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Post date: Posted on: October 26, 2015

In a high-profile case, the New York Supreme Court had occasion to articulate the equitable doctrine of cy pres.  In In re Paul Smith’s College of Arts and Sciences,

Tags: Equity / Chancery, Legal Theory, Social Entrepreneurship, Trust Law, Wills & Estates
Post date: Posted on: October 5, 2015

Business Journal reports that Laureate Education Inc., a privately held company based in Baltimore, filed on Fri

Tags: Alternative Business Entities, Corporations, Securities, Social Entrepreneurship
Post date: Posted on: January 30, 2015

In Stanford Social Innovation Review, Kate Cooney, Justin Koushyar, Matthew Lee, & Haskell Murray have published a study on new forms of business entities entitled "Benefit Cor

Tags: Alternative Business Entities, Corporations, Fiduciary Duties, Legal Theory, Securities, Social Entrepreneurship
Post date: Posted on: October 29, 2014

Professor Haskell Murray offers thoughts on Ello, a Delaware public benefit corporation that owns and operates a t

Tags: Corporations, Fiduciary Duties, Securities, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Media, Technology & Law
Post date: Posted on: August 13, 2014

New Hampshire has become the latest state to enact a benefit corporations statute. In July 2014, Governor Maggie Hassan signed into law the New Hampshire Benefit Corporation Act, NH RSA 293-C.

Tags: Alternative Business Entities, Business Ethics, Corporations, Fiduciary Duties, Legal Theory, Legislation, Social Entrepreneurship
Post date: Posted on: July 8, 2013

Oregon, which previously passed a benefit corporation statute, has now become the second state in the country to enact benefit limited liability company (BLLC) legislation.

Tags: Alternative Business Entities, Legislation, Social Entrepreneurship

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