Business Organization
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Business Organization Articles
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Successful management and operation of a JV is a difficult achievement that requires a substantial amount of planning, and often long and candid debate between the parties, and it is important for the attorneys involved to ensure that parties address as many of the contingencies as they can early in the process. -
A summary of numerous D&O lessons which can be gleaned from recent corporate debacles and some D&O insurance implications resulting from those debacles. -
Where defendant corporation entered into contracts while it was dissolved as a matter of law, once corporation is r. -
This article details the different forms of business organizations in Missouri. -
New tax rules allow individuals to make charitable bequests of their interests in IRAs or qualified retirement plans without adverse tax consequences. The rules create a powerful tool for individuals seeking to realize charitable goals and for charities seeking to develop planned gifts from donors who have substantial retirement assets. -
For venture capitalists, Life Science companies have become all the rage. In 2002, even amidst the continual economic downturn, investments in the Life Science industry grew significantly as a percentage of total venture capital investments. Last year, the Life Sciences sector was notably one of the few fund-raising bright spots. This bulletin examines the strength of the Life Science industry relative to the current climate of venture capital investing and provides an overview of basic issues for a Life Science company to consider before seeking venture financing. -
It is hard not to pick up a newspaper or a magazine without reading all about all the gory details of the latest divorce involving the rich or famous, and the contents of a prenuptial agreement. While it would seem that the only connection between these celebrity divorces and small business partners, is the latest edition of People Magazine sitting in their waiting room. Most small business partners owners would be wise to learn a lesson from their more rich and famous celebrity counterparts, and prepare the corporate equivalent of a prenuptial agreement - a Shareholders Agreement. -
The United States Department of State's Bill of Rights for American Business. -
If you are approaching age 70 you should be considering how your retirement benefits will be paid. -
Limited liability companies give you the tax advantages of a partnership with the liability protection of a corp.