Shapiro v Ettenson, known as the case that made it extra dangerous for minority members of New York LLCs without written operating agreements, reappears in this week’s New York Business Divorce on the occasion of a recent decision concerning member expulsion.
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Peter A. Mahler
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.
A Case of LLC Withdrawal Symptoms
This week’s New York Business Divorce highlights an interesting decision by Commercial Division Justice Andrea Masley addressing claims that the minority members of an LLC breached the operating agreement’s anti-withdrawal provisions by demanding a buyout and bringing a damages suit against the managing members.
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Another Door Closes to Federal Court in Judicial Dissolution Cases
Statutory judicial dissolution claims are not welcome in federal courts which have been using the Burford abstention doctrine to divert them to state court. This week’s New York Business Divorce examines a first impression federal court decision giving the same treatment to a common-law dissolution claim.
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The Two Worlds of LLCs: A Conversation With Professor Peter Molk (Part Two)
This week’s New York Business Divorce features Part Two my interview of Professor Peter Molk, one of the foremost academic authorities on LLC law, on the subject of his recent law review article, Protecting LLC Owners While Preserving LLC Flexibility.
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Top Ten Business Divorce Cases of 2019
New York Business Divorce proudly presents its 12th annual list of the past year’s ten most noteworthy business divorce cases, along with short summaries and links to prior posts on the featured cases. …
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The Two Worlds of LLCs: A Conversation With Professor Peter Molk (Part One)
This week’s New York Business Divorce features Part One of a two-part interview of Professor Peter Molk, one of the foremost academic authorities on LLC law, on the subject of his recent law review article, Protecting LLC Owners While Preserving LLC Flexibility.
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LLC Member’s Petition to Dissolve Boxing Club Dealt First Round KO
A judicial dissolution petition went down for the count in a recent court decision involving a two-member LLC that operates a boxing gym. This week’s New York Business Divorce has the story.
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Court Takes Ambiguity Off the Menu of Restaurant’s LLC Agreement
The restaurant business is tough enough without squabbling between co-owners. This week’s New York Business Divorce examines a recent case in which LLC members had a falling out over the ownership of a restaurant’s trademark and other disputes. …
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LLC Survives Member’s Death. Dissolution Petition Doesn’t.
Last week, the Appellate Division affirmed an order dismissing an unusual LLC dissolution petition based on the death of one of its members — 11 years earlier. Get the full story in this week’s New York Business Divorce.
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Operating Agreement Spawns Multiple Disputes Between 50/50 Members of Realty Holding LLC
Entering its fifth year of litigation featuring two rulings by the Appellate Division in 2017 and last week, the case of Rubin v Baumann is another example of LLCs that suffer from inadequate operating agreements. Learn more in this week’s New York Business Divorce. …
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