Michael Connolly is a partner in the firm's Litigation Department. He represents owners and managers of family-owned businesses and closely-held businesses in connection with disputes between business owners under LLC operating agreements, shareholder agreements, and partnership agreements; claims against directors and officers concerning company management and operations; and other internal disputes concerning business valuations, corporate distributions, and access to company information.
Mr. Connolly also has an active business litigation practice. He represents businesses in commercial disputes involving contracts and trade practices, including business asset purchase and sale agreements, commercial leases, financing and franchise agreements, disputes concerning trademarks, trade secrets, and other confidential business information, and land use and environmental matters.
Michael is also the Editor of Murtha Cullina's Family Business Perspectives Blog.
Presentations:
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Presented case study regarding Viacom, Inc. and Sumner Redstone succession and governance issues at meeting of the Family-Owned Business Subcommittee of the ABA Business Law Section's Middle Market and Small Business Committee, Spring Meeting, April 2016
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ADR in Action: How Arbitration and Mediation Clauses Work on Paper and in Practice: ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting, Presenter and Co-chair, April, 2016
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Presented case study and led roundtable discussion on settlement agreements in family-owned business disputes at meeting of the Family-Owned Business Subcommittee of the ABA Business Law Section's Middle Market and Small Business Committee, Fall Meeting, November 2015
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Presented case studies on avoiding and handling disputes between siblings in family businesses at meeting of the Family-Owned Business Subcommittee of the ABA Business Law Section's Middle Market and Small Business Committee, Annual Meeting, September 2015
More Legal and Business Bylines From Michael P. Connolly
- Watch Out For Minority Shareholder Oppression Claims After Admitting Non-Family Shareholders To The Family-Owned Business - (Posted On Sunday, October 22, 2017)
- Should You Mediate Your Family-Owned Business Dispute? - (Posted On Tuesday, September 12, 2017)
- Definitions in Shareholder Agreements Matter When Transferring Family-Owned Business Stock - (Posted On Tuesday, August 08, 2017)
- Do You Have a Reasonable Expectation of Receiving Dividends if You Acquired Your Shares in a Family-Owned Corporation Through Gift or Inheritance? - (Posted On Monday, July 31, 2017)
- Will Your Family-Owned LLC Be Required to Pay the Fair Value of a Withdrawing Member’s Interest? - (Posted On Thursday, July 13, 2017)
- Do You Have Enforceable Contract for Sale of Family-Owned Business Interests or Just Agreement to Agree? - (Posted On Wednesday, May 10, 2017)
- If You Expect to Work in Family-Owned Business for Life, Be Sure to Get It in Writing - (Posted On Thursday, April 27, 2017)
- Corporate Formalities Matter in Transfer of Shares of Family-Owned Businesses - (Posted On Tuesday, April 18, 2017)
- Are You Paying Your Children Too Much to Work in Family Business? IRS might think so. - (Posted On Wednesday, March 15, 2017)
- Carefully Consider the Scope of Releases When Settling Claims between Family-Business Owners - (Posted On Wednesday, March 01, 2017)