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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Return to Basics: D&O Lessons From Recent Claims
A number of recent large and highly publicized claims against directors and officers provide valuable lessons for others who wish to avoid being subjected to similar claims and the adverse publicity, embarrassment and potentially catastrophic ...
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An Independent Process for Compensation Committees Post-Sarbanes
Executive compensation and the actions of compensation committees clearly will be the next focus for corporate governance's bright light. Consider the furor over Richard Grasso's compensation and the New York Stock Exchange's reaction. Combine that ...
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An Update on Structuring Investments in India
Many U.S. and other foreign investors are evaluating alternatives for investments into software development, business process outsourcing ("BPO") and other service companies in India because of the higher valuations for service companies on India's ...
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Anatomy of Mediating a Business Reconciliation
Bill and Alan have been equal business partners since they started their consulting business, Dynamic Advisors, Inc. 15 years ago. Their business venture began with enthusiasm, high hopes and a pooling of emotional and financial resourc3s ...
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Anatomy of the Acquisition of an Escrow Company
During the last several of years, various forces, including the sluggish real estate market and the less than extraordinary general economy in California have combined to result in an increased number of mergers and acquisitions of independent ...
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Annual Cost-of-Living Adjustments: 1999
The Internal Revenue Service recently announced the 1999 annual cost-of-living adjustments to certain limits that affect the administration of tax-qualified retirement plans, including 401(k) plans, and certain other types of employee benefit plans ...
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Antitrust Considerations In Establishing Medical Provider Networks
Medical providers, mainly physicians and hospitals, often run afoul of the antitrust laws when attempting to form networks for the purpose of negotiating with large payors such as health maintenance organizations or insurance companies. Such ...
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Aspects of Doing Business in the United States
This article is designed to acquaint you with certain legal aspects of doing business in the United States, and to give some general guidance as to the way in which the American business enterprise normally interacts with the legal system. The ...
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Audit Committee Disclosure
On December 14, 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") approved changes to the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") with respect to audit committees (Release No. 34-42233; File No. SR-NYSE-99-39 ...
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Australian Company Law Reforms: A Summary
Foreign investors in Australia should be aware of recent amendments to the Australian Corporations Law, which is the main legislation governing the formation, management and liquidation of Australian companies. The Company Law Review Act, which came ...
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