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Liquidation of Companies Under UAE Law: A Comprehensive Guide Based on Federal Decree-Law No. 32/2021 on Commercial Companies

The liquidation of a company is a pivotal process governed by legal regulations in the UAE. Understanding the intricacies of liquidation proceedings is essential for stakeholders involved in company dissolution. Federal...more

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Til Death Do Us Part? Corporate Divorce Can Be Messy, But Not for the Prepared

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While no one enters a partnership expecting it to end in divorce, no one is immune to failure. In the world of business, partnerships can sometimes mirror the complexities of personal relationships. Often, it is the “we’ve...more

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Disputes Abound When Law Firms Dissolve

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Some of the most complex and hotly-contested business divorce litigation arises from the dissolution of law firms. Perhaps law firm dissolutions are prone to litigation because many are organized as partnerships or LLPs, and...more

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Three Contract Tips to Safeguard Your Business from Another’s Default

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The beginning of a new partnership between companies is often a time of excitement. Like any new relationship, expectations for the future are promising and it is easy to see the best in your partner....more

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Dealing With Fiduciary Duties to a Business Partner Upon Exit

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It is an old saw that partners, co-venturers, and insiders to closely held businesses owe fiduciary duties of loyalty and due care when dealing with one another. Importantly, these fiduciary duties modify the common law of...more

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Chancery Declines to Dismiss Narrow Claims Relating to Entity’s Dissolution In Favor of Pending Related Action

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Hawkins v. Daniel, C.A. No. 2021-0453-JTL (Del. Ch. Aug. 24, 2021) - The Delaware courts utilize several doctrines to address motions to dismiss or stay in favor of related litigation, including McWane and Cryo-Maid, all...more

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Implementing China’s New Foreign Investment Law, Part Five: Exit Options for Investors of Foreign Invested Enterprises

The fifth and final installment of a series of alerts focusing on practical issues relating to China’s new Foreign Investment Law. Foreign investors seeking to exit from their existing foreign invested enterprises (FIEs)...more

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Can the Company Pay My Legal Fees?

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Under the so-called “American Rule,” litigants usually must pay their own lawyer fees. But in business divorce and other private company disputes between business co-owners, there are a variety of ways for individual...more

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Lawyer Says, “I’m Not a Partner, No Wait, I am a Partner!” Which is It?

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Earlier this year, we wrote about a partnership dispute involving a prominent insurance litigation firm, D’Amato & Lynch, LLP. In that case, a lawyer who enjoyed the title and certain trappings of “partner” tried, but failed,...more

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Court Lacks Authority To Order Buyout Of Foreign Entities

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When one partner or members seeks the dissolution of a California limited partnership or limited liability company, the other partners or members may keep the LP or LLC alive by purchasing, for cash, the interests owned by...more

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Top Ten Business Divorce Cases of 2018

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I’m very pleased to present my 11th annual list of this past year’s ten most significant business divorce cases. This year’s list includes four important appellate decisions, including one likely to stand as a landmark...more

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Basics of Valuation Proceedings – Litigating an Appraisal from Start to Finish – Part 2

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...So you, or your client, have found yourself in an appraisal proceeding. The question then becomes: What are the legal rules, principles, and standards that apply in the valuation proceeding itself? That is the subject of...more

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Basics Of Valuation Proceedings – Litigating An Appraisal From Start To Finish – Part 1

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Last month, seasoned business appraiser Andy Ross of Getty Marcus CPA, P.C., and I made a presentation at the Nassau County Bar Association about appraisal proceedings in business divorce cases. With the subject of business...more

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California Supreme Court Deals Death Blow to Jewel v. Boxer for Hourly Fee Cases in State

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• The California Supreme Court has decided the fate of the unfinished business rule for hourly fee cases in the state with its long-awaited decision in Heller Ehrman LLP v. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. The court held that a...more

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Winter Case Notes: De Facto Partnership and Other Recent Decisions of Interest

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Welcome to another edition of Winter Case Notes in which I clear out my backlog of recent court decisions of interest to business divorce aficionados by way of brief synopses with links to the decisions for those who wish to...more

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Court of Appeals Grants Leave to Appeal in Partnership Dissolution Case

On January 10, 2016, the New York Court of Appeals decided to hear a case that has significant consequence in the field of partnership dissolution. The case, Congel v. Malfitano,[1] concerns the allegedly wrongful...more

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Court of Appeals to Decide Controversial Partnership Dissolution Case

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In a controversial ruling last year in Congel v Malfitano, the Appellate Division, Second Department, affirmed and modified in part a post-trial judgment against a former 3.08% partner in a general partnership that owns an...more

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