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Corporate Governance: Housekeeping That Prevents Disputes
Board resolutions, share transfers and general assembly formalities are inexpensive to do properly and expensive to fix later.
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Shareholder disputes rarely start with disagreement about strategy. They start with a document that was never signed, a resolution that was never recorded, or a transfer that was never properly registered.
The minimum discipline
Maintain a current share ledger, keep board and general assembly records complete, and ensure signature authorities match reality. This is the cheapest legal work a company will ever buy.
Shareholder agreements
Exit, deadlock and valuation mechanics should be agreed while relations are good. Negotiating them during a conflict transfers leverage to whoever is more willing to litigate.
