This week NYBD presents its annual Winter Case Notes summarizing several recent decisions of interest.
Commentary on Dissolution and Other Disputes Among Co-Owners of Closely Held Business Entities
Peter A. Mahler is a litigator focusing on business divorce cases involving dissolution and other disputes among co-owners of closely held business entities, such as limited liability companies, corporations, and partnerships. Peter represents both control and non-control owners, often involving family-owned businesses. Frequently counseling business owners prior to litigation, he advises them of their rights and also assists in designing and negotiating an amicable separation between parties. Peter’s counsel helps avoid litigation by means of a buy-out, sale, or division of business assets.
This week’s NYBD visits a recent Delaware Chancery Court decision involving, the Court wrote, a “poorly drafted” LLC agreement with “lamentable” consequences for one side that the parties “must live with.”…
Continue Reading In Delaware, You Live or Die Under Your LLC Operating Agreement
Don’t expect anything neat and clean about the case featured in this week’s NYBD involving a contested LLC freeze-out merger.
Continue Reading One Very Messy LLC Freeze-Out Merger
Welcome to our 18th annual edition of the Top 10 business divorce cases featured on this blog over the past year.
This year’s selections include a split decision by the New York Court of Appeals in a fascinating case involving a Delaware LLC, along with Appellate Division and trial court opinions addressing stock valuation, estate…
A recent appellate ruling provides the perfect excuse for revisiting a favorite topic, namely the powers of an estate representative of a deceased LLC member.
Continue Reading Score Another Round for the Estate: First Department Upholds Right of Deceased LLC Member’s Executor to Pursue Member Rights
A recent California case may shed light on how New York courts should handle ant-dissolution provisions in LLC agreements.
Continue Reading Does This California Case Bolster the Argument Against Waiver of the Right to Seek Judicial Dissolution of New York LLCs?
It’s that time of year for our Summer Shorts edition, this year highlighting a trio of decisions involving LLC member disputes.
Continue Reading Summer Shorts: A Trio of Recent Decisions of Interest in LLC Member Disputes
This week’s post features Part 2 of Peter Mahler’s video interview on a variety of business divorce topics.
Continue Reading On Camera: My Recent Video Interview on, What Else, Business Divorce (Part 2)
This week’s post features Part One of a two-part video interview of Peter Mahler on the subject of business divorce.…
Continue Reading On Camera: My Recent Video Interview on, What Else, Business Divorce (Part One)