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Partnership Disputes | Coral Gables and Sunny Isles Beach<\/p>

Resolve a co-founder dispute with a clear plan<\/h1>

KEW Legal helps business owners and investors across Miami-Dade and Broward County work through disagreements between co-founders, from reviewing your documents to negotiating a path forward.<\/p>

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By Kristina E. Wilson \u00b7 Published October 27, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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What Is a Co-Founder Dispute, and Who Is It For?<\/h2>\n

A co-founder dispute is a disagreement between business founders over who owns what, who makes decisions, or how a founder leaves. These fights often start small. A promise made in the early days becomes a serious problem once the company earns money or brings in an investor.<\/p>\n

This page is for co-founders, LLC members, and corporate shareholders in Miami-Dade, Broward, and South Florida. It fits equal partners, majority and minority owners, and founders whose written agreement is missing, outdated, or unclear.<\/p>\n

Your company’s documents come first. In an LLC, that is usually the operating agreement. In a corporation, it may be a shareholder agreement or a stock purchase agreement. When those documents stay silent, Florida law fills the gap. Under Florida’s LLC Act (Chapter 605), the operating agreement governs the matters it addresses, and where the operating agreement does not otherwise provide for a matter it covers, the chapter governs that matter.<\/p>\n

Many founders assume a handshake deal settles the matter. Often, the paper in your company’s files decides it.<\/p>\n

KEW Legal is a Florida business law firm with offices in Coral Gables and Sunny Isles Beach. Our lawyers work as outside general counsel for business owners and investors across Miami-Dade and South Florida.<\/p>\n\n

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If your co-founder is challenging your share or refusing to discuss an exit, our team can review your governing agreement with you right away. Talk it through with our team — the first consultation is free, confidential, and carries no obligation.<\/p>

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Equity, Vesting and Ownership Disputes<\/h2>\n

An equity dispute asks who owns what share of the company, and on what terms. Most of these fights come from a gap between what was said and what was written.<\/p>\n

Common triggers include:<\/p>\n