Friday, March 11, 2011

New Faculty Publication: Dwight Drake on Closely Held Enterprises

photo of Professor Dwight Drake
Dwight Drake, Business Planning: Closely Held Enterprises (3d ed. West 2011) (American Casebook Series)

The third edition of Professor Drake's casebook on closely held enterprises has just been published.

This work covers topics such as:

  • Client objectives
  • Choice of entity
  • Organizing and funding
  • Entity conversions
  • Structuring the buy-sell agreement
  • Executing the purchase or sale
  • Family business transition planning
  • Employment agreements for key executives
  • Deferred compensation planning
  • Strategies for using stock and stock rights
  • Business life insurance planning
  • Diversification
  • Competition
  • Estate and multi-entity planning
  • Valuing closely held enterprises
  • The lawyer's role
  • Forms

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