Partnerships and Shareholders
AAA Partnerships and Shareholder Contract Clauses
ADR clauses
Ensuring your partnership and shareholder agreements contain clear and enforceable arbitration clauses is key to resolving disputes efficiently. The AAA provides tools such as ClauseBuilder® AI (Beta) to help you draft effective clauses using AI technology. You can also use our ClauseBuilder online tool for more traditional drafting.
Why Choose the AAA?
Why AAA?
Expertise in Business Law & Governance: The AAA’s panel of arbitrators and mediators includes experienced professionals with corporate law, finance, and business management backgrounds. They understand the intricacies of partnership agreements, shareholder rights, and corporate governance, resolving disputes with expert insight.
Efficiency & Cost Savings: Lengthy legal battles can drain both financial resources and time, further straining already fragile business relationships. The AAA’s processes are designed to resolve disputes efficiently and fairly, minimizing operational disruptions and legal expenses.
Private: Partnership and shareholder disputes often involve sensitive business information, financial records, and personal stakes. The AAA maintains the privacy of its proceedings, which can protect business interests and individual reputations.
Customized Solutions: Whether you need a binding arbitration decision or prefer mediation to negotiate a collaborative solution, the AAA offers flexible approaches that fit the parties’ specific needs. Our panelists work to preserve business relationships while addressing the legal and financial complexities of each case.
Global Reach: In today’s global economy, businesses often involve international shareholders and partners. The AAA’s experience handling cross-border disputes enables it to manage multi-jurisdictional conflicts effectively, respecting different legal frameworks and governance standards.
Types of Partnership and Shareholder Disputes We Handle
Dispute types
The AAA provides arbitration and mediation services for a wide range of disputes involving business partners and shareholders, including:
Partnership Disputes
Conflicts over profit sharing, decision-making authority, management responsibilities, and partnerships dissolution.
Shareholder Disputes
Disagreements among shareholders regarding voting rights, dividend distributions, stock valuations, and corporate governance.
Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Claims involving allegations that partners or directors have acted in their own interests rather than in the business’s best interests, violating fiduciary obligations.
Buy-Sell Agreements
Disputes over the terms and conditions of buy-sell agreements, including disagreements about valuations, triggering events, and transfer of ownership.
Minority Shareholder Rights
Conflicts involving the rights of minority shareholders, including issues related to unfair treatment, lack of transparency, or exclusion from key business decisions.
Business Succession & Dissolution
Disputes involving the dissolution of a partnership, exit strategies for partners or shareholders, and succession planning in family-owned businesses.
Control & Management Disputes
Conflicts between majority and minority shareholders or partners regarding the business’s control, direction, and day-to-day management.
AAA Arbitrators and Mediators
Arbitrators & mediators
The AAA’s Panel comprises top professionals with a broad range of expertise in corporate law and business operations. Our arbitrators and mediators offer:
Corporate Law Expertise
Our arbitrators and mediators are seasoned attorneys, business executives, and financial experts specializing in corporate governance, partnership agreements, and shareholder rights. They deeply understand the legal frameworks that govern these relationships and can provide informed guidance to resolve disputes.
Experience in High-Stakes Conflicts
Many of our panelists have handled disputes involving large corporations, family-owned businesses, startups, and international partnerships. Their expertise ranges from handling equity and profit-sharing disputes to resolving conflicts over fiduciary duties, buy-sell agreements, and control of the company.
Collaborative Problem Solvers
Our panelists are skilled in navigating sensitive business relationships and are committed to finding solutions that allow businesses to move forward. Whether through arbitration or mediation, they focus on preserving business value and minimizing long-term disruption.
Take the Next Step
Contact us
Contact the AAA today at CommercialCases@adr.org to learn more about our partnership and shareholder arbitration and mediation services.