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Hillman, W. Robert; Loewenstein, J. Mark --- "Research Handbook on Partnerships, LLCs and Alternative Forms of Business Organizations" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015) [2015] ELECD 939

Editor(s): Hillman, W. Robert; Loewenstein, J. Mark

Title: Research Handbook on Partnerships, LLCs and Alternative Forms of Business Organizations

Series: Research Handbooks in Corporate Law and Governance series

Topics: Corporate Law and Governance

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 28 August 2015

Number of pages: c 520

ISBN (hard cover): 9781783474394

EISBN: 9781783474400

Abstract/Description:

While the partnership has been a viable alternative to incorporation for centuries, the much more recent limited liability company (LLC) has increasingly become the business organization of choice for new firms in the United States. This Handbook includes extensive discussion of alternatives to incorporation, including several chapters devoted to alternative entities in foreign jurisdictions. Distinguished contributors include academics, practitioners, and prominent jurists.

This Handbook explores partnerships, LLCs, business trusts and related topics. Specially commissioned chapters by leading scholars in the field examine issues such as fiduciary duties, agency principles, contractual freedom, tax treatment, the special circumstances of law firms, and dissolution. While much of the emphasis is on US law, a number of chapters also include treatments of Japan, the UK, Russia, China, Taiwan, India and Brazil.

This Handbook’s expert analysis makes it a valuable resource for both scholars and practitioners of business law, as well as law students.