Sophisticated Choice of Entity - Part 1

Description

Choosing the right entity for a closely held business is not only a choice in time but planning for long stretches of time and the likelihood of substantial change. Among those changes are changes in tax law, changes in the capital structure and ownership ranks of the company, and changes in business strategy.

These and a multitude of other considerations often involve a sophisticated tradeoff of benefits and costs, balancing certainty with flexibility, in full knowledge that change is certain.

This program provides a practical guide to sophisticated choice of entity considerations for closely held businesses.

Part 1 topics include:

Impact of industry norms, investor expectations, and regulatory requirements
Management and information rights, and the ability to restrict
Fiduciary duties/liability of owners and managers, and the ability to modify these duties
Economic rights – choosing among capital rights, income rights, tracking rights

Contributors

Christopher Davidson

Christopher Davidson is a partner in the Baltimore, Maryland office of Venable LLP, where he advises clients on a wide variety of federal and tax matters, including in the areas of corporate formations, financings and transactions. His focus is on foreign and domestic tax matters for partnerships, LLCs and corporations. He is a frequent contributor to professional tax journals.

Christopher received his B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Maryland, his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law, and his LL.M. from New York University.

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Paul Kaplun

Paul Kaplun is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Venable, LLP where he has an extensive corporate and business planning practice, and provides advisory services to emerging growth companies and entrepreneurs in a variety of industries. He formerly served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, where he taught business planning. Before entering private practice, he was a Certified Public Accountant with a national accounting firm, specializing in corporate and individual income tax planning and compliance. Mr. Kaplun received his B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, from Georgetown University and J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.

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Contributors

Christopher Davidson

Paul Kaplun