Corporate Publications

Commercial Leases: A Company's Most Important Contract
W. Leighton Lord III
March 5, 2005

Many companies today do not give their leases the same respect they give commercial contracts. The problem is that most leases are far more important than the majority of contracts the company enters into. This article will attempt to address some of the basics of understanding and negotiating a commercial lease on behalf of a tenant. While many companies may be landlords, typically a company is a tenant. That being said, the issues raised in this article are of equal interest to a landlord.

Legal Structure of Businesses - A Comparison
Julian Hennig III

Outline of characteristics of business entities.

Corporate Law Update
October 2004

"Angel" Investors:
Brian C. Bonner and Laura H. Huggins
South Carolina Lawyer    May 2000

As the need for additional funding arises, entrepreneurs look to wealthy and sophisticated strangers, or "angel" investors, but this avenue will only be lucrative if the enterprise is able to attract angels' interest.(South Carolina Lawyer, May/June, 2000)

Apportionment of Liability
Russell T. Burke

South Carolina has laws surrounding apportionment of tort liability that are, at best, unclear. This article addresses the confusion in an effort to ensure that you do not pay more than your fair share.

What You Need to Know When One of Your Customers Files Bankruptcy
by Robert C. Byrd and Julio E. (Rick) Mendoza
From the Law Journal, An Executive's Guide to the Law. A special supplement to the Charleston Regional Business Journal    April 1, 1998

Highlights a few important aspects of bankruptcy of which you need to be aware.

Predictable Problems in Selling Your Company
J. David Hawkins
From the Law Journal, An Executive's Guide to the Law - A special supplement to the Charleston Regional Business Journal    1998

What follows is a concise set of problems and issues that arise in nearly every sale of a business.

Know Your Lawyer Before You Need Him
Neil C. Robinson, Jr.
From the Law Journal, An Executive's Guide to the Law - A special supplement to the Charleston Regional Business Journal    1998

Good advice for any business.

The Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act in South Carolina: A Topical Review of Salient Features
G. Marcus Knight
South Carolina Law Review - reprinted with permission    Winter 1969

Read this article written by G. Marcus Knight and published in the Summer 1985 (Volume 36, Number 4) issue of the South Carolina Law Review.