Key issues for business entities include who, if anyone, has personal liability for the debts of the business and what is the impact of federal, state and local taxes on the business and its owners. Essential legal principles underlying creation and operation of borrower entities are also significant for lenders concerned with creating effective and enforceable loan documents. This webinar presents a survey of requirements, characteristics, advantages, disadvantages plus creation and documentation issues for the most frequently used types of business entities.

Covered Topics

• Sole Proprietorships
• General Partnerships
• Limited Partnerships
• Limited Liability Partnerships
• C Corporations
• S Corporations
• Limited Liability Companies
• Series LLCs
• Real Estate Investment Trusts
• Cooperative Associations
• Professional Corporations
• Professional Associations

Faculty

Robin Russell

Robin Russell has practiced law for 30 years and is licensed in Texas, New York and Massachusetts. She is a fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy and of the American Law Institute. She combines a depth of experience in bankruptcy restructuring and litigation with financial transactions. She has represented corporate debtors, independent directors, liquidating trustees, bondholders, unsecured creditors' committees, bank groups, private equity funds, landlords, trade creditors and bidders for estate assets in Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings. She has also represented banks, institutional lenders and corporate borrowers in commercial loan transactions and debt restructurings.

* Registration Plus Recording: Includes the live session (one connection, unlimited attendees), CD ROM, (shipped 7-10 business days after live session), unlimited access to OnDemand Playback and links to presenter materials and supplementary handouts for 6 months after live session.