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PilieroMazza PLLC

Managing Litigation Risk During the Business Lifecycle, Part 6: Minority Stakeholder Interests and Oppression

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There is a common misconception that ownership equals control. But in many businesses—especially those participating in the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), or Service-Disabled...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Taiwan (Updated)

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Introduction to Taiwan - In less than 50 years starting from 1949, Taiwan went from an agriculture-based economy to being an economic powerhouse and leader in the field of high-tech goods. Its Gross Domestic Product...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Taiwan (Updated)

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Introduction to Taiwan - In less than 50 years starting from 1949, Taiwan went from an agriculture-based economy to being an economic powerhouse and leader in the field of high-tech goods. Its Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

It’s Time to Address Sex Discrimination Against Women Owners of Closely Held Companies, Say These Two Law Professors

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Longtime readers of this blog may recall a post I wrote three years ago titled Minority Shareholder Oppression in the #MeToo Era. The post highlighted an apparent first-of-its-kind decision in a judicial dissolution case...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Taiwan (Updated)

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Introduction to Taiwan - In less than 50 years starting from 1949, Taiwan went from an agriculture-based economy to be an economic powerhouse and leader in the field of high-tech goods. Its Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Minority Shareholder’s Arrows Are Still Sharp in the Quiver: Claims Available to Oppressed Minority Shareholders under Texas...

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The seven-year anniversary of the Texas Supreme Court’s decision in Ritchie v. Rupee has come and gone, and the court’s holding from 2014 remains the law: Minority shareholders in Texas private companies do not have a cause...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Stop the Vote: Injunction Halts Shareholders Meeting Pursuant to Courts’ Broad Power to Review Corporate Elections

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The right of shareholders to elect a corporation’s directors is one of the most valuable rights attendant to share ownership.  Election of directors is where shareholders can directly exert their influence on the corporation,...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Taiwan

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Introduction to Taiwan - In less than 50 years starting from 1949, Taiwan went from an agriculture-based economy to be an economic powerhouse and leader in the field of high-tech goods. Its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Rights of Minority Shareholders in a Closely-Held Corporation

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What is a Close Corporation? Under Ohio law, a “close corporation” is defined as a corporation with a relatively small number of shareholders, whose shares are generally not traded on national securities exchanges or...more

Holland & Hart LLP

Minority Shareholders Are Fiduciaries Too

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Often, a closely-held company comprises a large portion of a person’s wealth. In some instances, the company initially generated much of the person’s wealth. And in others, the company is formed as a vehicle to pass wealth...more

Brooks Pierce

Shareholder Inspection Rights for Closely Held Corporations

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The North Carolina Business Court recently strengthened the hands of minority shareholders in closely-held corporations. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-16-02(b) affords qualified shareholders the right to “inspect and copy: (1)...more

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Delaware Supreme Court: No Duty to Buy Out Minority Shareholders in Closely Held Corporations

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The Delaware Supreme Court recently considered whether the directors of a closely held corporation had a duty under common law fiduciary principles to repurchase a minority shareholder’s shares. The court also considered...more

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