Questions tagged [corporate-law]
The body of law about corporations, including mergers, acquisitions, corporate governance, corporate liability, finance, and bankruptcy. The fact that a question involves a corporation does not make it a corporate law question.
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Why is English law so important to finance?
What are the features of the English law that make it so indisposable to international finance and particularly offshore companies?
I've recently bumped into this passage when reading about Cyprus, ...
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What happens if the officers of a company refuse to show up at board meetings?
Acme, Inc. is a California corporation. They have quarterly board meetings. To have a quorum, they need one of the officers to show up: the CEO, the CFO, etc.
None of the officers are willing to ...
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Can a company get a certification?
A company is "an artificial entity recognized by the law as a legal person that exists independently with rights and liability"*. So the law recognises them as a person. Are they therefore allowed to ...
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What are “non-union states”?
I'm watching a lecture by Robert B Reich.
He's talking about a hypothetical case in which Bob, a CEO of some corporation, wants to "move the US plant to a non-union state" to reduce wages.
I ...
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What makes me a member of my LLC?
I had a lawyer form an LLC in New York, where I reside, that I used to buy rental property. I paid for the property using money from my personal bank account. The property deeds are in the name of the ...
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Can I register a company name in the US if there is another company in the EU with the same name?
I'd like to register a trademark here in the US for a company name (an IT consulting company) and there is another company in the EU (registered under WIPO) that has the same name but differing ...
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CEO hiring himself as a consultant
Is a CEO of a U.S. public company allowed to hire a consulting firm for which he is the sole or primary employee?
Example:
Suppose a compensation committee within the board of directors of company ...
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Company director resignation
If i am a director of a private limited company, can i resign from my director position using a resignation email ?
Is there any chance that the company could take legal actions just because there ...
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What should I add behind the Trade Name for my Sole Proprietorship?
I am registered as a Sole Proprietorship in India to do business.
I have provided a Trade Name eg. ABC
So I have 2 questions:
In my Terms of Service and any other legal document can I use the Trade ...
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Setting up and running a limited company (UK) remotely (EU)
I would like to ask what are the potential pitfalls of setting up and running a limited company from a different country. In particular, the company would be incorporated in the United Kingdom, and I ...
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Personal vs Corporate Liability: A Simple Example
Imagine a person, Mr. X, who says something really bad about another person. Let's say he falsely accuses him of robbing a bank and abandoning his children.
In fact, he says it twice. He says it once ...
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Identifying corruption in tendering process
Under Indian law, is it allowable for a department (or department head) to bypass the a formal open "request for tender" process, by instead calling limited tender among arbitrary selected venders. ...
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Creating a LLC in Delaware when I am in California?
If I live/work in California can I create an LLC in Delaware (or possibly Nevada)? I've read that it's much cheaper and overall a better idea to have an LLC in Delaware. But I don't live out there, ...
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Can a voided option contract be transferred to a new company?
I gave a deposit of $10,000 and signed an option contract with a franchisor for a franchise to open within 12 months or the contract was void. The franchisor failed to deliver and refuses to refund my ...
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Can I establish a “one person company” in USA?
Can I establish a one person company(with no co-founders) in USA? Will this company be restricted or face barriers to grow regards to law?
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How much are partnerships and LLCs really taxed?
Based on the IRS website, partnerships and LLCs being taxed as partnerships appear to only file (at the federal level) 1065 forms with schedule K-1 forms (for each partner/member).
If I'm reading ...
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What role does the person who signs post incorporation paperwork have in the company?
I am a minor and my mother would be signing both the incorporation documents, I am under the impression there is no problem there as she would have no role.
Since she signed these documents, does she ...
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Is doing business where you live all it takes to pierce the corporate veil?
If an LLC operates from someone's home, I read (can't find source at the moment) that they want a place in their home where they exclusively work on the business (like a home office) to keep business ...
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How realistic is it to resurrect a dormant C corporation
Assume that someone formed a C-Corp around 15 years ago in Texas. Then they let it go dormant with the state by not filing any of the required paperwork nor paying any fees. The SoS of Texas lists the ...
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Piercing Corporate Veil in Texas, US
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For this question, I'm only asking about the United States and if relevant, LLCs in the state of Texas. While reading about asset protection strategies and trying to understand corporate veil ...
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What legal entity(s) would be best for startup funded by kickstarter or other investment?
Assuming someone is going to start a business that is to design, build and manufacture a small electronic handheld device.
They post campaigns on Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and other crowd-funding ...
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'payable in like kind'? 'non-electing' shares?
each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall, by virtue of such
transaction and on the same terms as apply to the holders of Common
Stock, be converted into or exchanged for the aggregate amount ...
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difference between 'assigned' and 'endorsed' in this context?
Each such notice of redemption shall be irrevocable and shall specify
the date that is the redemption date, the redemption price, the number
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What trademark “goods/services” category is a medical device design and manufacturing company?
If my company offers an array of medical devices (and related software), do I trademark it as an 010 (based on it's flagship product) or do I trademark as an 044 (a medical service -- producing and ...
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Which companies need to comply with Sarbanes Oxley?
Some companies issue private offerings that are exempt from registration. Some register with the SEC ahead of a public offering. Some become reporting companies.
When exactly does the Sarbanes-Oxley ...
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Who can investors sell to under Rule 144?
Under the United States SEC's Rule 144, investors can resell securities after one year (or six months if the company is a reporting company) as long as the issuer allows it.
But to who can they ...
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What is required for a non-US citizen to be a member of a multi-member LLC?
This article lists a number of new requirements for a non-US citizen members of a single member LLC that went into effect January 1, 2017.
Are there any requirements imposed on multi-member LLCs that ...
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How can huge company mergers that kill all competition be legal?
Disclaimer: I'm a programmer/electrical engineer and therefore a complete novice to law.
My question is: how can mergers of direct competitors, each already having a dominant market oligopoly, be ...
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Can I create a second company to get rid of my partners (in this case)? [closed]
I have a doubt. After several months of working a lot and spending some money, I managed to finish a website that I would like to see as my first business. I have purchased a domain and I am about to ...
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Is the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 included in the United States Code? Why can't I find §4201?
There are numerous texts stating that there was a Section 4201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 in 2010. There are also numerous texts stating that OPA 90 §4201 was amended into the United States Code....
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Proper Way to Register a Parent Company w/ Subsidiaries
Example:
I want to have MyCompany Corporation but also want to have MyCompany News, MyCompany Software, Etc.
Would I register the corporation then add the subsidiaries as a DBA or does each ...
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Foreclosure on a Business Loan
Assuming that the due diligence has been performed, what is involved in foreclosing on a business loan?
Said business is currently owned by an investment group. That group owes two payments that ...
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can lawyers/senate public commitee meetings ask questions which might be covered by NDA's
I'm just taking the recent Mark Zuckerberg Senate hearings which were held in the open in the United States. Is there some sort of fine line that the Senate has to follow? Can they ask any questions ...
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In what order do collateral and guarantees pay off a defaulted loan or bond?
Company A is issued a loan that is guaranteed by Company B and is secured by liens on Company C's assets.
Company A defaults on its loan. In what order are the collateral and guarantees used to pay ...
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How does shareholders' limited liability work in practice?
Given that:
A shareholder in a limited company is not personally liable for any of
the debts of the company, other than for the amount already invested
in the company and for any unpaid amount ...
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Can a CEO of a C corporation who make no salary qualify unemployment benefits?
Many officers of startups do not make a salary, but they are actively working for their company. While they do have options, these options may not be worth much of anything in the beginning. If the ...
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Can IRS tax an offshore business operated by a non-resident alien in U.S?
The business is incorporated offshore. It is a company selling software applications. There is no office in the U.S. It has nothing to do with U.S. except:
The owner of the offshore company is a non-...
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How can immigrants in the US get paid as owners of companies when they can't be paid as workers?
I have been interested in starting a company as an immigrant but don't understand what the law is for paying myself from the company or in what capacity I could legally work in the company. I have ...
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Who has authority to sign on behalf of company
When it comes to corporations, who has the authority to bind a company and what evidence should they provide to prove this please? I assume company officers do have the power, but how can this be ...
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Corporation files ch. 7 but wholly-owned subsidiary LLC does not file - how does this happen?
I have an interesting situation. I’m a customer of a US corporation through its wholly-owned LLC subsidiary (one of several). The entire corporation (including the subsidiarys) shut down operations ...
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Minority Shareholder Rights vs the Majority
Can a resolution be passed where holders of one share class (B, for example) can vote to make it possible that only class A's are diluted going forward? I believe this violates some aspect of company ...
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I am a shareholder in a Private C-Corp, what are my rights?
I am a shareholder in a private c-corp. I am trying to get financial records for the company and they are ignoring me. I believe this is my right as a shareholder. What options do I have? Am I ...
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What is the legal basis for unilateral share dilution?
As I understand it, many corporations have provisions in their articles of incorporation that allow them to issue new shares (or options) by board vote and give those shares to themselves or their ...
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Did the judge try to order me to pierce the corporate veil?
In a legal proceeding a couple of months ago, I was unfortunately at the disadvantage of not being represented by my attorney. (There is a reason which is unrelated to this question.)
I'm not a ...
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Why create an intellectual property holding company as a parent, subsidiary, or separate entity?
Most of the examples of intellectual property holding companies I've seen via web searches utilize a wholly owned subsidiary of a parent company to hold IP and then lease it back to the parent company ...
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How to issue LLC membership units for each founder to own 1/3 of the company?
There are three LLC founders that each own 1/3 of the company. In the LLC operating agreement, we would would like to have 100 membership units total to represent 100% ownership of the company.
How ...
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Should “LLC” be included on the sign on my business front door (California)?
Does California require that I append ", LLC" to my business name for the letters silkscreened on the front door of my business, or the building directory facing the street?
Things I've read online ...
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Virginia non-stock corporate board elections
Can a non-stock corporation with one class of voting members establish two classes of Board Directors, and then tell members to vote for a certain number of nominees from each class? Is that practice ...
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How to get a proof of business address for mail forwarding service?
We would like to use mailing forwarding service as our business address in US. Banks require us to prove business address. How to get a proof of business address if we are using a mail forwarding ...
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How to legally change a business address in Delaware without owning a property?
We are a startup company (C corporation) of 3 persons (2 of us are foreigners and one from California). Right now our business address set as the foreign business address. We want to change the ...
