Book Description

Aspen Publishers' new Third Edition of Drafting Limited Liability Company Operating Agreements provides crystal-clear analysis and hands-on guidance from John M. Cunningham, one of the acknowledged leaders in the field. You'll find virtually everything you need to negotiate, draft, and fine-tune LLC operating agreements for all basic types of LLCs--member-managed, manager-managed, single-member, and multi-member--in any U.S. jurisdiction! Drafting Limited Liability Company Operating Agreements, Third Edition identifies the 10 main stages of the LLC formation process and gives you detailed, practice-oriented comments on each. In addition, you'll find valuable "red flags" spotlighting common pitfalls and risks; the text of key federal tax materials, including the "Check-the-Box Regulations" and the IRS's guidelines on the application of the Self-Employment Tax to LLC members; and the current text of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act . Drafting Limited Liability Company Operating Agreements, Third Edition ensures that you're prepared to handle all legal and tax aspects of the LLC formation process including fiduciary issues and other critical business organization law issues facing the managers of multi-member LLCs ; multi-member LLC partnership tax issues; the unique legal and tax issues confronting owners of single-member LLCs; hidden issues in drafting articles of organization; and the complex issues of legal ethics when representing two or more clients in forming multi-member LLCs. To assist in your analysis, you'll find a comprehensive survey of the rapidly expanding body of federal and state LLC case law-- complete with clear summaries of the cases and indexes by both state and subject matter. Newly updated and expanded, Drafting Limited Liability Company Operating Agreements, Third Edition now offers a timely overview of the more than 1,100 significant LLC cases reported to date, and spotlights those specific cases with which every LLC practitioner should have detailed familiarity. Drafting Limited Liability Company Operating Agreements, Third Edition contains comprehensive, authoritative forms for all basic agreements and contract clauses likely to arise in LLC formations. These forms are designed for use in all 50 states and are accompanied by line-by-line instructions telling you exactly how and when to use them.