Seeking an Angle of Repose in U.S. Business Organization Law: Fiduciary Duty Themes and Observations

Abstract

This article applies liberal, neoliberal, critical, feminist and communitarian political theories to limited liability company and partnership fiduciary duty law; discusses developments in that law over the last two decades by focusing on theory; suggests a pragmatic and balanced approach to fiduciary duty law that incorporates desirable features of different approaches; and suggests that law, as developed in uniform acts, has been moving toward a balanced approach.

Keywords: fiduciary duties; limited liability company; general partnership; limited partnership; uniform laws; political theory