In the Courtroom and the Boardroom
Oct 9, 2026 · 18 min · 10 segments
Episode Summary: In this episode of In the Courtroom and the Boardroom, host Evan Mack is joined by seasoned trial attorney Colleen McKnight to explore the high-stakes world of bet-the-business…
Colleen McKnightGuest
Evan MackHost
Colleen, what is the moment when a business owner should realize this is no longer just a normal dispute?
It's incredible financial exposure, right? If this is a contract that we cannot survive without and it's being breached, if it is the keys to the kingdom and trade secrets that just walked out the door, if it is potential liability with the government or claims of regulatory mishandling, that's when you know this isn't just a dispute with a vendor or a breach of contract.
And so we call that bet the company litigation and no business owner wants to find themselves in that situation.
But your company is something you built and it's something you've poured your heart into and your blood and your sweat and your tears.
And so we fight those fights to protect what you've built and to say we're not going to lay down and just give it up because of one of these issues.
We're going to fight to be paid under that contract or we're going to defend ourselves when it comes to this potential regulatory mishandling rather than just lay down and die.
Colleen, what is the moment when a business owner should realize this is no longer just a normal dispute?
It's incredible financial exposure, right? If this is a contract that we cannot survive without and it's being breached, if it is the keys to the kingdom and trade secrets that just walked out the door, if it is potential liability with the government or claims of regulatory mishandling, that's when you know this isn't just a dispute with a vendor or a breach of contract.
And so we call that bet the company litigation and no business owner wants to find themselves in that situation.
But your company is something you built and it's something you've poured your heart into and your blood and your sweat and your tears.
And so we fight those fights to protect what you've built and to say we're not going to lay down and just give it up because of one of these issues.
We're going to fight to be paid under that contract or we're going to defend ourselves when it comes to this potential regulatory mishandling rather than just lay down and die.
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