As a company grows, legal responsibilities related to partners, employees, customers, suppliers, brands, and contracts increase. Even so, many entrepreneurs only seek legal support when the problem is already established. Marcela Oliveira, CEO of Legal Lab, points out that this is one of the most recurring mistakes in business management.
According to Marcela, the entrepreneur usually only perceives legal risk when it has already turned into a financial problem. When a notification arrives, a labor lawsuit is filed, a dispute between partners arises, or a contract is breached, many times that situation began months earlier, originated from a decision that seemed small at the time.
One of the most frequent examples cited in the article is in the formation of business partnerships. Many companies are established between friends, family members, or partners, and uncomfortable matters end up being left for later. The CEO of Legal Lab highlights that important issues such as who can take out loans, whether a partner can sell their stake without approval from the others, how the entry of new investors works, and what happens when someone wants to leave are not clarified in advance.
