Contract Disputes
Bob McGaughey is past Chair of the Oregon State Bar Business Litigation
Section. We represent parties in contract claims involving:
- Licensing & technology agreements
- Sales agreement
- Merger & acquisition agreements
- Real estate development
- Investments
- Non-competition & non-solicitation agreements
Sale of Business Claims
- Sale of business disputes
- Non-competition & non-solicitation agreements
- Represented former owner of company which had merged into a public company in a case involving securities and employment contract issues
Financial Fraud
For more than 28 years, we have represented victims of financial
fraud in actions against stock brokers, investment advisers, attorneys,
CPAs and others. Bob is the author of the leading treaties on Oregon’s
securities law: The Oregon Securities Law Handbook.
- Represent victims in state (Oregon & Washington) and federal courts and
in arbitrations through FINRA, AAA and the Arbitration Service of Portland
- Bob McGaughey is past Chair of the Oregon State Bar Securities
Regulation Section
Breach of Fiduciary Duty
- Represent business owners in claims for breach of duty owed by one
business owner to the other
- Represent stockholders in family corporations, LLC members, limited
partners and general partners in breach of fiduciary duty claims
- Tried a 2-week trial in Clark County arising out of partnership break-up,
breach of fiduciary duty and valuation of business assets
- Tried a 2-week jury trial in Multnomah County over the breach of fiduciary
duty among members of a LLC
- Arbitrated a 5-day dispute involving claims for breach of fiduciary duty in a
limited liability company
Noncompetition Agreements
- Non-competition & non-solicitation agreements
Closely Held Family Business Claims
- Represent owners of family businesses in disputes among the owners
- Represent stockholders, partners & LLC members in litigation through the
courts and in arbitration
- Stockholder derivative claims
- Stock holder oppression & breach of fiduciary duty claims
Bob McGaughey is author of the Oregon Corporate Law Handbook and the Washington
Corporate Law Handbook. He has served on OSB committees which drafted part of the
Oregon Business Corporation Act, including the statute dealing with shareholder
oppression actions.
License Agreements
- Contract disputes including licensing & technology agreements, sales
contracts, employment & stock option agreements, mergers & acquisition
agreements and real estate
