HIGH CONFLICT BUSINESS DIVORCES
Exit Your North Carolina Partnership with Confidence and Clarity
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Why Plan Your NC Exit Early?
When you’re leading a growing business in North Carolina, small missteps in your buy-sell provisions or operating-agreement language can cost you hundreds of thousands—or more. Add a difficult or narcissistic partner into the mix, and you risk surprise disputes, unfair valuations, or missed deadlines that tie you up in court.
By partnering with seasoned NC business-separation attorneys from day one, you:
- Safeguard Your Equity: Rigorous valuation methods and detailed share-repurchase clauses protect your stake—even when a partner’s self-interest threatens your bottom line.
- Eliminate Surprises: We identify hidden deadlines, notice requirements, and “escape hatch” triggers under North Carolina’s LLC and corporate statutes before they derail your exit.
- Maintain Confidentiality: All communications and demand letters are drafted under strict attorney-client privilege and North Carolina confidentiality protocols.
- Streamline Execution: From the initial strategy call to the final share transfer, we handle drafting, negotiating, and any necessary litigation readiness—so you don’t have to face a narcissistic partner alone.
Our NC-Focused Game Plan in Four Steps
1. Document Review & Gap Analysis
We audit your North Carolina operating agreement, shareholder pact, and corporate records to pinpoint removal provisions, valuation methods, and any narcissism-driven loopholes.
2. Custom Exit Strategy
Crafting buy-sell terms or amendment language that aligns with your business goals—whether that’s a quiet, amicable buyout or a tactical separation from a self-serving partner.
3. Execution & Negotiation
We prepare all demand letters, track notice periods under NC law, and negotiate fiercely on your behalf, allowing you to stay focused on day-to-day operations.
4. Closure & Protection
Finalize share transfers, implement non-disparagement and non-compete provisions, and secure indemnification for past decisions—so your business and reputation remain protected long after the separation.
Resources to Help You Succeed
Legal Support for SEPARATION
We will help you ensure you’ve captured every statutory notice period, valuation metric, and documentation requirement under North Carolina law.
Pre-Partnership Agreements
Our team can help you to explore proven buy-sell provisions that prevent deadlocks, under-valuations, and narcissistic power plays.
We are On Your Team Through the process
We will guide your case and track notice periods, appraisal windows, and statutory deadlines under North Carolina’s Business Corporation Act and Limited Liability Company Act, saving you time, reducing your stress, and helping to avoid missteps.
Ready to Talk Strategy for Business Separation?
Schedule an “NC Partner Exit Strategy” call now—and take the first step toward a controlled, confidential separation from even the most challenging partnership.
Who We Help:
Owners of North Carolina enterprises valued at $1 million or more
Owners with detailed financial records and organized operating documents
Companies with existing buy-sell or escape-hatch provisions ready for strategic refinement
Other Common Cases:
- Smaller LLCs or corporations with patchwork records
- Multi-state operations needing alignment under North Carolina law
- Partnerships where one owner seeks an exit but lacks formal exit procedures
If you don't quite fit in those parameters but still need to exit a toxic business relationship, you can still give us a call. While many of our cases are complex and high-stakes, we are able to help smaller businesses as well.
Our Roadmap for partnership divorces
Know Your Value & Bring Your Docs
Pre-Consult Prep
Gather your operating agreement, shareholder pact, financial statements, and any existing buy-sell clauses.
We identify your escape hatch
Agreement Review & Strategy
We audit your documents for removal triggers, valuation methods, and narcissism-driven loopholes under North Carolina’s LLC and Business Corporation Acts.
Letters, negotiations, litigation readiness
Execution Phase
Draft demand letters, track notice periods, and negotiate with your partner—armed with airtight strategy and attorney-level leverage.
Closure: Non-compete & Release management
Finalize share transfers, implement non-disparagement and non-compete clauses, and secure indemnification for past decisions to protect your business long term.
schedule a consultation to start your exit
Because a buy-sell agreement and any related negotiations occur under attorney–client privilege, your exit can remain private and off the public record—so long as you don’t have to file litigation papers in court. We draft all demand letters and settlement agreements with strict confidentiality clauses to keep your separation discreet.
Most operating or shareholder agreements list specific “trigger” events—death, disability, divorce, bankruptcy, or formal partner removal elections. Those provisions govern when and how a partner can be bought out, ensuring everyone knows the exit path in advance.
Common valuation methods include: Fixed-price formula (e.g. % of last fiscal-year net worth) Appraisal by an independent expert Discounted cash‐flow or market-multiple approaches We recommend building a hybrid formula into your buy-sell language—so neither side can ambush the other with surprise valuation tactics.
Meet Your Team
Brandon Forbes joined SeiferFlatow in 2021 and brings a deep background in civil litigation, corporate governance, and high-conflict partner separations under North Carolina law. A retired Special Operations officer and Purple Heart recipient (2010), Brandon earned his B.A. at Campbell University before graduating from Charlotte School of Law in 2015 and gaining admission to the North Carolina Bar in 2016.
Judicial & Magistrate Experience: While in law school, Brandon interned with two Mecklenburg County District Court judges, developing an insider’s understanding of local procedures. After law school, he served the citizens of Mecklenburg County as a Magistrate, honing his skills in case management and judicial protocol.
Early Practice: Brandon began his legal career representing veterans and individuals in Social Security disability matters, where his meticulous document review and advocacy secured critical benefits for his clients.
Focused Civil Litigation & Business Separations: Today, Brandon concentrates on design and enforcement of buy-sell agreements, operating-agreement amendments, and strategic exits from toxic or narcissistic partnerships. His military background instilled discipline and attention to detail—qualities he leverages to pinpoint hidden “escape hatch” triggers, craft airtight demand letters, and navigate NC’s statutory notice requirements.
Approach & Philosophy: Brandon is committed to truly understanding each client’s unique situation. His calm, empathetic manner puts clients at ease during stressful proceedings, while his rigorous analysis ensures no key deadline or valuation nuance is overlooked. Whether negotiating a confidential buy-out or preparing for litigation, clients trust Brandon to protect their equity and reputation every step of the way.
Read more about Brandon and how he helps his business law clients in NC.
As a lawyer and a small business owner, Mathew views his cases with a singular focus: to solve the problems faced by his clients.
Mathew has extensive experience as a trial lawyer who has handled complex cases such as non-compete violations involving billion-dollar multi-national corporations, inflammatory defamation attacks against local businesses, catastrophic personal injury cases and million-dollar contractual disputes.
Since co-founding SeiferFlatow, PLLC in 2011, he has focused on achieving the best possible results for every client embroiled in a legal dispute or requiring personalized legal advice.
His unceasing commitment to satisfied clients is the hallmark of his practice.
Over his career, Mathew has tried more than 100 cases and argued before numerous courts across the country, including U.S. courts of appeals, U.S. district courts, North Carolina State Superior Court, North Carolina State District Court, North Carolina State Business Court and the North Carolina Industrial Commission.
An invited instructor for law school trial advocacy and mediation programs, Mathew regularly speaks on a variety of litigation topics, including strategic case development.
