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Thomas E. Rutledge

Member, Louisville
502.560.4258

Tom is a Member in Stoll Keenon Ogden’s Louisville office and has been with the firm for nearly 30 years. Drawing on his experience gained from decades of contributions to the Businesses Services practice, coupled with a vibrant academic practice, Tom advises clients on all aspects of business entity organization, including related tax and securities laws, and disputes amongst business owners.

Tom’s work on behalf of his clients and the development of law generally has been oft recognized. In 2004 he was elected to membership in the American Law Institute. In 2016, he was appointed to one of the only 26 positions nationwide on the American Bar Association’s Committee on Corporate Laws. In 2017, Tom was named a Best Lawyers in America “Lawyer of the Year” in Corporate Governance Law, and in 2018 he received the Martin I. Lubaroff Award.

Tom is a prolific author on a variety of topics including the organization of limited liability companies, and various of his articles have been cited by courts in Kentucky, Florida, Delaware and by the 6th and the 7th Circuit Courts of Appeal. One of his articles was cited to the United States Supreme Court in an amicus brief filed by a group of business law professors in connection with the Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood cases decided in 2014. In 2018 he became a co-author of Ribstein and Keatinge on Limited Liability Companies.

In addition to his work on behalf of clients of Stoll Keenon Ogden, Tom serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Kentucky College of Law and regularly lectures at the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law.

Business Services: Tom’s practice is substantially concentrated in providing counsel on the structure of various commercial enterprises, helping clients decide whether their ventures should be organized as a corporation, limited liability company, a partnership or other organizational form. Having helped clients make that decision, he prepares the organizational documents for the venture and, as it develops over time, advises and drafts with respect to document amendments.

Disputes Amongst Business Owners: Tom regularly works with the Business Litigators here at SKO and with other firms on a consulting basis as to disputes between business owners and the application of both the venture’s organizational documents and the underlying law. He as well serves as an expert witness on matters involving the operation of corporations and LLCs, including the fiduciary duties that arise under those organizational forms.

Mergers & Acquisitions: Tom advises clients on a variety of complex transactions involving reorganization, refinancing, purchase and sale. This experience includes working with the SKO team that regularly counsels clients with respect to ESOP transactions.

Governance: Tom regularly advises clients with respect to the negotiation of limited liability company operating agreements, shareholder buy-sell agreements, and similar documents governing the organization of various ventures. Tom has a particular skill set in this area, having served as a member of the committee that drafted the Kentucky Limited liability Company Act, amendments to the Kentucky Business Corporation Act, and having served as the principal drafter of other acts and statutory amendments, including Kentucky’s Partnership, Limited Partnership and Limited Cooperative Association Acts.

Series LLCs: Building on his work on the Uniform Protected Series Act and numerous articles on the topic, Tom drafts the documents for Series LLCs and other series as used in limited partnerships and statutory trusts.  He also served as an expert witness on series LLCs.

Thomas E. Rutledge
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Practices
Alcohol & Hospitality
Banking Litigation
Business Owner Disputes
Business Services
Emerging Business and Venture Capital
Mergers & Acquisitions
Public Benefit Corporation Services
Securities & Corporate Governance
Education
University of Kentucky College of Law
1990, J.D.
University of Notre Dame
1987, Graduate Fellow, Medieval History
Saint Louis University
1985, B.A., cum laude
Admissions
Kentucky

Recognition

  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
  • Best Lawyers®, Lawyer of the Year, 2017
  • Best Lawyers®, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Litigation, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2006-present
  • Chambers USA, Leading Lawyer for Business, Corporate/M&A
  • Kentucky Super Lawyers® Honoree, 2010-2012
  • Appointed by the American Bar Association Section of Business Law as an advisor to numerous Uniform Law Commission drafting projects.
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Affiliations

  • American Bar Association, Committee on LLC's, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities, chair, 2013-2016; vice-chair, 2010-2013
  • American Bar Association, appointed member to the Committee on Corporate Laws of the Section of Business Law, September 2016-current
  • American Law Institute, elected member, 2004
  • Kentucky Bar Association, Business Law Section chair 2018-2019
  • American Bar Association Business Law Section, Publications Board, member, 2015-present
  • Supreme Court of Kentucky, Jefferson County Business Court Docket Advisory Committee, 2019
  • Direct to Consumer Sales of Wine, Beer, and Distilled Spirits, The Uniform Laws Commission, study member
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Work Highlights

Innovative Financing

As the Covid-19 pandemic began and the need for PPE became urgent, a local manufacturer contracted with the state to manufacture hand-sanitizer. However, the manufacturer did not have the capital to acquire the additional raw materials and packaging. A SKO client agreed to provide financing, and Tom Rutledge agreed to on a pro-bono basis prepare the necessary financing documents. Applying his knowledge and experience in financing and the Uniform Commercial Code, an arrangement was put in place that protected our client notwithstanding the interests of pre-existing lenders.

Related Practices: Business Services

Forced Buyout of a Member of an LLC

When a minority member of an LLC threatened disruptive litigation, Tom was recommended by the company’s existing counsel to handle the dispute. Within a month of being engaged, he effected a forced buyout of the dissident member on terms advantageous to the company and at a value of some one-third of the dissident’s demand even as he negotiated for significant non-competition and non-solicitation limits. In the course of these actions, he as well sidelined the dissident’s efforts to inspect the LCC's books and records.

 

Related Practices: Business Services, Business Litigation

Successful Defense of Veil-Piercing Claim

Spradlin v. Beads and Steeds Inn, LLC (In re Howland), Case No. 16-5499 (Jan., 2017) (unpublished)

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the lower court rulings SKO obtained in a matter involving novel Kentucky corporate law claims centered on reverse veil piercing and substantive consolidation claims under bankruptcy law. SKO successfully defended the client against efforts by a Chapter 7 trustee to avoid the transfer of a parcel of real property. In this case, the client purchased a farm from an LLC, which leased it back to continue operating its business at the location. When the individual members of the LLC later sought bankruptcy relief, the trustee filed a complaint, alleging the client was the recipient of a fraudulent transfer. SKO proved the property transfer was made to our client by the LLC, not the individual debtors. Efforts by the trustee to amend and consolidate the complaint on appeal, as well as invoke reverse veil-piercing, were unsuccessful in federal Bankruptcy Court, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Related Practices: Appellate
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News Publications Seminars
118 SKO Attorneys Named to “2023 U.S. News Best Lawyers® in America”, Aug. 18, 2022
77 STOLL KEENON OGDEN ATTORNEYS HONORED IN “BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA” 2022 Edition, Aug. 19, 2021
73 Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC attorneys are recognized in the 2021 edition of the Best Lawyers in America®, one of the most respected legal peer-review guides in the world., Aug. 20, 2020
Tom Rutledge a Founding Fellow of the American College of LLC Lawyers, July 24, 2020
Stoll Keenon Ogden Member and UK Law Alum Thomas R. Rutledge to teach Business Planning Course, Jan. 21, 2020
Stoll Keenon Ogden Attorney Thomas E. Rutledge joins Leading LLC Book as Co-Author, Oct. 24, 2019
SKO Attorneys Recognized Among 2020 Best Lawyers in America®, Aug. 15, 2019
Stoll Keenon Ogden Member Thomas E. Rutledge Named Recipient of the 2018 Martin I. Lubaroff Award, Oct. 9, 2018
SKO Attorneys Recognized Among 2019 Best Lawyers in America, Aug. 15, 2018
SKO’s Thomas Rutledge Tapped for ABA Task Force, Aug. 31, 2017
SKO Attorneys Recognized Among Best Lawyers in America, Aug. 16, 2017
Becoming a B Corp Benefits More Than the Greater Community, June 28, 2017
Best Lawyers in America Chooses 61 SKO Attorneys for 2017 Publication, Aug. 30, 2016
Twelve SKO Attorneys Named 2017 Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers®, Aug. 29, 2016
Thomas Rutledge Appointed to ABA Committee on Corporate Laws, July 18, 2016
Chambers USA Recognizes 24 SKO Attorneys, Feb. 22, 2016
SKO Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America® 2016, Aug. 17, 2015
SKO Attorney Appointed Commissioner of the Uniform Law Commission, May 27, 2015
28 SKO Attorneys Recognized by Chambers USA 2015, Apr. 1, 2015
Penny Wise and Pound Foolish – Cut Rate Legal Work and Your Most Valuable Business Assets, Dec. 9, 2014
SKO Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America® 2015, Aug. 18, 2014
25 SKO Attorneys Recognized by Chambers USA 2014, Mar. 12, 2014
SKO Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America® 2014, Aug. 19, 2013
22 SKO Attorneys Recognized by Chambers USA 2013, June 5, 2013
22 SKO Attorneys Recognized by Chambers USA 2013, Feb. 10, 2013
61 SKO Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America® 2013, Sep. 7, 2012
Kentucky Super Lawyers Recognizes 31 Stoll Keenon Ogden Attorneys, July 20, 2012
22 SKO Attorneys Recognized by Chambers USA 2012, June 7, 2012
SKO Attorneys Recognized by Chambers USA 2012, Feb. 28, 2012
53 SKO Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America® 2012, Sep. 6, 2011
Kentucky Super Lawyers Recognizes 25 SKO Attorneys, July 25, 2011
SKO Attorneys Ranked in Chambers USA 2011, June 10, 2011
SKO Attorneys Recognized by Chambers USA 2011, Mar. 16, 2011
The New Limited Partnership Annual Report Obligations, Mar. 2, 2011
53 SKO Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America® 2011, Aug. 6, 2010
26 SKO Attorneys Recognized by Kentucky Super Lawyers, July 28, 2010
SKO Attorneys Recognized by Chambers USA, June 14, 2010
SKO Attorneys Recognized by Chambers USA 2010, Apr. 15, 2010
49 SKO Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America, Aug. 6, 2009
SKO Attorneys Recognized by Chambers USA 2009, June 15, 2009
Lawyers Honored by Chambers USA, June 19, 2008
39 SKO Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America, Sep. 19, 2007
Scott Brinkman and Tom Rutledge Honored by Grayson and National Association of Secretaries of State, June 15, 2007
Stoll Keenon Ogden Attorneys Contribute to American Bar Association Model Agreement, Oct. 10, 2006
Louisville Magazine Recognizes SKO Attorneys as Best Lawyers in America, Mar. 15, 2006
The Restaurant Revitalization Fund, May 4, 2021
Adding Insult to Death, Apr. 19, 2021
The Corporate Transparency Act – Preparing for the Federal Database of Beneficial Ownership Information, Apr. 19, 2021
Tear up that Document!, Mar. 25, 2021
Kentucky Clarifies Tax Treatment of PPP Loans: It Turns Out You Can Have Your Cake and Eat It Too, Mar. 19, 2021
Beneficial Ownership Reporting Under the Corporate Transparency Act, Mar. 9, 2021
Delaware versus California and Choice of Law: JUUL Labs, Inc. v. Grove, Mar. 2, 2021
LLC in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Not Obligated to Remit State Taxes on Behalf of Out-of-State Members, Oct. 12, 2020
Choice of Law/Forum and Waiving the Right to a Jury Trial: California Courts Holds That the Former Cannot Do the Latter, Sep. 9, 2020
How to Seek Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness, Aug. 19, 2020
The Paycheck Protection Program: Where We Stand, June 18, 2020
The Paycheck Protection Program and the Lawsuits That Have Been Filed, June 8, 2020
Helping Small Businesses and Small Firms Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic, June 5, 2020
New Liberalized Rules for Paycheck Protection Plan Loans (Maybe), June 3, 2020
Treasury Issues Additional Guidance on PPP Loan Forgiveness: The Devil Is in the Details (and There Are Many Details), May 27, 2020
The Ink Just Will Not Dry on This One: More Paycheck Protection Program Guidance, Including the Loan Forgiveness Application, May 18, 2020
Treasury Issues Promised Guidance on Paycheck Protection Program Audits, Reducing But Not Eliminating, Audit Exposure, May 13, 2020
Annual Board and Shareholder Meetings in the Midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic, May 6, 2020
Key Paycheck Protection Program Deadline Extended, May 6, 2020
The Ink Was Almost Dry On That One; Update on the Deductibility of Expenses Funded With Paycheck Protection Program Loans, May 4, 2020
Plan Now For Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness, Apr. 30, 2020
Home Mortgages and Leases in the Coronavirus Pandemic, Apr. 27, 2020
Not All Tax Deadlines Have Been Delayed: Form 941 is Still Due April 30, and Your Second Quarter 941 Will Put Money in Your Pocket, Apr. 24, 2020
The Paycheck Protection Program: Round Two, Apr. 21, 2020
Delayed Tax Return And Payment Due Dates, Apr. 15, 2020
Summary of KY H.B. 351 (2020) and Related Revenue Measures, Apr. 15, 2020
The Paycheck Protection Program: Answers To Your Questions, Apr. 13, 2020
Who Is (and Who Is Not) the Client?, Jan. 15, 2020
Kentucky’s First Business Court to Launch January 1, 2020, Nov. 25, 2019
It’s Time to Update Your Partnership and Operating Agreements, Oct. 30, 2019
Proposed Change to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Could Reduce Questions as to Federal Diversity Jurisdiction, Oct. 22, 2019
Judicial Expulsion of a Member: What We Have Learned from All Saints University of Medicine Aruba, IE Test and Kenny v. Fulton Associates, July 29, 2019
US Supreme Court Addresses Regulation of Alcoholic Beverage Industry, June 28, 2019
Kentucky Supreme Court Strikes Down Waiver of Claims Between Child and For-Profit Business, June 17, 2019
VanWinkle v. Walker: Did the Members Intend to Waive Limited Liability?, Apr. 16, 2019
Alleviating Food Insecurity Via Cooperative Bylaws, Apr. 2, 2019
Garnishment Limits and Charging Orders, Nov. 28, 2018
Interest Dilution and Damages as Contribution-Default Remedies in Failing LLCs and Partnerships, Nov. 6, 2018
Under the Revised Uniform LLC Act the Executrix of a Member Is Not a Member, Oct. 19, 2018
LLC’s Members Waived Limited Liability, Held Liable on LLC’s Debts and Obligations, Oct. 19, 2018
Much Ado About Not that Much: RUPA 401(h) and the Unfinished Business Doctrine, July 19, 2018
Hanaway: A Truly Bizarre Opinion on the Obligation of Good Faith and Fair Dealing, Mar. 28, 2018
The 2017 Amendments to Kentucky’s Business Entity Statutes, Feb. 15, 2018
The 2017 Amendments to Kentucky’s Business Entity Statutes, Dec. 13, 2017
Purpose: If You Do Not Know Where You Are Going, How Will You Know If You Have Arrived, Nov. 8, 2017
The Kentucky Assumed Name Statute, Nov. 6, 2017
Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock and Other Innovative Dispute-Resolution Mechanisms, July 26, 2017
AN AMENDMENT TOO FAR?: LIMITS ON THE ABILITY OF LESS THAN ALL MEMBERS TO AMEND THE OPERATING AGREEMENT, July 5, 2017
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Federal Arbitration Act Preempts Right to Jury Trial, May 18, 2017
Interest Assignments Among Members, Mar. 17, 2017
Becoming a Kentucky-Based Benefit Corp, Mar. 15, 2017
New Questions on Kentucky’s 2017 Annual Report Form for Businesses, Mar. 10, 2017
LLPs and Professional Malpractice Insurance: Grading the Mortgage Grader Decision, Nov. 21, 2016
Say Goodbye to the TMP and Hello to the PR, Sep. 29, 2016
The 2015 Amendments to the Kentucky Business Entity Statutes, Sep. 27, 2016
Diversity Jurisdiction and Unincorporated Entities: Recent Developments, Sep. 26, 2016
Tom Rutledge Takes on LLC Member Expulsion, Aug. 22, 2016
Bankrupt Law Firm Unfinished Business Question to California Supreme Court, Aug. 10, 2016
It’s Not Me, It’s You: Planning for Expulsion of Members from LLCs, July 25, 2016
2015 Amendments to Kentucky Business Entity Statutes, May 17, 2016
As Amended from Time to Time, Mar. 30, 2016
2016 Cumulative Supplements to UK/CLE treatise Limited Liability Companies in Kentucky, Jan. 19, 2016
Recent Developments in Diversity Jurisdiction for LLCs and Other Unincorporated Forms, Nov. 30, 2015
Conflicting Views as to the Unfinished Business Doctrine, Nov. 10, 2015
Own a Piece of the Action! SEC Approves New Rules on Internet Crowdfunding for Startups, Nov. 9, 2015
Single Member LLCs – The Complexities of a Simple Idea, Sep. 28, 2015
When a Single-Member LLC Isn’t and When a Multiple-Member LLC Is, July 22, 2015
Kentucky Enacts the Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act, June 17, 2015
Updates to the Nonprofit Corporation Acts; Nonprofit Corporations Should Update Their Bylaws, June 8, 2015
The Internal Affairs Doctrine and Limited Liability of Individual Series Within a Series LLC, June 1, 2015
Piercing the LLC Veil—Is Tax Classification a Relevant Characteristic?, Apr. 13, 2015
Who Will Watch the Watchers?: Derivative Actions in Nonprofit Corporations, Mar. 30, 2015
Conflicting Views as to the Unfinished Business Doctrine, Feb. 23, 2015
Cumulative Supplements to UK/CLE treatise Limited Liability Companies in Kentucky, Dec. 9, 2014
XIX Kentucky, Nov. 10, 2014
Let’s Stop Describing LLCs as “Hybrids”, Sep. 22, 2014
Minority Shareholder Oppression? The Problem is Not With the Answer, But Rather with the Question, Aug. 19, 2014
Equal Protection of Grocery Stores in the Sale of Alcoholic Beverages, June 17, 2014
Allocating Voting and Economic Rights in LLCs: An Invitation to Confusion (Part II), Apr. 22, 2014
A Corporation Has No Soul – The Business Entity Law Response to Challenges to the Contraceptive Mandate of the PPACA, Jan. 27, 2014
Allocating Voting and Economic Rights in LLCs: An Invitation to Confusion (Part I), Dec. 2, 2013
SEC Makes it Easier to Advertise to Investors, Sep. 10, 2013
Going to Delaware (?), July 15, 2013
When Your Client is an Organization – Some of the Problems Not Resolved by Rule 1.13, July 10, 2013
The Trust as an Entity and Diversity Jurisdiction: Is Navarro Applicable to the Modern Business Trust?, May 10, 2013
The Man Who Tells You He Understands Series Will Lie to You About Other Things As Well, Mar. 27, 2013
The Duty of Finest Loyalty and Reasonable Decisions: The Business Judgement Rule in Unincorporated Business Organizations, Feb. 23, 2013
The Kentucky Uniform Statutory Trust Act (2012): A Review, Dec. 1, 2012
Putting the Shepherds and the Magi in the Manger — The Problem of False Isomorphism, Dec. 1, 2012
When Your Client is an Organization – Some of the Problems Not Resolved by Rule 1.13, Nov. 1, 2012
Shareholders are Not Fiduciaries – A Positive and Normative Analysis of Kentucky Law, Nov. 1, 2012
Limited Liability Companies in Kentucky, Aug. 1, 2012
When the World Ends I Want to be in Kentucky Because There Everything Happens Thirty Years Late: Kentucky Finally Joins the Modern Rule Against Marketability Discounts in Dissenter Rights Actions, July 1, 2012
The 2012 Amendments to Kentucky’s Business Entity Statutes, July 1, 2012
S Corp LLCs—Planning Opportunity or Solution in Search of a Problem?, July 1, 2012
2012 Developments in Business Entity Law, July 1, 2012
Is the Statutory Fiduciary Duty of Corporate Directors Exclusive?, June 1, 2012
In Delectus Personae and Organic Transactions, Mar. 1, 2012
Vampires and the Law of Business Organizations: The Fruitless Search for Authenticity, Nov. 1, 2011
Supporting Gift and Valuation Discounts, Oct. 1, 2011
Regarding the Disregarded Entity, Oct. 1, 2011
In Delectus Personae and Proxies, Aug. 1, 2011
The 2011 Amendments to Kentucky’s Business Entity Laws, July 1, 2011
Chapman v. Regional Radiology Associates, PLLC: A Case Study in the Consequences of Resignation, June 1, 2011
Kentucky Responds Not To Olmstead, But To the Problem of Asset Protection SMLLCs, Apr. 1, 2011
The Kentucky Business Entity Filing Act: The Next Step Forward in the Rationalization of Business Entity Law, Mar. 1, 2011
The 2010 Amendments to Kentucky’s Business Entity Laws, Mar. 1, 2011
Regarding the Disregarded Entity, Mar. 1, 2011
Look Before You Charge: An Examination of the Charging Order under Kentucky’s LLC and Partnership Acts, Mar. 1, 2011
Stock Buy-back Agreement in Valuation, Feb. 1, 2011
Fair Value – With or Without Discounts, Dec. 1, 2010
To Be or Not to Be Exclusive: Statutory Construction of the Charging Order in the Single Member LLC, Nov. 1, 2010
I May Be Lost But I’m Making Great Time: The Failure of Olmstead to Correctly Recognize the Sine Qua Non of the Charging Order, Nov. 1, 2010
Valuation of Farm Properties, Oct. 1, 2010
Kentucky Business Entity Laws: The 2010 Amendments, Sep. 10, 2010
The Kentucky Business Entity Filing Act: An Introduction, Sep. 1, 2010
Requiring Disclosure of Business Entity Ownership: Proposed New Laws are Burdensome, But With the Benefit of Being Effective, Aug. 1, 2010
The Uniform Statutory Trust Entity Act: A Review, Aug. 1, 2010
The Kentucky Business Entity Filing Act, July 1, 2010
The Analytic Protocol for the Duty Of Loyalty Under the Prototype LLC Act, June 1, 2010
The Nevada Restricted LLC/LP: Damned If You Do and Damned If You Do, Apr. 1, 2010
Waiving Fiduciary Obligations, Mar. 1, 2010
You Just Resigned – Now What? Different Paradigms for Withdrawing From a Venture, Dec. 1, 2009
Linkage, Cabining and Junction Box: The Brave New World of Entity Law Comes Together in Kansas, Oct. 1, 2009
Again, for the Want of a Theory: The Challenge of the “Series” to Business Organization Law, June 1, 2009
External Entities and Internal Aggregates: A Deconstructionist Conundrum, June 1, 2009
Organizing A Professional Practice: An After-Tax Choice-of-Entity Calculus, Mar. 1, 2009
RULLCA Section 301 – The Fortunate Consequences (and Continuing Questions) of Distinguishing Apparent Agency and Decisional Authority, Dec. 1, 2008
The 2007 Amendments to the Kentucky Business Entity Statutes, Dec. 1, 2008
The Statute of Frauds and Partnership/Operating Agreements, Dec. 1, 2008
Nevada’s Corporate Charging Order: Less There Than Meets the Eye, May 1, 2008
Minority Members and Operating Agreements, Dec. 1, 2007
The Uniform Limited Partnership Act (2001) Comes to Kentucky: An Owner’s Manual, Nov. 1, 2007
Recent Amendments to Kentucky Business Entity Laws, Sep. 1, 2007
Kentucky Law Update: Business Law Developments, Sep. 1, 2007
The Disputes over Check-the-Box, SMLLCs and Liability for Employment Taxes, Aug. 1, 2007
Second Circuit Affirms McNamee: Validity of Check-the-Box Regulations Again Confirmed, July 1, 2007
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Pitfalls for Counsel to a Business Organization About to be Governed by a New Law, June 1, 2007
Modern Partnership Law Comes to Kentucky: Comparing the Kentucky Revised Uniform Partnership Act, Jan. 1, 2007
Kentucky’s New Partnership and Limited Partnership Acts, Jan. 1, 2007
Charging Orders: Some of What You Ought to Know (Part 2), Aug. 1, 2006
Charging Orders: Some of What You Ought to Know (Part 1), Mar. 1, 2006
Who’s Selling the Next Round: Wines, State Lines, the Twenty-first Amendment and the Commerce Clause, Jan. 1, 2006
Disappointing Diogenes: The LLC Debate that Never Was, Jan. 1, 2006
    
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