Read the initial installment of a series of postings about a high-stakes dissolution donnybrook involving a luxury car dealership.
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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.
LLC Members May Bring Derivative Suits
Read about a decision issued today by New York’s highest court, upholding the right of LLC members to bring derivative lawsuits on behalf of LLCs.
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One Case, Three Great Issues
Read about an action-packed corporate dissolution case addressing several hot-topic issues including arbitration, foreign corporations and mandatory buybacks.
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Decision Highlights Interplay Between Employment Status and LLC Membership
Read about an appellate decision issued last week concerning the standing of an LLC member to seek judicial dissolution after he resigned his employment with the company.
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Read All About It! Publication Notice of Dissolution Proceedings
Lawsuits to dissolve a closely held corporation are no private affair, thanks to New York law mandating publication notice of the proceedings in one or more general circulation newspapers. Read about the tactical considerations.
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Expelling an LLC Member
Expelling an unwanted member of an LLC sounds like a great alternative to dissolving the LLC, but it may not be possible or easy depending on the provisions of the Operating Agreement.
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Double Whammy: When Romantically Involved Business Partners Fall Out
Mixing business ownership and romance can produce a volatile legal cocktail, as evidenced in business divorce cases between estranged couples.
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Get Thee to the Commercial Division!
In New York City, Long Island and several other areas of the state, there are specialized courts known as the Commercial Division that handle business cases including corporate dissolution. Read why it makes sense to take advantage.
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LLC Dissolution and Receivers
The LLC Law omits any provision for appointment of a temporary receiver. Read about a recent case where it made a difference.
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Lawyers Suing Lawyers
A decision last week by New York’s highest court may have registered an uptick on the public’s schadenfreude meter, at least among the portion of the public who hold the legal profession in low esteem and who therefore might enjoy the sight of internecine warfare among splitting partners of a law firm.
In Ederer v. …