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Trade secrets are often the life blood of a company and the competitive advantage of a trade secret determines whether a business lives, dies, or becomes the next Google or Uber. While everyone thinks of Apple, Coca Cola or Uber as the great concepts of our time, these companies grew primarily as a result of aggressive product development, cutting edge technology or creative business approaches that were the product of many years of hard work, innovation and people p...

Consider the following: You go into business with a partner 50:50, work really hard and build your business. After five years, you find yourself unable to get your company to the next level because your partner does not want to grow any further or refuses to invest in a growth plan. When you formed the partnership, your lawyer did not include a Buy-out provision or a Partnership Dissolution Agreement. In the event of a deadlock. What can you do? Unfortunately, all to...