Illinois Limited Liability Company: Forms and Practice Manual

ROBERT C. KNUEPFER, JR. is the Senior Vice President, Leadership Development, Risk Management and General Counsel of The Hallstar Company, a privately held chemical manufacturer with global operations, as well as a member of the board of directors of Hallstar. He previously served as General Counsel to Turtle Wax, Inc., an international automotive appearance products company. He is a former senior partner of Baker & McKenzie LLP, a global law firm. Mr. Knuepfer is an adjunct professor at Northwestern University where he teaches project finance and international business transactions at Kellogg Graduate School of Management and the School of Law.  Mr. Knuepfer retired as senior partner of Baker & McKenzie in 2014, and is past Chair of the Firm’s Europe & Middle East Practice Group, and former Managing Partner of the Budapest Office of Baker & McKenzie. He is recognized as a Leading Lawyer by several publications, including recent recognition as Illinois Corporate Lawyer of the Year. He received his JD and MBA degrees from Northwestern University, and a BA degree from Denison University (Phi Beta Kappa), and is admitted to practice before the Illinois Supreme Court, the US District Court (Trial Bar), the US Court of Appeals, and the US Supreme Court.

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SUMMARY TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I: ORGANIZATION

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Formation and Organization

PART II: OPERATIONS

Chapter 3: The Operating Agreement

Chapter 4: Organizations

Chapter 5: Limited Liability Company Capital

Chapter 6: Allocation and Distribution Provisions

Chapter 7: Management Provisions

Chapter 8: Transfer and Buy-Sell Provisions

Chapter 9: Dissolution

Chapter 10: Books, Records, and Accounting

PART III: MISCELLANEOUS

Chapter 11: Reorganization of the LLC

Chapter 12: Doing Interstate Business

Chapter 13: Professional Limited Liability Companies

Chapter 14: Miscellaneous Forms

Chapter 15: Compensation Strategies for the LLC

PART IV: APPENDICES

PART V: LLP AND LLC CASES

PART VI: INDICES