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Business Formation Fiduciary Duty Operating Agreements

Business formation is the process of establishing a legal entity to carry out a particular entreprise.  The law provides several entity options, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. Limited... more +
Business formation is the process of establishing a legal entity to carry out a particular entreprise.  The law provides several entity options, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. Limited Liability Corporations (LLC), Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP), and S-Corporations are a few examples of available options. When forming a business, founders can choose whichever entity-type best aligns with their specific tax and liability needs and considerations. Other important aspects of forming a business include drafting a comprehensive business plan, choosing appropriate insurance, establishing personnel policies and protecting intellectual property.  less -
Clark Hill PLC

Can you eliminate fiduciary duties in a Texas LLC?

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Bottom Line: Yes, as of May 14, 2025, members of a Texas LLCs can now eliminate fiduciary duties through their company agreements (aka “operating agreements”), thanks to a crucial amendment that added the word “eliminate” to...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Thinking Ahead: Key Provisions to Consider When Drafting Entity Governing Documents

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A company’s governing documents, whether they be corporate bylaws and shareholder agreements, limited liability company (“LLC”) operating agreements, or partnership agreements, typically include the rules and regulations for...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Revised Ohio LLC Statute

The Ohio Revised Limited Liability Company Act (“LLC Act”) took effect on February 11, 2022, and now governs all limited liability companies formed under Ohio law. The LLC Act replaced Chapter 1705 of the Ohio Revised Code...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

The Oral Partnership Operating as a Corporation: Is it a Partnership? A Corporation? Can it be Both?

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Oral agreements to form and operate business enterprises are a recurring subject of this blog. We’ve written many times, for example, about the comparative ease vis-a-vis other kinds of entities with which one can...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Seven Critical Mistakes LLCs Make, and LLC Manager Power Issues

The “Seven Critical Mistakes LLCs Make” Series - This series of posts covers some of the most serious mistakes that LLCs regularly make. Here are...short summaries of each: Choosing the Wrong Business Partners —...more

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