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To Know A Veil, Douglas C. Michael
To Know A Veil, Douglas C. Michael
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Lawyers, judges, law students, and law professors have a love-hate relationship with the doctrine of “piercing the corporate veil”—the idea that shareholders might sometimes be personally liable for the debts of the corporation. It is the subject covered more than all others in courses on corporation law. It is widely litigated, being the subject of thousands of opinions. Yet, for all this attention, it is routinely vilified by the experts. Most commentators recognize that it is jurisprudence without substance.
This Article is an attempt to form a basis for rigorous analysis of virtually every veil-piercing case and to rid the …
Limited Liability Companies In Kentucky, Second Edition, Office Of Continuing Legal Education At The University Of Kentucky College Of Law, Scott W. Dolson, John S. Egan, Charles Fassler, Glenn D. Gunnels, C. Bradford Harris, Charles R. Keeton, Charles J. (Chaz) Lavelle, Alan K. Macdonald, Debbie R. Reiss, Thomas E. Rutledge, James C. Seiffert, William G. Strench
Limited Liability Companies In Kentucky, Second Edition, Office Of Continuing Legal Education At The University Of Kentucky College Of Law, Scott W. Dolson, John S. Egan, Charles Fassler, Glenn D. Gunnels, C. Bradford Harris, Charles R. Keeton, Charles J. (Chaz) Lavelle, Alan K. Macdonald, Debbie R. Reiss, Thomas E. Rutledge, James C. Seiffert, William G. Strench
Continuing Legal Education Materials
The Kentucky Limited Liability Company Act, KRS Chapter 275, went into effect July 15, 1994, allowing Kentuckians to conduct business under the LLC form. With over 10,000 LLCs formed in the Commonwealth since the Act's inception, this flexible business entity has become the most popular way to conduct business in Kentucky.
The LLC has become so pervasive that business law practitioners, accountants, tax advisors and estate planners must all be well-versed in the myriad of issues and creative applications that accompany this business entity. With flexible tax-treatment and the liability protection of a traditional corporation this entity is utilized not …