- Business Partner or Spouse(09.28.23)
- Texas Supreme Court Holds That Law Firm Could Not Redeem A Departing Partner's Shares For No Value Under The Parties' Shareholder Agreement(06.25.23)
- Federal Court Denies Summary Judgment On Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Claim Against Former Employee(06.19.23)
- The Texas Supreme Court Affirms A Summary Judgment For A Fiduciary Defendant Based On The Statute Of Limitations And The Duty To Use Reasonable Diligence To Discover Claims(02.08.23)
- Federal Court Dismissed Some But Not All Claims Against Individuals And Entities Arising Out Of Operation Of A Limited Partnership(01.16.23)
- Presentation: Voir Dire (In a Post COVID World)(09.23.22)
- Court Held That Those In Control Of A Limited Liability Company May Owe Fiduciary Duties To The Company And Its Members(08.29.22)
- Employee's Fiduciary Duty May Not Be Limited To His Or Her Employer(08.29.22)
- Webinar Series: Financial Services - Advising Trustees Who Manage Closely-Held Business Interests(08.10.22)
- Presentation: Advising Trustees Who Manage Closely-Held Business Interests(07.05.22)
- Partner Had Capacity To Sue Other Partner For Breach Of Fiduciary Duty(06.27.22)
- Texas Supreme Court Holds That A Director Of A Corporation Cannot Hold An Informal Fiduciary Duty To A Stockholder(06.21.22)
- Suing Attorneys In Texas For Participating in Fiduciary Breaches(06.04.22)
- Financial Services Industry Group Webinar Series: Trust Issues In Divorce Proceedings(05.24.22)
- Financial Services Industry Group Webinar Series: Trust Issues In Divorce Proceedings(05.10.22)
- David Fowler Johnson Receives JD Supra's 2022 Readers' Choice Award for Top Author in Wealth Management(03.08.22)
- FSIG Webinar - Litigating Self-Interested Transactions By Trustees(03.03.22)
- Upcoming Event: UT CLE 18th Annual Changes and Trends Affecting Special Needs Trusts(01.26.22)
- Presentation: Minority Investor Rights in Private Companies: Buy-Sell Agreements, Court-Ordered Buyouts, Breach of Fiduciary Duty(01.24.22)
- Appellate Court Grants Mandamus Relief To Require A Jury Trial On The Issue Of Whether The Inspection Of Books And Records Of A Company Was Sought For A Proper Purpose(01.15.22)
- Federal Courts Deny Motions To Dismiss Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Claims Due To The Economic Loss Rule(12.17.21)
- Presentation: Litigating Self-Interested Transactions Involving Fiduciaries(12.13.21)
- Court Holds That Promissory Note Did Not Allow Partial Conversion To Equity(10.10.21)
- Court Holds That Shareholder Derivative Suit May Proceed Against An Officer Without A Pre-Suit Demand Where The Case Involved A Closely-Held Corporation(09.26.21)
- Business Divorce: Minority Shareholder Rights In Texas(09.07.21)
- Shareholder Agreements Are Very Powerful In Texas: Parties Should Carefully Review Those Agreements Before Obtaining Stock In A Corporation(08.20.21)
- Presentation: Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Against Trustees/Managers of Closely-Held Businesses(08.02.21)
- Business Divorce: Court Affirms Jury Finding That A Manager Did Not Breach Her Fiduciary Duties(07.28.21)
- Exiting Member of LLC May Still Owe Fiduciary Duties(06.16.21)
- Partnership Agreement Was Invalid Where IT Was Entered Into Between A Fiduciary And Principal And Was Otherwise Unfair And The Principal Did Not Owe Fiduciary Duties As A Partner Where There Was No Enforceable Partnership(04.30.21)
- Business Divorce: Court Affirms Denial Of SLAPP Motion Regarding Partnership Divorce Suit(04.12.21)
- Court Found That There Was A Fact Question On Whether Officers Violated Fiduciary Duties By Obtaining A Side Bonus From A Purchaser When Negotiating A Sale Of The Company's Assets(03.29.21)
- Under Texas Law, You Can Have Your Cake, But Not Always Eat it Too: Choice of Forum Clauses Are Enforceable, Choice of Venue Has Limits(10.27.20)
- Podcast—What Happens When Companies Break Up: How to Protect Your Intangible Assets that Maximize Business Values(05.04.20)
- Eliminate Investor Fraud Claims in 2020: Recent Texas Supreme Court Decision Shows the Way(01.06.20)
- Cautionary Note for Private Company Owners: Third Party Investors Can Create Thorny Problems(12.23.19)
- The IPO Dreams Of Private Company Owners: Reality Awaits - Champagne Toasts or Unrelenting Stress(12.02.19)
- Invest With Caution: Top 10 Checklist For Investors Purchasing Interests in Private Companies(11.18.19)
- ETP v. Enterprise: Texas Partnership Created by Conduct — A Dog That Won't Hunt(11.04.19)
- Tricks Not Treats: Good Faith Promises to Perform Don't Hold Up in Shareholder Buy/Sell Agreements Under Texas Law(10.14.19)
- Shareholder Oppression Claims: Looking Past the Urban Myth to Remedies that Continue to Survive Under Texas Law(10.01.19)
- Reps & Warranties Insurance: A Game Changer for Business Owners Providing the Opportunity for a Virtually Risk-Free Sale of the Company(09.09.19)
- Making the Right Choice: The Obligation to Comply With Fiduciary Duties By The Directors, Managers and Officers of Private Texas Companies(08.27.19)
- Just in Time For Summer: The Freeze-Out Merger, A Legal Option Available to SOME Majority Owners of Privately-Held Texas Companies(08.05.19)
- Can the Golden Goose and Its Eggs Be Shared: Resolving Conflicts Between Private Company Co-Founders(06.24.19)
- Partnership Blues: Can a Bad Business Partner be Removed by the Company's Majority Owner When No Buy-Sell Agreement Exists?(06.10.19)
- Family Law Post-Maximizing Private Company Value in Divorce: Achieving a Successful Business Divorce When the Marriage Fails(05.28.19)
- Dispute Resolution for Business Partners: The Arbitration Option—Know When to Hold 'Em, When to Fold 'Em, and When to Walk Away(05.10.19)
- Melancholy Minority Shareholders: Five-Years after Ritchie v. Rupe, No Cause for Celebration by Texas Private Company Investors(04.22.19)
- When Temptation Trumps Restraint: Limits of the Statutory Protection for Texas LLC Managers(04.01.19)
- Legendary Hospitality: The Danny Meyer (Shake Shack) Approach to Business Success(03.18.19)
- Heavy is the Head That Wears the Crown: Overcoming Legal & Business Challenges Faced by Majority Owners of Texas Limited Liability Companies(03.04.19)
- Rejecting the Ostrich Approach: Responsibly Confronting #MeToo Allegations of Misconduct by Private Company Leaders(02.18.19)
- Scaling an Even Higher Bar: Texas Law Raises the Stakes for Private Company Shareholders in Pursuing Derivative Claims(02.04.19)
- Surviving The Impostor Syndrome: Staying on Course as a Successful Business Leader(01.22.19)
- New Year's Resolutions for Majority Owners: Promoting Peace With Partners in 2019(01.07.19)
- PE Firms: The Earn-Out Conundrum—Avoiding Post-Purchase Conflicts With Private Company Sellers(12.17.18)
- The Private Company Cookie Jar: Who Decides How Many Cookies The Majority Owners Get to Eat (And Which Ones)?(12.04.18)
- "To Vest, or Not to Vest" —The Question for Company Founders Who Receive Equity/Stock In Connection with a New Private Equity Investment in the Business(11.19.18)
- Avoiding Business Divorce Disaster: A Business Valuation Expert's View(11.05.18)
- Buyer Beware: Purchase a Private Company With Both Eyes Wide Open(10.15.18)
- The Equity Profits Interest: Giving Seeds Time to Sprout, Incentivizing Key Employees, and Keeping the Tax Collector at Bay(10.03.18)
- Family Law Post: The Liquidity Problem In Divorce Proceedings - High Value, But No Cash to Pay for Private Company Business Interest(09.17.18)
- Can We Keep the Band Together: Seeking Long-Term Harmony Among Business Partners(09.04.18)
- Be Careful With the Rotten Egg: Removing a Bad Business Partner From the Company is Difficult(08.20.18)
- Hiding in Plain Sight: Often Overlooked Problems with Letters of Intent(08.06.18)
- Too Much of a Good Thing: Avoiding Unwelcome Results From (Too) Broadly Drafted Indemnity Provisions in Private Company Governance Documents(07.23.18)
- The Perfect Buy-Sell Provision: Is it a Unicorn, or is There a One-Size-Fits-All for Every Company(07.09.18)
- Family Law Post: Till Death Do Us Part, But Will The Spousal Consent That My Spouse Signed in Our LLC Agreement Hold Up in Our Divorce(06.18.18)
- Half a Loaf is Better Than None—Except in Private Company Investing: The Potential Pitfalls of a 50% Ownership Stake in a Privately-Held Company(06.05.18)
- With Friends Like These, Enemies Aren't Needed: Character Traits of Great Business Partners(05.21.18)
- Family Law Post: Transferring Company Ownership Interests in Divorce Settlements—A Transaction in Which Both Spouses Need to Exercise Significant Caution(05.08.18)
- Threading the Needle: A Win-Win Buy-Sell Agreement for Private Company Majority Owners and Minority Investors(05.01.18)
- The Amendment Power: Voldemort May Not Have Had This Power, But It Is One to be Feared by Minority Investors in Private Companies(04.09.18)
- Halloween for Private Company Investors: Be Very Afraid of Phantom Income(10.30.17)
- Family Law Post (Part 1) - Love Is Forever, But A Pre-Nup May Be The Better Bet: The Financial And Other Benefits Of A Marital Pre-Nup(08.17.17)
- Ducks Don't Walk, Talk or Sign Partnership Agreements: Dallas Court of Appeals Reverses $535 Million Verdict for ETP(07.25.17)
- Shareholder Derivative Claims: The Sharp Arrow in the Quiver Still Available to Minority Shareholders In Texas Private Companies(05.23.17)
- Despite Dante's Warning (Abandon Hope), There is Hope for Minority Investors Who Failed to Obtain a Buy-Sell Agreement Before Acquiring Their Interest(04.11.17)
- Buy-Sell Agreements: Don't Leave Home (Or Invest) in a Private Company Without One(03.28.17)
- What Is A Texas Partnership: The Answer To Come Soon In The Case Of ETP v. Enterprise Products Partners LP(02.27.17)
- Virtual Reality Goes To Court: Lessons Learned From The $500 Million Jury Verdict Against Facebook's Oculus Division(02.10.17)
- New World: Minority Shareholders Take the Shackles Off - Looking Back at Private Company Ownership Issues During 2016 (Part 2)(12.20.16)
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