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Nossaman LLP

Corporate Divorce – Preventing and Managing the Break-Up of a Business Partnership

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In this episode, Kimberly Kamkar is joined by corporate law partners Patrick Richard, Anna Tang and Doug Schwartz to explore the complexities of business "break-ups." They discuss essential practices for future planning, the...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

LLCs Can Assert Offensive Claims Against Members

In “business divorce” litigation involving LLCs, it is common to see a disgruntled LLC member asserting claims against the LLC’s manager. Depending on the type of harm alleged, those claims might be asserted directly (by the...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Florida Divorce Ruling on Personal Goodwill Could Impact Other States

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In early July 2024, Florida enacted a significant amendment to its equitable distribution statute, particularly concerning the treatment of personal goodwill in divorce proceedings. These changes, coupled with the pivotal...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

I’ll Cry if I Want To – But Taking Steps to Avoid Tears Is a Better Strategy for Private Company Business Partners

In recent years, the headlines have tracked the news of high-profile breakups among business partners in private companies. These business partner fallouts include: - 2023: Sam Altman was ousted as Open AI CEO (for...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Greetings from the American Bar Association’s 2024 LLC Institute

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The limited liability company is relatively young.  Though origin research is always a dubious task, my efforts tell me that the first LLC was created in 1977 in Wyoming, followed by other LLCs in Florida in 1982.  The years...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Foreign Affairs of the Books and Records Kind

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Some years ago, the question whether New York courts have subject matter jurisdiction over petitions to dissolve foreign business entities garnered much interest amongst business divorce lawyers and on this blog. The debate...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Dissolution Undone

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Business divorce and non-judicial (a/k/a voluntary) dissolution of a business entity rarely intersect. But when they do, or even in a non-business divorce setting, if a business owner needs to rescind a certificate of...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

The Skinny on Arbitrability of Judicial Dissolution Claims

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Are claims for judicial dissolution of business entities arbitrable? - It’s a question I’m occasionally asked by business owners and, surprisingly, by lawyers. I say surprisingly because here in New York, the courts long...more

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Another Door Closes to Federal Court in Judicial Dissolution Cases

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Not for the first time, I find myself intrigued by the federal courts’ resistance to hearing state law claims for judicial dissolution of business entities where subject matter jurisdiction otherwise exists based on diversity...more

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