January 13, 2018
Technology is a wonderful thing – sometimes. But, as one of our clients (“Samantha”) discovered, technology can create its own pitfalls. It’s a nasty surprise when the document you thought you negotiated doesn’t say what you had intended. Last year, Samantha independently negotiated the sale of her business to a multinational, publicly traded corporation. Within one week, more than 7 drafts of a 25+ page document, in Microsoft Word® format, flew back and forth between Sam and the corporation . . . via email. Changes were noted through redlining. Finally, she received the final version, which she printed out and signed, and which called for, among other things, the purchase price to be paid to her in 24 guaranteed monthly installments. Or so she thought. The corporation stopped paying after 12 months. Why? Because somehow, the number “12” got substituted for “24” (even though the parties had agreed to 24). During the arbitration we handled for Sam, we learned a couple of surprising lessons. First, redlining isn’t infallible. The change from “24” to “12” never…
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I know first-hand that running a knowledge-based service business has unique challenges. It’s so much easier when you have an advocate in your corner. Over the past 25 years, I’ve worked with thousands of New York business professionals who want a legal advisor to guide and support them as they navigate the business world.
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