Dentons’ Global Employment and Labor lawyers frequently advise clients regarding the myriad of issues arising in partnership and close corporation matters. We provide the parties we represent with valuable legal and business advice. When disputes emerge, we have the broad base of experience applicable to procedural and substantive laws to litigate or arbitrate efficiently and to a successful conclusion.

Because of the unique interrelationships at the forefront of closely held corporation and partnership disputes, clients often call on us to assist with urgent, highly sensitive decisions. In turn, we draw on our wealth of experience to assist our clients with these critical matters. We collaborate with our colleagues who specialize in corporate, executive compensation and benefits, and tax matters, to cost-effectively handle every aspect of the problem and advance your interests.

Some of the key issues which arise in close corporation and partnership disputes include:

• Fiduciary duties
• Change in control agreements
• Buy/Sell agreements
• Corporate governance
• Deferred compensation
• Employment agreements
• Employment laws
• Indemnification issues
• Restrictive covenant enforcement
• Separation arrangements
• Securities laws and accounting rules
• Share schemes and equity incentives
• Supplemental retirement plans
• Tax laws

Insights

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Final Regulation is Finally in Effect – What Employers Need to Know

June 19, 2024

On December 27, 2022, Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations for employees with pregnancy-related needs. The law, passed with broad bipartisan support, went into effect on June 27, 2023. On April 19, 2024, the EEOC issued a final regulation with extensive interpretive guidance relating to the implementation of the PWFA. The final regulation became effective on June 18, 2024. Employers subject to the PWFA should familiarize themselves with the PWFA, its relationship with other relevant laws, and the EEOC’s expansive interpretive guidance.

Consultation proposal to modernize Dutch partnership legislation

September 12, 2023

Netherlands: Existing Dutch legislation concerning partnerships largely stems from the year 1838. Therefore, this legislation is regarded outdated. The applicable rules are included in various Dutch laws (Book 7A of the Dutch civil code for the Maatschap and the Commercial Code for the V.O.F. and the limited partnership) and jurisprudence has modernized such rules laid down in Dutch law.