a business interest in a closely held entity may qualify as a securities transaction. For example, sale of a membership interest in an LLC to a person not otherwise engaged in the business of the LLC or contributing anything other than their investment capital. For holders of such securities who may later discover that they were misled about the investment and cannot get their investment back on request, additional protections may apply under state Blue Sky securities laws