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Answer Bar: LLCs and Partnerships Formation
Contains material from Jul 2017 to Aug 2019
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Session 2: Federal Tax Update - Review legislative, judicial and IRS guidance over the past year as it impacts partnerships and LLCs with a focus on choice of entity, Section 199A deduction, examination provisions, new loss limitation rules and Section 1061 holding period requirements.
Session 3: 2019 Secretary of State Update - Ever had a document rejected by the Secretary of State? Hear filing tips, do’s and don’ts and learn about other administrative issues that will make you an expert on filing with the Secretary of State.
Session 4: To C or not to C? Entity Selection in the New Tax Age - Tax reform enacted in 2017 changed the tax treatment of business entities, including a reduction in the corporate rate and a new deduction for partners, and brings new considerations into play when choosing or changing the form of doing business. Listen to a discussion about the operation of the new rules that may influence your selection now, when and why pass-through entities may still be the right choice and how and when multi-entity structures may be useful.
Session 5: Model Company Agreements - Walk through refinements to the model agreements for simple limited liability companies, including modifications related to the recent legislative changes to the Texas Business Organizations Code.
Session 6: Drafting Partnership and LLC Agreements for the New Partnership Audit Rules - 2018 ushers in a paradigm shift in the IRS's approach to partnership audits. Hear these new rules explained at a high level and review sample language to include in partnership and LLC agreements to account for these new rules.
Session 7: "Hello"—Inadvertent Partnerships - Partnerships can arise through the conduct of parties. Explore what makes a relationship a partnership and what to do to avoid partnership characterization.
Session 8: Inadvertent Partnerships Revisited - Hear an update on inadvertent partnerships after the Dallas Court of Appeals decision in Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. v. Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
Session 9: "Good Bye"—Buy-Outs or Exits - All good (and not so good) things must come to an end. When owners of an LLC or partnership are ready to part ways, what does one want in the Company Agreement/Partnership Agreement in order to facilitate an orderly exit by the departing owners?
Session 10: Effective Engagement Letters and Other Simple Risk-Management Tools - Keeping the client reasonably informed is required under the Texas disciplinary rules of professional conduct, and doing so is good risk management. Examine how effective engagement letters, disengagement letters, and other communications keep the client reasonably informed and engaged, while helping to control the client’s expectations, promoting effective risk management, and reducing the likelihood of legal malpractice claims.
Session 11: Nuts and Bolts Ethics for the Business and Transactional Lawyer - Listen to a practical discussion of current ethics topics related to business and transactional law, including conflicts issues, and attorney migration between firms.
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Elizabeth S. Miller, Douglas K. Moll
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Session 1
—67 mins
2019 Case Law Update (Aug 2019)
A survey of recent Texas cases addressing significant issues (fiduciary duties, piercing the entity veil, and more) in the context of LLCs and partnerships (including limited partnerships and LLPs).
Originally presented: Jul 2019 LLCs, LPs and Partnerships
Elizabeth S. Miller,
Baylor Law School - Waco, TX
Douglas K. Moll,
University of Houston Law Center - Houston, TX
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William Paul Bowers, Patrick L. O'Daniel
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Session 2
—76 mins
Federal Tax Update (Aug 2019)
Originally presented: Jul 2019 LLCs, LPs and Partnerships
William Paul Bowers,
Norton Rose Fulbright - Dallas, TX
Patrick L. O'Daniel,
Norton Rose Fulbright - Austin, TX
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Briana Godbey
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Session 3
—45 mins
2019 Secretary of State Update (Aug 2019)
Ever had a document rejected by the Secretary of State? Hear filing tips, do’s and don’ts and learn about other administrative issues that will make you an expert on filing with the Secretary of State.
Originally presented: Jul 2019 LLCs, LPs and Partnerships
Briana Godbey,
Office of the Secretary of State - Austin, TX
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Barbara Spudis de Marigny, Robert R. Keatinge
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Session 4
—76 mins
To C or not to C? Entity Selection in the New Tax Age (Aug 2018)
Tax reform enacted in 2017 changed the tax treatment of business entities, including a reduction in the corporate rate and a new deduction for partners, and brings new considerations into play when choosing or changing the form of doing business. Discuss the operation of the new rules that may influence your selection now, when and why pass-through entities may still be the right choice and how and when multi-entity structures may be useful.
Originally presented: Jul 2018 LLCs, LPs and Partnerships
Barbara Spudis de Marigny,
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP - Houston, TX
Robert R. Keatinge,
Holland & Hart LLP - Denver, CO
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Elizabeth S. Miller, Cliff Ernst
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Session 5
—49 mins
Model Company Agreements (Jul 2017)
Walk through refinements to the model agreements for simple limited liability companies, including modifications related to the recent legislative changes to the Texas Business Organizations Code.
Originally presented: Jul 2017 LLCs, LPs and Partnerships
Elizabeth S. Miller,
Baylor Law School - Waco, TX
Cliff Ernst,
Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody - Austin, TX
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Doug Jones
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Session 6
—26 mins
Drafting Partnership and LLC Agreements for the New Partnership Audit Rules (Aug 2018)
2018 ushers in a paradigm shift in the IRS's approach to partnership audits. Hear these new rules explained at a high level and review sample language to include in partnership and LLC agreements to account for these new rules.
Originally presented: Jul 2018 LLCs, LPs and Partnerships
Doug Jones,
McGinnis Lochridge - Austin, TX
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John C. Ale
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Session 7
—44 mins
"Hello"—Inadvertent Partnerships (Jul 2017)
Partnerships can arise through the conduct of parties. Explore what makes a relationship a partnership and what to do to avoid partnership characterization.
Originally presented: Jul 2017 LLCs, LPs and Partnerships
John C. Ale,
Southwestern Energy Company - Spring, TX
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John C. Ale
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Session 8
—29 mins
Inadvertent Partnerships Revisited (Aug 2018)
Hear an update on inadvertent partnerships after the Dallas Court of Appeals decision in Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. v. Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
Originally presented: Jul 2018 LLCs, LPs and Partnerships
John C. Ale,
Southwestern Energy Company - Spring, TX
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Trenton Hood
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Session 9
—47 mins
"Good Bye"—Buy-Outs or Exits (Jul 2017)
All good (and not so good) things must come to an end. When owners of an LLC or partnership are ready to part ways, what does one want in the Company Agreement/Partnership Agreement in order to facilitate an orderly exit by the departing owners?
Originally presented: Jul 2017 LLCs, LPs and Partnerships
Trenton Hood,
Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee, PLLC - Waco, TX
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George W. Coleman, A.J. Singleton
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Session 10
—61 mins
Effective Engagement Letters and Other Simple Risk-Management Tools (Aug 2017)
Keeping the client reasonably informed is required under the Texas disciplinary rules of professional conduct, and doing so is good risk management. Examine how effective engagement letters, disengagement letters, and other communications keep the client reasonably informed and engaged, while helping to control the client’s expectations, promoting effective risk management, and reducing the likelihood of legal malpractice claims.
Originally presented: Jul 2017 LLCs, LPs and Partnerships
George W. Coleman,
Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP - Dallas, TX
A.J. Singleton,
Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC - Lexington, KY
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Claude E. Ducloux, George W. Coleman
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Session 11
—57 mins
Nuts and Bolts Ethics for the Business and Transactional Lawyer (Jul 2017)
Engage in a practical discussion of current ethics topics related to business and transactional law, including conflicts issues, and attorney migration between firms.
Originally presented: Jul 2017 LLCs, LPs and Partnerships
Claude E. Ducloux,
Attorney at Law - Austin, TX
George W. Coleman,
Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP - Dallas, TX