After nearly two and a half years of litigation, claims of misappropriating trade secrets and stealing key employees are no more after Miami developer Harvey Hernandez dropped a lawsuit against his former employees and a potential business partner.

Do your due diligence and know the people you’re entering a partnership with—that’s the advice of attorney Don Hayden a founding partner at Mark Migdal & Hayden in Miami. He represents defendant RealPage, a Texas-based property management software company, and three former employees.