Laurie-Leigh White and Jeff Balcombe served as panelists during two lively discussions this month.

Laurie-Leigh joined Ladd Hirsch, a shareholder at Winstead, and Grant Dorfman, former district court judge in Harris County and current Of Counsel at Sheehy Ware & Pappas. The trio considered legal, forensic, and valuation issues related to business divorce. The discussion was broadcast live at the Texas Bar in Austin and will subsequently be available to stream for CLE credit at times specified by the Texas Bar.

Jeff also joined Ladd Hirsch and his fellow Winstead shareholder Mark Johnson to review key planning issues for owners and investors in private companies, focusing on issues related to business partner exits. Topics included the critical importance of buy-sell agreements, red flags in company governance documents, and the appraisal process for valuing private companies.