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Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

How to Mitigate Post-Closing Risks to Facilitate Asset Distribution and Entity Dissolution

After a transaction closes, sellers often wonder: when can all proceeds be distributed and the selling entity be dissolved? This question can be complicated, particularly where there are surviving representations, warranties,...more

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Delaware Bankruptcy Court Grants Creditors' Committee of Debtor LLC Derivative Standing

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In a recent opinion, In re Pack Liquidating, LLC (Pack Liquidating), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware held that under Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Cybergenics Corp. v. Chinery...more

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Delaware Court Of Chancery Finds Personal Jurisdiction Over LLC “Acting Manager” In Post-Closing Investor Action Challenging...

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On October 26, 2022, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery denied a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction claims of tortious interference asserted against a principal of a private...more

Saul Ewing LLP

2022 Amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law and Alternative Entity Statutes

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​On July 27, 2022, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law the 2022 amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “LLC Act”), the...more

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2022 Amendments to the Delaware Alternative Entity Statutes

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Delaware recently approved amendments to three Delaware statutes, collectively known as the Alternative Entity Statutes: • the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (LLCA) ...more

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Chancery Finds Company Responsible for Advancing Costs of Defense to Its CEO in a Claim Brought by the Company

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International Rail Partners LLC v. American Rail Partners, LLC, C.A. No. 2020-0177-PAF (Del. Ch. Nov. 24, 2020) - The Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “LLC Act”) allows a limited liability company (“LLC”) to...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Bankruptcy Court Holds Committee of Unsecured Creditors Cannot Obtain Derivative Standing When Debtor Is a Delaware Limited...

Recently, in In re Dura Automotive Systems, No. 19-12378 (Bankr. D. Del. June 9, 2020), the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware held that granting the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the Committee)...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

LLC Managers: No Immunity for Bad Faith Conduct

Under the “default” rules of most limited liability company laws, including California’s Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, LLC managers owe fiduciary duties to the LLC and its members.  Those default fiduciary...more

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2019 Amendments Affecting Delaware Alternative Entities

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Important amendments to Delaware’s alternative business entity statutes, namely, the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act, 6 Del. C. § 15-101, et seq. (“DRUPA”), the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, 6...more

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Court Of Chancery Denies Application For Certification Of Interlocutory Appeal After Ruling That Judicial Dissolution Of The...

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In Acela Investments LLC v. Raymond DiFalco, Case No. 2018-0558-AGB (Del. Ch. June 28, 2019), the Delaware Court of Chancery addressed an application for certification of an interlocutory appeal of the Court’s decision in the...more

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LP Divisions and Registered Series LLCs and LPs: Upcoming Amendments to Delaware Statutes

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On August 1, 2019, important amendments to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “LLC Act”) and the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the “LP Act”) will become effective. These amendments will...more

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Can a Deadlock Resolution Provision Cause Deadlock? This One Did

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This is the story of a deadlock resolution provision that backfired. It is a long story — 94 pages long to be exact. That is the length of Chancellor Bouchard’s characteristically detailed and thorough post-trial opinion...more

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Court Of Chancery Finds Personal Jurisdiction Lacking Under The Implied Consent Statute Of The LLC Act

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In the recent decision of CelestialRX Investments, LLC v. Krivulka, C.A. No. 11733-VCG (Del. Ch. Mar. 27, 2019), the Delaware Court of Chancery addressed whether certain named defendants were subject to jurisdiction in...more

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Chancery Declines to Find Personal Jurisdiction Over LLC Officers

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CelestialRX Investments, LLC v. Krivulka, C.A. No. 11733-VCG (Del. Ch. Mar. 27, 2019). Section 109 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act is an “implied consent” statute. It provides for personal jurisdiction in...more

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No Love Lost in Books and Records Requests

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In Durham v. Grapetree, LLC, Civil Action No. 2018-0174-SG (Del. Ch. January 31, 2019), the Delaware Court of Chancery granted in part and denied in part a suit to compel books and records under Section 18-305 of the Delaware...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: A House Divided: New Risks to Lenders Under Delaware LLC Law

Recent changes to the Delaware Limited Liability Act (the “Act”) will require modification to Lenders’ forms of loan documentation, at least as they relate to loans to Delaware LLCs. The Act was amended effective as of August...more

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2018 Developments In Delaware Corporate Law; A Year In Review

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Trends in Delaware corporate law tend to be indicators of change across the corporate sector. 2018 saw a few significant developments in Delaware corporate law. It is important that individuals, particularly business owners...more

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Time to Update Your Loan Documents Due To New Delaware “Divisive Merger” Law

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Effective August 1, 2018, Delaware’s limited liability company act was amended to add new Section 18-217 (the “Amendment”). This Amendment permits a Delaware limited liability company (an “LLC”) to divide into two or more...more

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Some California Implications Of Delaware's New LLC Division Statute

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When I first heard about Delaware's new statute establishing a procedure for dividing a limited liability company, I immediately flashed back to High School Biology class and meiosis. In meiosis 1, a single cell divides into...more

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New Delaware LLC Right of Division

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To maintain its national preeminence, the Delaware Legislature recently amended the State's Limited Liability Company Statute to grant Delaware LLCs a right which will be of concern to lenders. It amended its LLC law to...more

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A Comparison of Divisive Merger Statutes in Delaware and Texas

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Effective August 1, 2018, the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (DLLCA) was amended to include a new divisive merger statute. Unlike a traditional merger, whereby two or more entities merge to become one entity, a...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Delaware Law Amended to Allow Limited Liability Companies to Divide Assets and Liabilities

The state of Delaware recently enacted an amendment to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”), effective August 1, 2018, which allows a limited liability company to divide into two or more limited liability...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

New ‘Divisive Merger’ Rules Could Have Outsize Impact on Credit Agreements

Delaware limited liability companies (LLCs) may now divide their assets, rights and obligations among two or more newly created LLCs, in what is known as a “divisive merger.” ...more

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Delaware Divisive Merger Statute

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Effective August 1, 2018, the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (DLLCA) was amended to include a new § 18-217. Section 18-217 allows a domestic Delaware limited liability company (LLC) to divide itself into two or more...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Delaware Law Amended to Allow Limited Liability Companies to Divide Assets and Liabilities

The state of Delaware recently enacted an amendment to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”), effective August 1, 2018, which allows a limited liability company to divide into two or more limited liability...more

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