Business Organization
The Business Organization section of FindLaw’s Corporate Counsel Center provides information on matters such as Joint Ventures, Liability for Acts of Dissolved Corporations, and more. Click on the articles below to learn about limited liability companies that give you the tax advantages of a partnership with the liability protection of a corporation. Or browse the section on how S corporations can provide significant tax advantages over C corporations in the right circumstances. Find more about these and other subjects under Corporate Governance.
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Business Organization Articles
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Foreign Acquisitions of Defense Contractors: How to Address National Security Concerns
As consolidation in the defense industry and globalization of the economy continue, there has been an increase in acquisitions, mergers, and investments involving foreign entities and U. S. companies. These transactions often require the parties to ...
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Foreign Ownership of Real Property in Thailand
There has been increasing speculation that the Thai government may liberalize the restrictions on foreign ownership of land in Thailand. Pending such liberalization, this article considers the current restrictions and the scope for foreign ...
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Fourth Circuit Decides That Counsel To an ERISA Qualified Plan May Be Sued For Malpractice
In Custer v. Sweeney, 89 F.3d 1156 (4th Cir. 1996), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in a case of first impression for the federal appeals courts, considered whether the Employee Retirement Income Secu-rity Act of 1974 ...
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GIFTING ASSETS: Reducing Your Estate Tax Burden
Many people plan to minimize estate taxes through properly drawn estate planning documents. However, estate tax savings can often be substantially increased by lifetime transfers of assets. Let's examine two available techniques. Every person can ...
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Going Private
Counsel to public companies are acutely aware that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has imposed substantial new costs and risks on officers and directors. Boards and management may ask whether any strategy exists to mitigate those risks and reduce those ...
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Good Management is Hard to Get-and Keep
Law firm management comes in all shapes and sizes. Its configuration and effectiveness depend on the scale, the culture and the evolution of the firm. For many partners, management is easily confounded with leadership and administration. Law firms ...
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Handling Suspicions of Insider Misconduct
Rarely are the tensions between the interests of a corporation and the interests of its management as problematic as when a suspicion of insider fraud or self-dealing arises. Paradoxically, as the potential conflict of interest grows starker, the ...
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Hearts, Flowers, and Fine Print
For most of us, the prospect of tying the knot has traditionally had association of domesticity rather that legalistics. But even if your name isn't Trump, the pageantry of love and marriage might well involve prenuptial agreements right along with ...
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Holder of Contingent Right to Receive Stock Has Standing to Sue Under Federal Securities Laws
Deciding a matter of first impression, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that an individual who holds contingent contractual rights to receive stock in a company has standing to bring an action under Section 10(b) of the Securities ...
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Housing Update: Multifamily Legislation, “Mortgage Restructuring,” Public Housing, and Low Income Housing Tax Credits
Development activity on the multifamily affordable housing front continues to be strong this year -- Public Housing Authorities are redeveloping their stock with HOPE VI and tax credit investment funds; Low Income Housing Tax Credit demand is ...
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