In this insightful episode, Dan Watkins discusses the essence of shareholders' rights and the disputes which come out of business investments.

What are some of the common tactics a shareholder should be aware of?  How can the majority interest abuse their position to take advantage of minority investors and minority shareholders?  What are the rights of a shareholder in California?  How should a shareholder protect their rights and interests?

When money is on the table there are unfortunately a lot of tactics used to cut people out of the money they deserve.  Learn about shareholders' rights and disputes from an experienced, proven litigator and business attorney.

Mergers and Acquisitions may sound like a big term which only applies to large corporations.  However, M&A is actually one of the most common business strategies to expand a company or to grow your business into new geographic or vertical markets.

What is a stock purchase and what is an asset purchase?  What is the difference between them and when should you use each strategy?  What are the risks for the buyer?  What are the risks for the seller?  

Learn about the importance of due diligence and the details required to accomplish a successful sale or acquisition.  

In the second part of our discussion on resolving business disputes Dan focuses on Arbitration and taking a case to trial, as well as the leverage this brings to drive the case to a settlement.  What is the difference between mediation and arbitration?  What is the difference between arbitration and a Court trial?

What is "The Dance" and how do Judges and Mediators use this to help the parties to ultimately reach an agreement to resolve a business dispute?  Dan continues this lively discussion on how business disputes are resolved in the real world and how the Watkins Firm can help you to gain a leg up on the competition.

There are many ways to resolve a business dispute.  Learn about the unique strategy the Watkins Firm employs to resolve business disputes quickly and in a cost-effective manner.  There are four ways to resolve a business dispute: Negotiation, Mediation, Arbitration and Litigation.

Dan discusses the art of resolving a dispute and how we work with our clients to help them to accomplish their goals in each situation while resolving the situation quickly and efficiently.  

Learn about "The Dance" and what is required before many business disputes can be resolved.  Interesting stories and insight from a dispute resolution attorney with more than 3 decades of experience.

In this episode of Sound Business Insights Dan Watkins discusses why it is important to have a strong corporate attorney on your team.  How have fellow members and shareholders taken advantage of their companies in the past?  What is the corporate veil and why is it so important?  You need a strong corporate attorney on your team.

In this episode, Dan Watkins provides an introduction to mergers and acquisitions, stock purchase and asset purchase transacations and the due diligence required in these deals.  What does a seller need to know?  How about a buyer?  What are the risks and the payoffs?

Dan Watkins provides an overview of our legal services in commercial and residential real estate legal issues and disputes.  Learn about a variety of real estate issues from commercial development to neighbor disputes, from "specific performance" to water challenges.  The legal team at the Watkins Firm has served the San Diego real estate community for more than 40 years.