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Basic Training: Ex-Partners Make the Biggest Bigmouths

Basic Training: Ex-Partners Make the Biggest Bigmouths

By Nina Kaufman, Esq.

Q: I can’t believe it–my former business partner has been smearing me around town! I was recently partnering with someone on a real estate deal. She ultimately pulled out of it, which created a lot of problems for me. Although I was really upset at the time, I took the high road, put my nose to the grindstone and plowed ahead with the deal to make it happen. Because we’re in same community, I’ve gotten wind that this ex-partner is starting to badmouth me around town. After having been reasonably gracious about the lousy way she left our deal, I’m really angry to find out that she’s taking the low road. Can I sue her for being a malicious bigmouth? A: The legal area of defamation, which includes libel (for written statements) and slander (for oral statements),  can be a tricky area.  In order to succeed in a libel or slander case, you usually have to prove that a spoken or written statement was false and was made to a third party.  Depending on whether…

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Nina Kaufman

Flying solo doesn’t have to mean going it alone.

I’m Nina Kaufman.

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.

With wide-ranging experience as a business attorney, strategist, and media authority, I bring the added power of a business lens to the legal issues my clients are facing.

And because I’ve been a business owner myself, I’ve lived through the soaring highs and devastating lows – like when my first law firm failed. So I understand what’s involved to serve great clients, detect business risks early and build a true legacy.

I can’t get those 12 years back. That’s why I have made it my mission to ensure that business professionals like you can become wise and discerning leaders, build a solid business, and live your best life.