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The Limited Effect Of “Maximum Effect”, Daniel S. Kleinberger, Douglas K. Moll Jan 2020

The Limited Effect Of “Maximum Effect”, Daniel S. Kleinberger, Douglas K. Moll

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


We Interrupt This Program...To Talk Of Transfer Restrictions, Daniel S. Kleinberger Jan 2018

We Interrupt This Program...To Talk Of Transfer Restrictions, Daniel S. Kleinberger

Faculty Scholarship

A recent Iowa decision, REG Washington, LLC v. Iowa Renewable Energy LLC, is a useful first word on transfer restrictions applicable to ownership interests in a limited liability company, and more particularly transfer restrictions applicable to so-called transferable interests, i.e., economic rights. The decision’s analysis centers around the “pick your partner” principle and expressly rejects any analogy to corporate law cases addressing stock transfer restrictions. The decision raises certain issues and is hardly the last word on this topic.


Purchase And Sale Ofllc And S Corp Targets (Powerpoint), Robert G. Mcelroy, William M. Richardson Nov 2016

Purchase And Sale Ofllc And S Corp Targets (Powerpoint), Robert G. Mcelroy, William M. Richardson

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


Fiduciary Duties Of Llc Managers: Are They Subject To Prospective Waiver Under The New York Llc Statute?, Jack Graves, Yelena Davydan Jan 2015

Fiduciary Duties Of Llc Managers: Are They Subject To Prospective Waiver Under The New York Llc Statute?, Jack Graves, Yelena Davydan

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Compensating Owners And Key Employees Of Partnerships And Llc's, Elizabeth E. Drigotas, Steven R. Schneider Nov 2013

Compensating Owners And Key Employees Of Partnerships And Llc's, Elizabeth E. Drigotas, Steven R. Schneider

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


The Naked Fiduciary, Michelle M. Harner, Jamie Marincic Apr 2012

The Naked Fiduciary, Michelle M. Harner, Jamie Marincic

Michelle M. Harner

Business law is grounded in the common law of fiduciary duty. Courts and policymakers have been loath to abandon that principle. Yet, particularly in the contractual context of limited liability companies (LLCs), the fiduciary label is illusory and may undercut sound governance practices for those entities. This Article presents an in-depth empirical study about governance provisions included in LLC operating agreements and examines the implications of the data in the context of various types of businesses that might choose to organize as LLCs. The Article uses the data and related case studies to offer a new approach to LLC governance …


The Naked Fiduciary, Michelle M. Harner, Jamie Marincic Jan 2012

The Naked Fiduciary, Michelle M. Harner, Jamie Marincic

Faculty Scholarship

Business law is grounded in the common law of fiduciary duty. Courts and policymakers have been loath to abandon that principle. Yet, particularly in the contractual context of limited liability companies (LLCs), the fiduciary label is illusory and may undercut sound governance practices for those entities. This Article presents an in-depth empirical study about governance provisions included in LLC operating agreements and examines the implications of the data in the context of various types of businesses that might choose to organize as LLCs. The Article uses the data and related case studies to offer a new approach to LLC governance …


Choice Of Form And Network Externalities, Larry E. Ribstein, Bruce H. Kobayashi Aug 2010

Choice Of Form And Network Externalities, Larry E. Ribstein, Bruce H. Kobayashi

William & Mary Law Review

This Article provides the first detailed empirical analysis of firms' choice of organizational form. It provides important evidence on whether there is an efficient market in organizational forms or firms' choice of form is impeded by network externalities. We focus on formations of limited liability partnerships (LLPs) and limited liability companies (LLCs) in examiningthe effect of various factors on firms' choice of business form. Our data provides important evidence against the network externalities hypothesis. Because the LLP and LLC forms are similar except for the LLPs link to the existing "network" of partnership law, firms would prefer the LLP to …


The Silent Llc Revolution-- The Social Cost Of Academic Neglect, Howard M. Friedman Sep 2004

The Silent Llc Revolution-- The Social Cost Of Academic Neglect, Howard M. Friedman

ExpressO

The law of Business Associations usually develops slowly. The business forms that were dominant until the end of the 20th century have been in existence for centuries. However, as the new data set examined in detail in this article demonstrates, in the last decade a revolution has taken place. Contrary to conclusions reached in leading articles published as recently as 2000, limited liability companies have now become the business form of choice for small firms in a majority of the states. This article details the ways in which teaching materials and legal scholarship have largely neglected the recent sea change …


Use Of Limited Liability Entities In Tax Strategies And Techniques For Business Acquisitions And Dispositions, Thomas P. Rohman Nov 2003

Use Of Limited Liability Entities In Tax Strategies And Techniques For Business Acquisitions And Dispositions, Thomas P. Rohman

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


A Jurisdictional Approach To Collapsing Corporate Distinctions, Peter B. Oh Jan 2003

A Jurisdictional Approach To Collapsing Corporate Distinctions, Peter B. Oh

Articles

This article challenges our persistent path dependence on defunct distinctions between corporations and certain limited unincorporated associations. Recent federal tax regulations have inspired proposals for consolidated treatment of all limited business organizations through uniformly based or universally applicable statutes. I contend these proposals are preoccupied with how hybrid organizations such as the limited liability company and the limited liability partnership amalgamate, and thus implicitly preserve, traditional dichotomies between corporations and partnership categorizations as well as entities and aggregate theories. The continued use of these schemes compromises the legal basis for such proposals.

By critically examining certain jurisdictional principles, this article …


Citizenship Of Limited Liability Companies For Diversity Jurisdiction, Debra R, Cohen Jan 2002

Citizenship Of Limited Liability Companies For Diversity Jurisdiction, Debra R, Cohen

Journal Articles

The limited liability company is an increasingly popular form of business organization. Due to its hybrid nature, however, the citizenship of a LLC for purposes of diversity jurisdiction is difficult to determine. Should the citizenship of a LLC be determined as if it were a corporation, in which case it has "entity" citizenship, or as if it were a partnership, in which case its citizenship is determined by the citizenship of "persons composing" the LLC?

This Article examines the history of the evolution of hybrid organizations like the LLC, and the rules for determining the citizenship of business organizations in …


Taxation Of Distributions: Distributions From Partnerships And Limited Liability Companies, David W. Larue Dec 2000

Taxation Of Distributions: Distributions From Partnerships And Limited Liability Companies, David W. Larue

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


A Populist Political Perspective Of The Business Tax Entities Universe: Hey The Stars Might Lie, But The Numbers Never Do, John W. Lee Jan 2000

A Populist Political Perspective Of The Business Tax Entities Universe: Hey The Stars Might Lie, But The Numbers Never Do, John W. Lee

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Use Of Limited Liability Companies In Corporate Transactions, Mark J. Silverman, Lisa M. Zarlenga Dec 1999

Use Of Limited Liability Companies In Corporate Transactions, Mark J. Silverman, Lisa M. Zarlenga

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


State Comparative Chart Llc And Llp Statutes, James J. Wheaton Jan 1999

State Comparative Chart Llc And Llp Statutes, James J. Wheaton

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


Square Pegs In Round Holes: Llcs Under Other Statutes, James J. Wheaton Jan 1999

Square Pegs In Round Holes: Llcs Under Other Statutes, James J. Wheaton

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


Planning For The Operation Of Pass Through Entities, Allan G. Donn Dec 1997

Planning For The Operation Of Pass Through Entities, Allan G. Donn

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


Llcs And Llps, Allan G. Donn Dec 1997

Llcs And Llps, Allan G. Donn

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


Dealing With The Differences In Compensating Corporate Executives And Llc Members, Samuel P. Starr, Joseph Walshe, Jay M. Lyman Payne Jan 1997

Dealing With The Differences In Compensating Corporate Executives And Llc Members, Samuel P. Starr, Joseph Walshe, Jay M. Lyman Payne

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


"Magnificent Circularity" And The Churkendoose: Llc Members And Federal Employment Law, Daniel S. Kleinberger Jan 1997

"Magnificent Circularity" And The Churkendoose: Llc Members And Federal Employment Law, Daniel S. Kleinberger

Faculty Scholarship

This article seeks to explain under what circumstances federal employment statutes should apply to LLC members. Part I recounts the advent of LLCs and describes the essential characteristics of LLCs and their members. Part II explores how federal employment case law handles the employee vel non question and explains the problems in using that case law to determine whether LLC members are "employees" for federal employment law purposes. Part Ill attempts to make sense of that case law and proposes a rule for determining when a business owner can provide services to the business without becoming an "employee." Part IV …


A Practical Guide To The Tax Consequences Of Disposing Of A Partnership (Or Llc) Business, Richard M. Lipton, John T. Thomas Dec 1996

A Practical Guide To The Tax Consequences Of Disposing Of A Partnership (Or Llc) Business, Richard M. Lipton, John T. Thomas

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


Choice Of Entity - Tax Issues, Lisa M. Landry Dec 1995

Choice Of Entity - Tax Issues, Lisa M. Landry

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


Tax Considerations In The Formation And Operation Of Limited Liability Companies, Blake D. Rubin, Howard T. Widra Dec 1995

Tax Considerations In The Formation And Operation Of Limited Liability Companies, Blake D. Rubin, Howard T. Widra

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


Principal Differences In Application Of Classification Rules To Limited Liability Companies Compared To Limited Partnerships, Blake D. Rubin Dec 1995

Principal Differences In Application Of Classification Rules To Limited Liability Companies Compared To Limited Partnerships, Blake D. Rubin

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


Tax Considerations In The Formation And Operation Of Limited Liability Companies, Blake D. Rubin, Howard T. Widra Dec 1995

Tax Considerations In The Formation And Operation Of Limited Liability Companies, Blake D. Rubin, Howard T. Widra

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


Limited Liability Partnerships, James J. Wheaton Jan 1995

Limited Liability Partnerships, James J. Wheaton

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


Purchase And Sale Of Interests; Asset And Stock Acquisitions; Redemptions; And Terminations In Pass-Through Entities, Richard A. Shaw, Michael G. Frankel, Mary L. Harmon Dec 1994

Purchase And Sale Of Interests; Asset And Stock Acquisitions; Redemptions; And Terminations In Pass-Through Entities, Richard A. Shaw, Michael G. Frankel, Mary L. Harmon

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.


Formation And Operation Of The Limited Liability Company: Substantive Tax Issues, Allan G. Donn Dec 1993

Formation And Operation Of The Limited Liability Company: Substantive Tax Issues, Allan G. Donn

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.