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Industry · Ex. 04

Fast-growing companies inherit disputes faster than they build the muscle to handle them.

Technology clients often face their first serious commercial dispute during a period of rapid growth, acquisition activity, or regulatory attention they haven't had to navigate before.

3 practices regularly engagedFounder & board-level adviceLed by Michael Osei
Why This Industry

The dispute usually arrives faster than the governance built to handle it.

A technology company's first major dispute — a shareholder disagreement after a funding round, a warranty claim following an acquisition, a regulatory question triggered by rapid scale — often lands before the company has built the internal processes larger, older institutions take for granted.

We advise founders and boards with that context in mind: translating what can feel like an existential threat into a manageable, bounded process, without slowing the underlying business down more than necessary.

— Michael Osei, Partner

Where We Help

The disputes clients bring us.

01

Founder & Shareholder Disputes

Governance and shareholder disputes following funding rounds, often involving founder-investor disagreements.

02

Post-Acquisition Disputes

Warranty and earn-out disputes following the acquisition of a technology business.

03

Regulatory Exposure

Advising technology companies navigating financial regulation as they scale into regulated activities.

Representative Matters

The Mandate Journey™

The firm's technology sector work is ongoing and, in several cases, confidential to the parties involved. Representative detail is available on request from the contact below.

Latest Insights

Recent thinking on technology.

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Warranty Claims: The First 30 Days

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The Difference Between Winning a Case and Solving a Problem

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When We Advise Clients Not to Litigate

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Michael Osei

Partner, Corporate Disputes
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