Legal Talk: Dispute Resolution in Times of Economic Uncertainty [Podcast]
Andy Pieper discusses how today's economic challenges like rising interest rates and slowing growth prompt businesses to reevaluate partnerships, potentially leading to disputes and litigation, while also exploring ways to avoid legal battles and alternative dispute resolutions.
This Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Thought Leadership Podcast, sponsored by Stoel Rives LLP, was originally published by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal on September 27, 2022.
Today’s economic circumstances have increased friction between companies competing with each other and, in some cases, between companies that work together.
Rising interest rates and slowing growth have led businesses to reevaluate their contractual relationships and to retool their business strategies. As a result, disputes can arise in various contexts.
In this podcast, Andy Pieper, litigator at Stoel Rives, examines some of the circumstances that may lead to disputes and litigation.
Listen to the podcast to learn about:
- Several situations in which disputes may arise.
- How to avoid litigation and when it may be unavoidable.
- Alternatives to litigation.
Learn more about the Litigation Group at Stoel Rives LLP.
Stoel Rives’ litigation team comprises more than 80 trial lawyers who handle a wide variety of disputes, with an emphasis on environmental, antitrust, class action, intellectual property and securities litigation, as well as white-collar criminal matters and internal investigations. The team represents major companies, institutions and individuals across industries that include energy, health care, insurance, real estate, financial services, semiconductor, manufacturing, consumer goods and more.