While the partnership has been a viable alternative to incorporation for centuries, the much more recent limited liability company (LLC) has increasingly become the business organization of choice for new firms in the United States. This Handbook inclu

This encyclopedic seven-volume work keeps you updated on all of the state limited partnership laws. Organized into 51 separate units, this practical reference covers the limited partnership laws and court decisions in each state and the District of Columbia. Each unit includes: Statutes -- the complete laws of the jurisdiction -- Practice guides -- how to form, manage, and dissolve a limited partnership -- Regulations -- all the applicable state regulations; annotations -- more than 2,000 in all, derived from federal, state, and bankruptcy court cases, as well as attorney general opinions on limited partnerships -- And official forms -- copies of the selected current state forms. State Limited Partnership Laws is published under the auspices of the ABA Business Law Section's Committee on partnership and Unincorporated Business Associations.

The first complete guide containing everything needed to form, operate and dissolve a Delaware limited partnership, including forms prepared by the authors, explanations of every statutory section, and analysis of fiduciary duties, protections, reorganization, foreign limited partnerships, derivative actions, and indemnification rights. By Martin I. Lubaroff and Paul M. Altman. The text of every section of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as revised from 1983 through 2011, is set out in full, showing additions and deletions in each version of the act. The explanations of every statutory section cover all practical aspects of forming, operating, and dissolving a limited partnership. Thorough explanations of statutory provisions are integrated with detailed analysis of case law from Delaware. Plus, timely coverage is given to critical legal issues: Fiduciary duties of the partners Protections related to the liability of limited partners Defining the financial aspects of the limited partnership General and limited partners Reorganization of a limited partnership with or into other types of business entities Foreign limited partnerships Derivative actions Indemnification rights that can be granted to partners under a partnership agreement Delaware limited liability companies