Most restaurant disputes start with a document that was never written, or one written poorly. The entity you choose, how equity is split, the voting rules in your operating agreement, and the guarantees in your lease decide who controls the business and who pays when something goes wrong.
Andreas advises owners, operators, and investors on entity formation, multi-unit structures, operating agreements, capital raises, equity for chefs and managers, and commercial leases from letter of intent through signing. Because so much of his practice involves partner disputes, his transactional work is drafted to prevent them.
The articles below cover the decisions to make before you sign, invest, or open.
