COURSE DESCRIPTION
Navigate the critical boundaries between business entity protection and personal liability where corporate formalities meet equitable considerations in disputes that can expose individual assets to business creditor claims. This essential program examines the legal and practical factors that determine when entity protection fails and personal liability emerges. Master the strategies that preserve entity protection while understanding the risks that threaten limited liability benefits.
- Understand the legal standards and factors courts apply in veil piercing analysis across different jurisdictions
- Identify common corporate formality failures that increase veil piercing risks in closely-held entities
- Address alter ego and instrumentality theories that expose individual liability for corporate obligations
- Implement governance practices and operational procedures that preserve entity protection and limited liability benefits
Speaker:
Shannon M. Bell is a member with Kelly Law Partners, LLC, where she litigates a wide variety of complex business disputes, construction disputes, fiduciary claims, employment issues, and landlord/tenant issues. Her construction experience extends from contract negotiations to defense of construction claims of owners, HOAs, contractors and tradesmen. She also represents clients in claims of shareholder and officer liability, piercing the corporate veil, and derivative actions. She writes and speaks on commercial litigation, employment, discovery and bankruptcy topics.