Coolidge Wall Selected as General Counsel for Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority

In News by Coolidge Wall

The law firm of Coolidge Wall Co., L.P.A. is pleased to announce that the firm has been selected by the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (RTA) to be their General Counsel. The RTA is a public transit agency that serves Montgomery County and Western Greene County. It is Ohio’s fourth largest public transit system and provides more than 11 million passenger trips per year on its buses, which operate seven days a week and 21 hours a day. “Coolidge is pleased to be selected by the RTA, a premier public transport provider and integral part of the people and communities …

Twenty Coolidge Attorneys Honored as The Best Lawyers in America® 2019

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Coolidge Wall Co., L.P.A. is pleased to announce that 20 of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019. Best Lawyers is regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Its process is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Lawyers may not pay a fee to be listed, so inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.” The Coolidge attorneys selected for inclusion in …

The Game of Risk (Allocation)

In Business Law by Coolidge Wall

According to Benjamin Graham in his book, The Intelligent Investor, “Successful investing is about managing risk, not avoiding it.” This same concept holds true and can be applied to transactions involving the purchase or sale of a small to medium sized business. Even with unlimited resources to conduct due diligence, there will always be risk for both the buyer and the seller in any business transaction. One of the most significant sources of risk in a business transaction is the risk of the unknown: in all cases, the buyer or seller “does not know what he or she doesn’t know”. …

Do’s and Don’ts When Your Company is Sued

In Litigation by Coolidge Wall

Even in the age of tort reform, lawsuits are prevalent and an inherent cost of doing business. For most companies, it is not a question of if you will be sued, but when. Preparing for inevitable and arming yourself when that time comes are vital to protecting your interests and ensuring the longevity of your company’s success. To assist in that process, below are a few general do’s and don’ts for litigation success. Do: (1) Take any lawsuit filed against you seriously: By far one of the biggest mistakes businesses make when they are sued is not taking the complaint …