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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The American Paradise: Using A Tax-Free U.S. Virgin Islands Exempt Company For FAA Registration Of Foreign-Owned Aircraft
Practitioners often focus on the voting trust when they create an ownership structure for a foreign client who is seeking Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") registration of an aircraft. When the stock of a corporation formed in the United ...
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The California Supreme Court Recognizes Holdings Claims for Securities Actions
This article originally appeared in the April 2003 edition of Mealey's Emerging Securities Litigation (Vol. 1, #10). On April 7, 2003, the California Supreme Court in Small v. Fritz, held that California law authorizes a shareholder who is ...
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The Indonesian Bank Guarantee Program
On 26 January 1998, in an effort to support the ailing Indonesian banking sector, then President Suharto announced a State Guarantee program covering the liabilities of Indonesian commercial banks. The relevant Presidential Decree foreshadowed the ...
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The “Insured v. Insured” Exclusion
One of the purposes of directors' and officers' liability insurance (commonly known as "D&O" insurance) is to protect corporate decision makers from personal liability for claims arising out of their good-faith performance of their duties. Since the ...
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The Mid-Market
In a profession increasingly obsessed with size, they're the contrarians. They look on amused as the Seven Sisters and nouveaux nationals continue to bulk up, pursue mergers, open new offices and pepper their marketing literature with references to ...
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The Post Sarbanes-Oxley World
Jordan Eth, a Partner at Morrison Foerster, presented a discussion on securities enforcement and litigation, and focused particular attention on the top pitfalls for corporate clients in the area of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance that deals with requests ...
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The Power of Family Limited Partnerships
Summary of the structure and contents of the Family Limited Partnership and a glossary of legal terms used in the ...
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The Power to do Anything
Deregulation of the electricity sector in Alberta is creating fierce competition among industry participants. One of the chief players is ENMAX Corporation, the 90-year old wholly-owned City of Calgary utility. Its challenge: to transform itself ...
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The Professional Adviser and The Small Business Owner: A Partnership for Success
In this article, and in upcoming articles, I plan to explore legal issues affecting small businesses. In my law practice, I have had occasion to represent small business owners in almost every type of legal situation that can arise in the life of a ...
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The Role Of Delaware Counsel In Responding To Shareholder Proposals
Public companies often receive shareholder proposals for inclusion in their proxy statements pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). Companies may seek to exclude shareholder proposals from their proxy ...
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