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Limited Liability Company (LLC) Business Judgment Rule

Husch Blackwell LLP

Recent Changes to Texas Corporate Laws Could Make the State a More Attractive Choice for Entity Formation and Re-domestication of...

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The Texas legislature concluded its 89th Regular Session on June 2, 2025. During the session, the energy industry paid significant attention to legislative actions impacting the power industry in the areas of grid management,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Texas Enacts New Pro-Business Law to Expand Its Appeal as a Hub for Business Incorporations

On May 14, 2025, Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) signed Texas Senate Bill 29 (SB29) into law. This legislation introduces notable amendments to the Texas Business Organizations Code (TBOC) and is part of a broader strategy to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

New Formation and Governance Considerations: Taking Advantage of Texas SB 29

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 29 (SB 29) on May 14, 2025. SB 29 amends the Texas Business Organizations Code’s (TBOC) provisions regarding corporate governance, director and officer liability, shareholder...more

Hendershot Cowart P.C.

Texas Senate Bill 29: New Business Liability Protections and Governance Reforms for SMBs

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Texas Senate Bill 29 (SB 29), signed into law by Governor Abbott on May 14, 2025, and effective immediately, introduces substantial changes to the Texas Business Organizations Code that affect how businesses operate in the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Passage of Senate Bill 29 Positions Texas as a Leading State for Incorporations

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On May 7, 2025, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill No. 29, which introduces a series of corporate reforms that aim to make Texas the preferred jurisdiction for legal domestication. Because S.B. 29 received a 2/3rd...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Affiliated Entities, Conflicting Duties, and the Business Judgment Rule

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I am increasingly encountering businesses that straddle across several different entities, especially LLCs. The popularity of LLCs, their relatively low cost of organization, and business owners’ apparent desire to...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

The “Business Judgment Rule” Applies in LLCs Too

Corporate directors have long relied on the “business judgment rule,” under which their decisions are presumed to have been made “on an informed basis, in good faith, and in the honest belief that the action taken was in the...more

Allen Matkins

Does Personal Animosity Vitiate The Business Judgment Rule?

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Under the business judgment rule, "a director is not liable for a mistaken business judgment which is made in good faith and in what he or she believes to be in the best interest of the corporation, where no conflict of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

COVID-19: Germany Update — Office Reorganization When Employees Return From Working at Home

Germany is slowly breathing again — albeit through protective masks for the mouth and nose. The federal and state governments have begun to relax the strict restrictions implemented in response to the COVID-19 crisis and have...more

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Delaware Court Of Chancery Applies Entire Fairness Standard To Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Claim Arising From Asset Sale That...

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On October 11, 2019, Vice Chancellor Kathaleen S. McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed all but one claim arising out of an asset sale by Pro Performance Sports, LLC (“Pro Performance”) to private equity firm...more

Jackson Walker

Choice of Entity and Key Contents of Organization Documents

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Five Business Entity Forms: • Corporation • General Partnership • Limited Partnership • Limited Liability Partnership (“LLP”) • Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) ...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

2016 Year In Review: Corporate Governance Litigation And Regulation

2016 saw many notable developments in corporate governance litigation and related regulatory developments. In this article, we discuss significant judicial and regulatory developments in the following areas: Mergers...more

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Navigating Fiduciary Duties In Private Company Mergers And Acquisitions

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I. Introduction. The conduct of corporate directors and officers is subject to particular scrutiny in the context of business combinations (whether friendly or hostile), executive compensation and other affiliated...more

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