DELAWARE LLC ACT

By , January 15, 2019 11:17 am

To those of you who form Delaware LLCs or review Delaware LLC agreements how long does pocket option verification take from time to time, the article under the link below may be of interest.

Here’s the link:   https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=ed247a58-b704-4a57-81be-89ca544fcd6b&l=87SBCLT

TOP TEN BUSINESS DIVORCE CASES OF 2018

By , January 3, 2019 11:14 am

LLC lawyers need to follow business divorce cases because so many of them may be relevant to current situations of our LLC clients.  As most of you know, Peter Mahler follows business divorce cases and scholarship carefully and writes very useful weekly posts about them.  His latest post addresses what he views as the ten most important business divorce cases in 2018.  To view this post, click here:  

ZUCKERBERG ET AL

By , December 20, 2018 3:21 pm

The fascinating article cited below explains why Mark Zuckerberg and his wife set up an LLC rather than, say, a foundation, as the vehicle for the multi-billion dollar charitable activities they intend to fund and conduct https://www.pocketoption.in/pocket-option-account-verification.

70 Fla. L. Rev. 921
Florida Law Review
September, 2018
Article
Dana Brakman Reiser
Copyright © 2018 by the Florida Law Review; Dana Brakman Reiser
DISRUPTIVE PHILANTHROPY: CHAN-ZUCKERBERG, THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AND THE MILLIONAIRE NEXT DOOR

PARTNERSHIP AUDIT RULES

By , December 18, 2018 10:25 am

Lawyers who draft LLC operating agreements for multi-member LLCs must handle, among many other issues, the issue whether these agreements should contain provisions addressing the possible impact of the BBA partnership audit rules on the relevant LLCs.  The post under the link below by the law firm of Ropes and Gray addresses new final Treasury regulations potentially relevant to the drafting of such agreements https://pocketoption.in/pocket-option-account-verification.

Here is the link:  https://www.disputingtax.com/2018/11/treasury-issues-final-rules-partnership-representatives-new-proposed-rules-partnership-audit-regime/#page=1

AMENDMENTS TO DELAWARE LLC ACT

By , December 13, 2018 12:49 pm

Several significant amendments to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act became effective on August 1, 2018.  A brief but useful discussion of these amendments may be found under this link: https://www.taftlaw.com/news-events/law-bulletins/delaware-limited-liability-company-act-new-statutory-constructs

LLCS AND SUSTAINABILITY

By , December 10, 2018 11:03 am

For LLC lawyers and their clients who are concerned about climate change, the post under the link below may be of great interest: 

https://www.mofo.com/resources/publications/181030-delaware-transparancy-sustainability-standards.html

FREEZE-OUTS VS. FIDUCIARY DUTIES

By , November 28, 2018 10:46 am

Under the following link is another excellent post about a recent case addressing the above issue:  https://www.pbwt.com/ny-commercial-division-blog/commercial-division-holds-that-fiduciary-duties-limit-llc-majority-members-ability-to-adopt-amendments-aimed-at-freezing-out-minority-members/#page=1

IS A SCHEDULE K PROOF OF A PERSON’S MEMBERSHIP IN AN LLC?

By , November 20, 2018 9:49 am

Is a Schedule K-1 proof of a person’s membership in an LLC?  For an answer to this very important LLC question, click on the following link to Peter Mahler’s latest blog post:

https://www.nybusinessdivorce.com/2018/11/articles/standing/schedule-k-1-enough-prove-llc-membership/

INSPECTION RIGHTS

By , November 16, 2018 12:32 pm

In any disputes among members and managers of LLCs, the inspection rights of the members are likely to be key to resolution of these disputes.  The post in the NY Business Divorce blawg under the link below summarizes several key cases addressing inspection right issues.

Here’s the link:  https://www.nybusinessdivorce.com/2018/10/articles/access-to-books-and-records/inspection-rights-oral-operating-agreements-pop-diva-delights/

DELAWARE CORPORATE CASE RELEVANT TO LLCS

By , November 14, 2018 11:11 am

The controlling members of LLCs often want to obtain waivers from minority members of their statutory appraisal rights.  Under the link below is a useful post about a recent Delaware case addressing the validity of these waivers under Delaware corporate law; but the reasoning and holding in the case is readily applicable to LLCs—and not only in Delaware but also, I suspect, in many other states.

Here’s the link:  https://www.pepperlaw.com/publications/contractual-waivers-of-appraisal-rights-declared-valid-under-delaware-law-2018-10-05/