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...This chapter examines fiduciary principles in the context of unincorporated business entities, specifically general partnerships, limited partnerships (LPs), limited liability companies (LLCs). It begins with an overview of the sources of law that govern unincorporated business entities, covering...

...This chapter first provides a background understanding of firms as participating in “production metamarkets” that serve widespread and usually global “consumption markets.” It then presents a menu of legal forms of private firms, including corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies...

...0 28 04 2025 This chapter principally addresses fiduciary duties in unincorporated business enterprises, including partnerships and limited liability companies (LLCs). To some extent, these duties in the corporate law setting, primarily from a historical perspective, also are examined...