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It Takes More Than a Litigation Tsunami Between Hostile Members to Obtain Judicial Dissolution of a Realty-Holding LLC

By Peter A. Mahler on June 10, 2024

Posted in Deadlock, Grounds for Dissolution, LLCs

A recent Commercial Division decision illustrates anew the elevated challenge of suing for judicial dissolution of a viable realty-holding company — even when the estranged co-members are already immersed in multiple litigations. Read about it in this week’s New York Business Divorce. …
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Minority Oppression in LLCs: Interview With Professor Douglas Moll

By Peter A. Mahler on October 3, 2016

Posted in Interviews, LLCs, Podcast Episodes

Minority oppression in the LLC is drawing greater attention in the legal community as the proportion of business associations formed as LLCs continues to outstrip close corporations and partnerships. This week’s New York Business Divorce highlights and links to a Business Divorce Roundtable podcast interview with Professor Douglas Moll, one of the country’s leading authorities on minority oppression in the closely held business entities. …
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Is Exclusion from LLC Enough for Dissolution?

By Peter A. Mahler on February 25, 2013

Posted in Grounds for Dissolution, LLCs

In contrast to close corporations, the freeze-out of an LLC’s minority member, without more, does not suffice to plead a valid claim for judicial dissolution, according to an appellate ruling earlier this month in Doyle v. Icon, LLC. It’s in this week’s New York Business Divorce.
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