In this podcast, Jim Swiderski introduces the listener to possible responses by minority shareholders to majority shareholder efforts to force minority shareholders out of a Wisconsin corporation. The responses discussed include asserting dissenter's rights, filing a lawsuit alleging breach of fiduciary duty and petitioning the court to judicially dissolve the corporation.

The popularity of online accounts and paperless transactions may become a problem in the event of a death or disability. In this podcast, Jaime Levine discusses the importance of providing a trusted person a list of passwords to online accounts, email and other files accessed through the Internet.

This podcast introduces the listener to various techniques which may be utilized by the seller of real estate to avoid payment of the Wisconsin real estate transfer fee. Jim Swiderski discusses some of these techniques, including selling the business entity which holds the real estate instead of selling the underlying real estate and employing the use of multi-step transfers of the property utilizing statutory fee exemptions.

Mark Siler discusses the flexibility of a limited liability company (LLC) operating agreement and the Wisconsin Limited Liability Company Law (WLLCL). Despite the flexibility of this business form, additional issues may arise, as illustrated by the case Kasten v. Doral Dental USA, LLC (2007 WI 76).

This podcast introduces the listener to various techniques utilized by majority shareholders to force out troublesome minority shareholders in Wisconsin corporations. The techniques covered by Jim Swiderski include mergers (statutory, short-form, and triangular and reverse triangular), reverse stock splits, and voluntary corporate dissolutions.

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