Family Law and Family Business
Spouses often both own shares in a corporation that operates a family business, sometimes because they are both active participants in the business, and sometimes… Read More »Family Law and Family Business
shareholdersagreements
Yet Another Way for Business Lawyers to be Negligent
Let’s say that you represent a 40% shareholder in a corporation. You are reviewing a shareholder’s agreement which says that in certain circumstances (death, disability,… Read More »Yet Another Way for Business Lawyers to be Negligent
Two Stupid Clauses Dumb Lawyers Put in Shareholders Agreements
Over my many years practicing business law I formed some strong opinions. Here are two of them which relate to shareholders agreements:
Of Death and Taxes (And Shareholders Agreements)
Death: My favourite topic in a shareholders agreement. What I like about the death provision is that it is usually not controversial, especially if the… Read More »Of Death and Taxes (And Shareholders Agreements)