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Business Entities, Corporate Governance & Ownership

Legal concepts related to business entities, corporate governance, and business ownership.

  • 50/50 Partnerships: Never a Good Idea
  • Closely-Held vs Publicly-Held Business
  • Piercing the Corporate Veil
  • Limited Liability Company - Explanation
  • Ownership Structure of Business Entities
  • Limited Liability Business Entities
  • Limited Partnership - Explained
  • Creating a Business Entity
  • Incorporating in Delaware
  • General Partnership - Everything You Need to Know
  • Considerations in Selecting Business Entities
  • Corporations - Explained
  • Continuity of Business Entities
  • Compensation within Business Entities
  • Sole Proprietorship - Explained
  • Considerations for Forming a Business Entity
  • Doing Business in Multiple States
  • Taxation of Sole Proprietorship
  • Types of Partnerships
  • At-Will Partnerships
  • Tort Liability of Partners
  • Partner Responsibilities to the Partnership
  • How are Partner's Compensated
  • Limited Liability Limited Partnership - Explained
  • Funding the Partnership
  • Partnership Agreement - Explained
  • Terminating the Partnership
  • Limited Liability Company (LLC) - A Detailed Explanation
  • Forming an LLC
  • Articles of Organization - Explained
  • Operating Agreement or LLC Agreement
  • LLC Compensation
  • LLC Taxation - Explained
  • Converting to an LLC
  • Articles of Incorporation - Explained
  • Corporate Bylaws - Explained
  • Straight and Cumulative Voting
  • Class Voting - Shareholders
  • Staggering the Board
  • Changing the Director Voting Rules
  • Overview of the Board of Directors
  • Board Decision Making
  • Promoter Liability - Explained
  • Exiting the Corporation
  • Buy Sell Agreements
  • Authorized Shares - Explained
  • Preferred Convertible Stock - Explained
  • Preferred Shares Liquidation Preference -Explained
  • Participating Preferred Shares
  • Participating Convertible Preferred Shares - Explained
  • Issued Outstanding and Fully Diluted Shares - Explained
  • Business Capitalization - Explained
  • Options Pools and Capitalization - Explained
  • Founder's Equity - Explained
  • Cofounder Equity Split
  • Issues Contributing IP for Equity
  • Founders Stock
  • Class F Stock
  • Class FF Stock
  • Stock Vesting Schedule
  • Preemptive Rights
  • Investor Voting Rights
  • What are Business Entities?
  • Why is Understanding Business Entities Important?
  • Maintenance Requirements for a Business Entity
  • Sales and Use Tax - Explained
  • Self-Employment and Payroll Taxes - Explained
  • Joint Venture - Explained
  • What are Requirements for an S Corporation?
  • Control within Business Entity
  • Business Entities (Intro)
  • Corporate Governance (Intro)
  • What is Business Governance?
  • Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Shareholders
  • Shareholder Personal Liability for Corporate Obligations
  • Shareholder Direct and Derivative Actions
  • Shareholder Derivative Action Process
  • Corporate Proxies and Shareholder Votes
  • Activist Shareholders and Institutional Investors
  • Role of Directors in a Corporation
  • Composition of Board of Directors
  • Standards Governing Actions of Corporate Directors
  • What is the Business Judgment Rule?
  • Members of a Corporation
  • Director and Officer Liability Insurance
  • Role of Executives of the Corporation
  • Standards Governing Actions of Corporate Officers
  • State and Federal Corporate Governance Laws
  • State Law and Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Governance and Federal Securities Laws
  • Corporate Governance and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
  • Corporate Governance and the Dodd Frank Act
  • Corporate Governance and Industry Standards
  • Closely Held Corporations - Explained
  • Corporate Governance and Proxy Advisory Firms
  • Corporate Governance and Ethics
  • Lack of Information and Corporate Governance Issues
  • Decision Making and Corporate Governance Issues
  • Power Struggles and Corporate Governance Issues
  • Alignment of Benefits and Corporate Governance Issues
  • What is a Hostile Takeover?
  • Hostile Takeover Defense - Shark Repellent
  • Hostile Takeover Defense - Poison Pill
  • Distinction between Private and Public Company
  • Incentivizing Acquirer - Hostile Takeover Defense
  • Asset or Liability Tactics - Hostile Takeover Defenses
  • Hostile Takeover Defenses - White Knight and Pac Man
  • Role and Purpose of Corporate Entity Form
  • Agency Theory of Corporate Governance
  • Stakeholder Theory of Corporate Governance
  • Rights and Role of Shareholders of the Corporation
  • Corporate Governance and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)
  • All About Corporate Stock
  • What are the most common forms of business entity?
  • Limited Liability Partnership - Explanation
  • How are Businesses Taxed?
  • Causes of Corporate Governance Issues
  • Business Entity Setup - Explained
  • Converting Business Entity to a Corporation
  • Converting from S Corp to C Corp (and Vice Versa)
  • Selecting a Business Entity for a Startup
  • Equity - Definition
  • Dual Class Shares - Definition
  • Duty of Candor - Definition
  • Duty of Care (Board of Directors) - Definition
  • Duty of Loyalty (Directors) - Definition
  • Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) - Definition
  • De Jure Corporation - Definition
  • Dissenter's Rights - Definition
  • Holding Company (Business) - Definition
  • Nomination Committee (Corporate Board) Defined
  • Business Entities - Types and Characteristics
  • Sole Proprietorship - A Detailed Explanation
  • NonProfit Business Entities
  • Chairman of the Board Definition
  • Common Stock - Definition
  • Codetermination Definition
  • Staggered Board - Definition
  • Advisory Board (Observer Directors) - Definition
  • Par Value - Definition
  • Preferred Stock - Definition
  • Outside Director or Non-Executive Director - Definition
  • Operating Subsidiary - Definition
  • Proxy Fight or Contest - Definition & Explanation
  • Plurality Voting - Definition
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) - Definition
  • Silent Partner - Definition
  • Shareholder Sponsored Proposal - Definition
  • Staggered Board - Definition
  • Say on Pay Rights - Definition
  • Statutory Voting - Definition
  • Shareholder-Centric Perspective - Definition
  • Shareholder Democracy - Definition
  • Williams Act - Definition
  • Amotion - Definition
  • Uniform Limited Partnership Act - Definition
  • Ultra Vires - Definition
  • Board Evaluation - Definition
  • Brassplate Company - Definition
  • Berle-Means Thesis - Definition
  • Mutual Company - Definition
  • Flip Over Poison Pill - Definition
  • Flip In Poison Pill - Definition
  • Cadbury Rules - Definition
  • Back-end Plan - Definition
  • Backflip Takeover - Definition
  • Dead Hand Provision - Definition
  • Joint Stock Company - Definition
  • Jonestown Defense - Definition
  • Lady Macbeth Strategy - Definition
  • Macaroni Defense - Definition
  • Yellow Knight - Definition
  • Operating Company Property Company Model - Definition
  • Appraisal Rights - Definition
  • Master Limited Partnership - Definition
  • Whitemail - Definition
  • Wholly-Owned Subsidiary - Definition
  • Scorched Earth Policy - Definition
  • Self-Dealing - Definition
  • Activist Investor - Definition
  • Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - Definition
  • Chief Financial Officer - Definition
  • Chief Information Officer (CIO) - Definition
  • Chief Investment Officer (CIO) - Definition
  • Chief Legal Officer - Definition
  • Chief Operating Officer - Definition
  • Chief Risk Officer - Definition
  • Chief Security Officer - Definition
  • Chief Technology Officer (CTO) - Definition
  • Entity Theory - Definition
  • Winding Up - Definition
  • Uniform Partnership Act - Definition
  • Unissued Stock - Definition
  • Subsidiary Company - Definition
  • Compensation Committee - Definition
  • Shareholder Register - Definition
  • Shareholder Value - Definition
  • Business Continuity Planning - Definition
  • Cumulative Voting Rights - Definition
  • Guaranteed Stock - Definition
  • Issued Shares - Definition
  • Conglomerate - Definition
  • Non-Profit Organization - Definition
  • Supermajority - Definition
  • Parent Company - Definition
  • State-Owned Enterprise - Definition
  • Outstanding Shares - Definition
  • Shotgun Clause - Definition
  • Family Limited Partnership - Definition
  • Promoter - Definition
  • Inside Director - Definition
  • Non-cumulative (Stock) - Definition
  • Audit Committee - Definition
  • Quorum - Definition
  • Budget Committee - Definition
  • Board of Governors - Definition
  • Proxy Statement - Definition
  • Public Limited Company - Definition
  • Publicly-Traded Partnership - Definition
  • Corporate Financing Committee - Definition
  • Institutional Shares - Definition
  • Outside Director - Definition
  • Public Service Corporation - Definition
  • Board of Trustees - Definition
  • Private Foundation - Definition
  • Conglomeration - Definition
  • Stock Split - Definition
  • Holding Company - Definition
  • Independent Outside Director - Definition
  • Fat Man Strategy - Definition
  • Revlon Rule - Definition
  • Corporate Charter - Definition and Explanation
  • Amalgamation - Definition
  • Keepwell Agreement (Letter of Comfort) - Definition
  • Close Corporation Plan - Definition
  • Corporate Governance Rating - Definition
  • Kamikaze Defense - Definition
  • Voting Poison Pill Plan - Definition
  • Corporate Monitors - Definition
  • Information Circular - Definition
  • Comply or Explain (UK) - Definition
  • Common and Preferred Shares
  • What is Control of a Business Entity
  • Founder's Agreement - Definition
  • Corporate Governance Explained
  • Management Buy-In - Definition
  • Management Entrenchment - Definition
  • Market for Corporate Control
  • Proration (Merger and Acquisition) - Definition

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