You and your business partner are fighting. He hires a lawyer and has the company sue you. What's wrong with this picture? Why is our company...
Corporations are so ubiquitous that it is surprising that they are a relatively recent legal development. Here is a history of the development of the Texas...
What is a corporation? How is it different from a partnership? What are the legal obligations? Attributes of the corporate entity The corporate structure allows the...
Choosing the Business Entity The selection of a type of business ownership is a decision that a person should make, in consultation with an attorney and...
Texas law governing minority shareholder rights is complex and full of traps for the unwary. Texas lawyers get it wrong every day--frequently exposing their clients to...
As a general rule, buy-sell agreements are important protections against shareholder oppression. The reason that oppressive tactics are so effective is that the minority shareholder is...
Capital Structure-Debt vs. Equity Generally speaking, corporations raise capital through debt or equity or a combination of both. Equity investments—the purchase of shares issued by the...
