Information asymmetry
My partner runs the day-to-day and I can't get the numbers. Every question gets 'it's complicated'. I own 40% and know less than the bookkeeper does.
Minority shareholder
Rescue services · Partner Conflict
When co-founder talks break down, you need a structured next conversation — not a court filing.
A structured read of the conflict's business logic — contributions, earnings, control, dividend policy — ending in a settlement framework, or a lawyer-ready brief if escalation is unavoidable. Confidential by default.
Response within 24 hours · one-sided and confidential
What you get
Analysis session90 minutes
Framework or briefwithin 48 hours
Who is involvedyour side only
“Estonian law supports private settlement. Court is an option — not the only option.”
Sulev Pikker · Founding PartnerThree conflicts we see — calmly, weekly.
Living off the company
One partner draws a salary, a car, and 'representation expenses'. The other waits for dividends that never come. The company funds one lifestyle.
Dividend deadlock
Silent partner
My co-founder stopped answering six weeks ago. The investor wants resolution before the next round. Court feels premature — doing nothing feels worse.
Founder, Tallinn
What the Review is — and deliberately is not.
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Before the sessionConfidential intake
One side of the story, structured: contributions, roles, money flows, the agreements that exist — or don't. No names required at first contact.
2
Day 190-minute analysis
The conflict's business logic: who put in what, who earns what, who controls what — and where the leverage actually sits.
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Within 48hFramework or brief
A settlement framework with negotiation talking points — or, where escalation is unavoidable, a lawyer-ready brief that saves five to ten paid hours.
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If both sides agreeMediation option
A separate engagement with Sulev as neutral facilitator. Only with both partners' consent — the Review itself stays one-sided.
We are not a law firm and we do not represent either side in court. Where litigation is the right path, we coordinate with partner attorneys — HansaLaw and others — whom you pay directly; the brief from this Review becomes their starting file.
Sulev Pikker
Founding PartnerIn business since 1991 — entrepreneur, trainer, and mentor. That practice includes partner-conflict mediation and the quiet settlements that never reach a courtroom. Every Review runs through Sulev personally.
One fixed price — and a path if both sides want out.
Partner Conflict Review
One-sided by design, confidential by default. Prepaid by card or SEPA invoice; the confidential intake arrives right after booking.
Fixed price
Structured analysis + framework or lawyer brief + follow-up
Mediation
A facilitated settlement with Sulev as neutral facilitator — separate ground rules, scoped after the Review, agreed in writing, and only with both partners' consent.
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If this is really a legal-first matter, we say so before the session — and refund. See the exact price on the pricing page
Asked quietly, answered plainly.
ConfidentialityWill my partner know I came to you?
No. The Review is one-sided and confidential by default; NDA on request. If mediation later makes sense, any contact with the other side happens only with your explicit go-ahead.
SidesCan you represent both of us?
The Review is deliberately one-sided. If both partners want a neutral process, that is mediation — a separate engagement with different ground rules, which Sulev can facilitate.
LawyersDo I still need a lawyer?
Possibly — and if so, you'll arrive with a brief that saves paid hours. Estonian law favors private settlement; most conflicts we see resolve without a courtroom.
OutcomeWhat if my position turns out to be weak?
Then you'll hear it plainly, with numbers. Knowing your leverage before negotiating is the point — overplaying a weak hand is how owners lose companies.
LanguageCan we do this in Russian or Estonian?
Yes. The session and the written deliverable come in English, Estonian, or Russian — your choice.
SilenceWhat if my partner will not engage at all?
Then the Review still gives you the one-sided map: your leverage, your options, and the sequence — including what to do while the other side stays silent. Many next conversations start from exactly that map.
Adjacent situations.
Ninety minutes. Your leverage, mapped.
Confidential by defaultNDA on requestFramework within 48 hours