Susan Maslow, member of the Responsible Investor Model Clauses Task Force of the ABA Business Law Section, Corporate Sustainability Law...
The Corporate Transparency Act: Injunction Remains in Place
As we reported in a previous client alert, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued...
There is Life Insurance After Death – the Impact of Connelly v. United States
Attention owners of closely held businesses! A recent decision by the Supreme Court could impact the amount of taxes owed...
They Are Here: Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for Small Businesses Go Into Effect January 1, 2024
Last year, we warned you in our business law blog that a new law, the federal Corporate Transparency Act, would...
The ESG Backlash: Politics and Shareholder Primacy
Reprinted from the April 2023 edition of Business Law Today. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. By Susan A. Maslow...
Coming Soon: Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for Small Businesses
On January 1, 2021, Congress enacted the Federal Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”), pursuant to which a secure database will...
No Safe Harbor in the “Contract Assurances” Required in the EU Directive Proposal
The European Commission published the long-awaited Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate...
2021 Decennial Report Requirements for Pennsylvania Entities
In 2021, entities formed in Pennsylvania and entities formed in other states that have registered to do business in Pennsylvania...
Use of Corporate Authority in Internal Business Disputes
In my many years of practice as a commercial litigator dealing with conflicts between shareholders, it has become clear time...
Shareholders’ Agreements: A Vaccination Against Corporate Paralysis
In the many years I have been working as outside counsel to closely held businesses, one of the frequent pitfalls...
Legislative Updates Owners of PA LLC’s & Partnerships Need to Know – Part 2
Earlier this year, amendments to Pennsylvania’s statutes governing partnerships and limited liability companies (often referred to as unincorporated entities or...
Legislative Updates Owners of PA LLC’s & Partnerships Need to Know – Part 1
The Pennsylvania General Assembly, with significant input from the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Business Law Section, recently passed Act 170, which...
Scam Alert for Pennsylvania Business Owners
Scammers targeting Pennsylvania businesses have been hard at work this summer. The Pennsylvania Department of State reports that three separate...
Indemnification Fee Advancement
No one (not even us legal corporate types) would ever suggest that bylaws are interesting. But recent Third Circuit and...