Purchasing shares in a company is an inherently risky proposition, which leaves the investor at the mercy of the vagaries of the market. However, one of the founding principles of modern capitalism is the ability of members to limit their liability to the unpaid value of their shares. The...

Directors owe fiduciary duties of care and loyalty to their corporations, and by extension to their shareholders. When a corporation approaches or enters insolvency, however, courts have recently found that the fiduciary duty calculus may change. Recognizing that creditors have financial...

Debt restructuring procedures aim to achieve a compromise between the needs of the debtor and its creditors. It is common for business to be conducted using group structures with related parties potentially exposing themselves to broad claims upon the debtor’s insolvency, usually in a false...