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Creating and maintaining a business is a huge investment that requires both hard work and intentional planning. Businesses have to weigh costs and benefits, as well as risks. If your company becomes embroiled in litigation, it can be stressful and detrimental to the success of your business overall. Working with a Louisiana corporate lawyer can help protect your hard work and keep your business thriving.

The business and corporate attorneys at Degan, Blanchard & Nash understand the needs of businesses, whether it be a closely held family business, a new start-up, or a large established corporation. We understand the cost of litigation to a business is high and strive to provide our business clients with information on the front end to avoid the risk of litigation wherever possible.

Decreasing the Risk of Litigation

Our team of lawyers at Degan, Blanchard & Nash is qualified to handle cases ranging from simple to complex, cases in appellate court, and court cases that take extensive amounts of time and research. It is better for our clients, however, if we can minimize the risk of litigation from the beginning.

Services we offer that can help decrease the risk of litigation include, but are not limited to:

  • Assisting in the formation of the business entity: Ensuring paperwork is in order, the necessary permits and licenses that vary based on geographic location are obtained, etc.
  • Drafting and reviewing employment practices and procedures: Verifying our clients have systems in place to protect them from legal action, such as accusations of discrimination in their hiring processes, wrongful terminations, or other alleged employment law violations.
  • Providing contract review: Assisting in the writing and revising of contracts, as well as making sure the language of the contract is clear and can protect our clients from miscommunication and conflict with another party.

Based on our experience, we have found that providing these services to our clients decreases the risk of litigation.

Handling Litigation and Lawsuits

Even with a well-designed business with established employment practices and well-formulated contracts, there is still the risk of litigation. In that scenario, if a lawsuit is filed, our corporate attorneys have the experience in business and financial law to represent our clients. The team at Degan, Blanchard & Nash brings decades of legal experience and, with over 50 attorneys, offers a wide range of skills to our clients. Some ways our attorneys can assist in cases include, but are not limited to:

  • Litigation reporting corporations, partnerships, sole proprietors, and LLCs
  • Employment litigation, including wrongful termination and discrimination
  • Product liability
  • Bankruptcy, including the representation of creditor’s interests
  • Banking legislation and litigation
  • Antitrust suits

Common Business Litigation in Louisiana

A range of small businesses thrive throughout Louisiana. However, litigation is sometimes a part of doing business. Some of the most common types of business litigation cases in Louisiana include:

  1. Products Liability: A company may face product liability claims if the plaintiff believes a product was defective, inadequately designed, or did not give adequate safety warnings. An attorney can help you foresee potential risk areas, as well as help ensure a better outcome for your business if you’re facing a lawsuit.
  2. Breach of Contract: A breach of contract may be mutual, where both parties wish to breach the contract, or it may be a minor, material, or anticipatory breach. Our attorneys can help our clients draft well-written contracts that are less likely to lead to a breach of contract on our client’s side and hold employees or other parties responsible for their part of the contract.
  3. Employer v. Employee Disputes: These claims include a wide array of disputes, such as fair pay, discriminatory practices, improper termination and theft of trade secrets, and breach of covenants. Again, it is helpful to have a skilled attorney assist in business formation to reduce the likelihood of disputes and lawsuits.

Regardless of the type of business issue that arises, the Degan, Blanchard & Nash attorneys approach every engagement with earnestness. We work closely with our clients to identify their needs and allocate and manage our resources in the most efficient manner possible to achieve their goals.

We understand litigation is both costly and disruptive to business. It is important to decrease the time that our clients are involved in litigation while working toward an optimal outcome. Thus, wherever possible, we try to streamline the litigation process. This includes filing motions for summary judgments where appropriate in order to obtain earlier dismissal of our clients in litigation or exploring other manners of resolving the dispute other than continued litigation, such as arbitration or mediation.

The attorneys at Degan, Blanchard & Nash recognize when the corporate attorney is necessary, communication between the corporate attorney and client is essential to ensure the business is kept running smoothly and risk is minimized. What is in the best interest of the business is always at the forefront, and we are aware this is constantly changing. The attorneys of Degan, Blanchard & Nash can be invaluable in meeting your prolonged business needs in a dedicated and creative manner while providing the personalized attention and flexible service of a regional firm. Reach out to our qualified team today.