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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Use Of Delaware Corporate Law Authorities In Connection With The Resolution Of Issues Relating To Delaware Alternative Entities, Including Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies and Busines
Copyright© 1998 Martin I. Lubaroff All rights reserved. INTRODUCTION An "alternative entity," be it a general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability limited partnership, limited liability company or ...
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Validity of Shareholder-Proposed Option Repricing By-Law Not Ripe For Adjudication
Noting that it did not want "to encourage corporations to seek advisory opinions about important issues of Delaware corporate law," the Delaware Chancery Court recently rejected an attempt by a board of directors to obtain a pre-adoption ...
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Venture Capital: Planting The Seeds Of Governance
Experienced venture capitalists know that once an investment is made, the success of the deal will not be found in the legal documentation. Success will turn on the company's ability to implement its operating plan and respond to unanticipated ...
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Venture Finance in the (New) New Economy
Forget the debate over the Old Economy versus the New Economy. As high-flying Internet stocks crash to earth, and cash-strapped start-ups hunt for additional financing, the rules of the New Economy are already being re-written. Fundamentals are ...
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Western Companies and China: No Longer a Slow Boat
“Wealth and rank are what every man desires, but if they can only be retained to the detriment of the Way he professes, he must relinquish them.” - Confucius The People’s Republic of China (PRC) and its people welcome American business ventures, but ...
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What Are The Important Legal Aspects Of Starting A Business?
The first thing a start-up business owner should do is develop a strategic business plan. That plan acts as a blueprint for your business and provides financial backers, whether family members, banks, or private investors, with key information as to ...
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What Legal Recourse Is Available To Resolve Disputes Among Business Owners?
If you are a shareholder in a corporation, partner in a partnership or joint venture, or a member of a limited liability company, you may be surprised to learn that even without a written agreement between you and your co-owners, Minnesota law has ...
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Why Sarbanes-Oxley Act Merits Independent Counsel for Corporate Officers and Directors
Sarbanes-Oxley and proposed SEC regulations increase the potential for individual liability of corporate officers and directors for alleged corporate wrongdoing or breaches of fiduciary duty, in civil, regulatory and criminal claims, investigations ...
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Winning Against Your Goliath Competitors
People relate to people, not organizations, and small businesses have the unique ability to treat customers or clients with a truly personal touch. When David faced Goliath in the famous Biblical encounter, the odds looked insurmountable. For small ...
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Year 2000: Factors to Consider in Selecting Outside Counsel
The Year 2000 computing problem has become, or should have become, a high priority item for business leaders worldwide. This article makes three points: (1) companies need outside Year 2000 counsel; (2) that counsel needs to be proficient; and (3 ...
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