In this week’s New York Business Divorce, a tip of the hat to retiring Justices Eileen Bransten and Charles E. Ramos with a look back at some of their more memorable business divorce rulings.
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When Dealing in Partnership Owned Real Property, Caveat Emptor
In this week’s New York Business Divorce, read about how dissenting general partners can potentially wreak havoc on partnership real property sales, and how buyers can protect themselves from judicial invalidation of their transactions.
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Accounting Unchained: Is the Closely Held Business Owner’s Right to an Accounting Absolute?
In this week’s New York Business Divorce, we focus on the oft-overlooked accounting cause of action, recently reinvigorated by an appellate decision referring to the claim as an “absolute right.” What does that mean for business divorce litigants? Read on.
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Stock Pledge Agreement Defeats Minority Shareholder’s Standing to Sue for Statutory But Not Common-Law Dissolution
In a follow-up to last week’s New York Business Divorce, this week’s post addresses a second decision by Justice Saliann Scarpulla in the Yu family constellation of ilitigations, this time considering the fatal effects on standing to sue for statutory dissolution by assigning one’s stock voting rights.
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Basics of Valuation Proceedings – Litigating an Appraisal from Start to Finish – Part 3
Read about the accounting principles, methodologies, and standards that apply in business valuation proceedings in this week’s New York Business Divorce – the final installment of a three-part series.
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Basics of Valuation Proceedings – Litigating an Appraisal from Start to Finish – Part 2
In this week’s New York Business Divorce – the second in a three-part series – learn about the legal rules and principles governing partnership, corporation, and limited liability company appraisal proceedings.
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Basics of Valuation Proceedings – Litigating an Appraisal from Start to Finish – Part 1
In this week’s New York Business Divorce – the first in a three-part series about the statutory triggers, legal rules, and accounting principles of business valuation proceedings – learn about the routes business owners can take to an appraisal proceeding.
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A Trip Down Business Divorce Lane with Recently Retired Justice Shirley Werner Kornreich
In this week’s New York Business Divorce, we salute recently-retired Commercial Division Justice Shirley Werner Kornreich with a collection of some of her most noteworthy decisions in the area of business ownership disputes.
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Corporate Frankenstein “Partnership to Form a Corporation” Lives Another Day
Is is a partnership? Or is it a corporation? Can an entity be both at once? Find out in this week’s New York Business Divorce.
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Operating Agreement Dooms Derivative Claims by Deceased LLC Member’s Estate
May the executor of a deceased LLC member’s estate sue derivatively on behalf of the LLC? Find out in this week’s New York Business Divorce.
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