Williams Mullen Mezzanine Lending Video Series - Episode 4
Private Equity and Delaware Law – Part One
NGE On Demand: Profits Interests: Granting & Receiving with Patty Cain and Josh Klein
Episode 021: Member Liquidity, Default Rules, and the Corporate-ization of LLCs: A Conversation with Dean Donald J. Weidner
Episode 19: The LLC’s Two Worlds: A Conversation with Professor Peter Molk (Part One)
Lawyers on Tap: Tap Tips for Entity Formation and Taxation
Episode 014: Business Divorce Stories: Business Appraiser Tony Cotrupe and Attorney Jeff Eilender
Episode 4: John Cunningham Interview on Avoiding LLC Deadlock
Episode 6: Tom Rutledge Takes on LLC Member Expulsion
Homebuilder Series Webinar: Joint Ventures Solutions, Steve Lear
From early-stage startups to seasoned enterprises, businesses eventually form at least one legal entity to carry out their operations. Down the road, as opportunities arise for a business to expand, acquire others, merge, or...more
Limited liability companies (LLC or LLCs) are an attractive choice of entity for many non-public companies. An LLC is the preferred choice of entity for many advisors, including me, unless the facts warrant something...more
One of the goals in a business divorce is finality – ending a business relationship once and for all. But what if the end isn’t really the end?...more
In Lazar v. Attena LLC, Justice Andrea Masley of the New York County Commercial Division granted Arik Mor and Uriel Zichron’s (together, “Respondents”) motion to dismiss a petition to dissolve three limited liability...more
Several weeks ago, I had the pleasure of first appearing on this blog, with a piece about a Delaware Chancery Court decision considering—as a matter of apparent first impression—whether an LLC could exercise, then walk back a...more
Arizona's new Limited Liability Company Act (the "New Act"), which goes into effect for all Arizona LLCs on September 1, 2020, and already governs limited liability companies (each an "LLC") formed on or after September 1,...more
The New Arizona Limited Liability Company Act (the "New Act"), applicable immediately for all Arizona limited liability companies (each, a "LLC") formed on or after September 1, 2019 and applicable September 1, 2020 for all...more
LLC managers (or members vested with decision-making authority) are sometimes lulled into a false sense of security by “sole discretion” provisions in their LLC’s operating agreement. That can be a costly mistake....more
Membership and interests of an LLC are two different things. Understanding the differences between membership and interests in an LLC makes you better equipped to optimally design economic and management relationships for...more
I was especially drawn to the case I’m about to introduce involving LLC member withdrawal, owing to the Jacobs v Cartalemi case that I litigated to a successful conclusion about two years ago, also involving member...more
The New Arizona Limited Liability Company Act (the “New LLC Act”) will impact all Arizona limited liability companies this year. The Arizona Limited Liability Company Act was recently amended. For any Arizona LLC formed on or...more
The Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal recently held that a noncompetition provision under La. R.S 23:921 affecting a former member of an accounting limited liability company (LLC) could be reformed when the scope of...more
Not long ago, The LLC Jungle posted an article addressing the perils of attorney representation of an LLC with two equal “co-managing members.” See Why Having “Co-Managers” for Your LLC is a Terrible Idea. This post...more
What makes someone a member of an LLC? It’s a question that frequently arises in business divorce cases involving LLCs that have no written operating agreement much less certificated membership interests. ...more
The California Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act defines "person" to mean, among other things a "trust, a trustee of a trust, including, but not limited to, a trust described under Division 9 (commencing with...more
Today's post continues my discussion of the Court of Appeal's holding in Han v. Hallberg, 2019 Cal. App. LEXIS 475 that a trust is a person that may be a partner under the California Uniform Partnership Act. As I noted...more
Under California’s Revised Limited Liability Company Act (“RULLCA”), LLC participants have substantial freedom to structure their relationship in a customized manner under their governing operating agreement. But one of the...more
...Temptation is powerful. We all know this well, which is why these quotes by author and bon vivant Oscar Wilde, and actress and legendary sex symbol Mae West evoke nods of agreement. But giving into temptation can result...more
Most LLC Operating Agreements contain a provision describing the “purpose” of the business. These “purpose statements” can be extremely broad and open-ended, parroting the boilerplate language required to be present in the...more
It is no secret that LLC managers enjoy a lot of discretion regarding how they operate the LLC. Members of the LLC often find it difficult to challenge the manager’s decisions on key transactions, investments, and other...more
Does your operating agreement reflect your intentions? New Jersey’s Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (the “RULLCA”) became effective on March 18, 2013. As noted in a post we authored in 2014, although initially...more
Changes to the Illinois Limited Liability Company Act that took effect on July 1, 2017 may impact either your current Illinois LLCs or your future ventures. The changes generally conformed Illinois law more closely to a model...more
Exculpation provisions in operating agreements must be carefully crafted in order to protect members, managers, directors and officers for breaches of fiduciary duties...more
Practitioners under California’s Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act will be familiar with the concept of an “operating agreement” (Cal. Corp. Code § 17701.02(s)). Indeed, I expect that nearly every LLC formed...more
A huge percentage of limited liability companies consist of two co-equal, 50% members, which poses the danger of management deadlock and dysfunction leading to dissolution or other litigation. In this episode, you'll hear my...more