Mohsen Manesh

University of Oregon School of Law

Professor

70 NW Couch Street

Portland, OR OR 97209

United States

  • University of Oregon School of Law

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

20

DOWNLOADS
Rank 16,765

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 16,765

in Total Papers Downloads

4,755

SSRN CITATIONS
Rank 34,226

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 34,226

in Total Papers Citations

6

CROSSREF CITATIONS

17

Scholarly Papers (20)

Actions:
Email selected abstracts
1.

Express Contract Terms and the Implied Contractual Covenant of Delaware Law

Delaware Journal of Corporate Law (DJCL), Vol. 38, p. 1, 2013
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 25 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 23 Aug 2013
Mohsen Manesh
University of Oregon School of Law
Downloads 874 (43,081)

Abstract:

Loading...

Delaware, Contracts, Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing, Mergers and Acquisitions, LLCs, Limited Liability Companies, Limited Partnerships, Alternative Entities

2.

Contractual Freedom under Delaware Alternative Entity Law: Evidence from Publicly Traded LPs and LLCs

Journal of Corporation Law, Vol. 37, No. 3, pp. 555-619, Spring 2012
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 08 Oct 2011 Last Revised: 26 May 2012
Mohsen Manesh
University of Oregon School of Law
Downloads 537 (81,044)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Loading...

Delaware, LLCs, LPs, limited liability companies, limited partnership, fiduciary duties

3.

Legal Asymmetry and the End of Corporate Law

Delaware Journal of Corporate Law (DJCL), Vol. 34, No. 2, 2009
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 04 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 11 Sep 2009
Mohsen Manesh
University of Oregon School of Law
Downloads 400 (115,127)

Abstract:

Loading...

Corporations, Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies, Corporate Law, Fiduciary Duties, Delaware Law

4.

Creatures of Contract: A Half-Truth about LLCs

Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, Vol. 42, pp. 391-465, 2018
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 04 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2018
Mohsen Manesh
University of Oregon School of Law
Downloads 394 (117,157)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

LLC, Limited Liability Company, Contract, Creature of Contract, Freedom of Contract, Fiduciary Duties, Equity

5.

The Case Against Fiduciary Entity Veil Piercing

Business Lawyer, Vol. 72, Winter 2016-2017
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 26 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 10 Jan 2017
Mohsen Manesh
University of Oregon School of Law
Downloads 347 (135,084)

Abstract:

Loading...

LLC, LP, limited liability company, limited partnership, general partner, fiduciary duties, veil piercing, legal separateness, limited liability, Delaware

6.

Equity in LLC Law?

Florida State University Law Review, Vol. 44, pp. 93-141, 2016
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 09 May 2016 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2018
Mohsen Manesh
University of Oregon School of Law
Downloads 251 (188,883)

Abstract:

Loading...

LLC, limited liability company, LP limited partnership, alternative entities, freedom of contract, contract, Delaware, Chancery, Equity

7.

Introducing the Totally Unnecessary Benefit LLC

97 N.C. L. REV. 603 (2019)
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 06 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 20 Aug 2019
Mohsen Manesh
University of Oregon School of Law
Downloads 223 (211,730)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

social enterprise, social entrepreneur, LLC, limited liability company, benefit corporation, corporation, shareholder primacy, shareholder wealth maximization, Delaware

8.

Delaware and the Market for LLC Law: A Theory of Contractibility and Legal Indeterminacy

Boston College Law Review, Vol. 52, No. 1, 2011
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 14 May 2010 Last Revised: 12 Oct 2011
Mohsen Manesh
University of Oregon School of Law
Downloads 212 (222,086)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

Delaware, Corporations, LLCs, Regulatory Competition

9.

The Contested Edges of Internal Affairs

87 Tenn. L. Rev. 251 (2020)
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 13 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 01 Sep 2020
Mohsen Manesh
University of Oregon School of Law
Downloads 209 (225,053)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Choice of Law, Conflicts of Law, Internal Affairs Doctrine, Corporations, Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, Securities Law, Delaware, California

10.

The Corporate Contract and the Internal Affairs Doctrine

71 Am. U. L. Rev. 501 (2021)
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 16 Aug 2021 Last Revised: 22 Jan 2022
Mohsen Manesh
University of Oregon School of Law
Downloads 173 (265,932)

Abstract:

Loading...

Corporate Law, Securities Law, Contract Law, Delaware, Internal Affairs Doctrine, Federal Arbitration Act, Securities Regulation, Securities Litigation

11.

The Corporate Contract and Shareholder Arbitration

Number of pages: 76 Posted: 27 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 23 Oct 2022
Mohsen Manesh and Joseph Grundfest
University of Oregon School of Law and Stanford University Law School
Downloads 155 (293,251)

Abstract:

Loading...

Corporate Law, Securities Law, Contract Law, Arbitration Law, Delaware, Federal Arbitration Act, Securities Regulation, Securities Litigation

12.

Fiduciary Principles in Unincorporated Entity Law

The Oxford Handbook of Fiduciary Law (Evan J. Criddle, Paul B. Miller, and Robert H. Sitkoff, eds., Oxford University Press, 2019)
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 27 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 20 Aug 2019
Mohsen Manesh
University of Oregon School of Law
Downloads 146 (308,058)

Abstract:

Loading...

Partnership, General Partnership, Limited Partnership, Limited Liability Company, LLC, Fiduciary, Fiduciary Duties, Delaware, Uniform Law Commission

13.

Defined by Dictum: The Geography of Revlon-Land in Cash and Mixed Consideration Transactions

Villanova Law Review, Vol. 59, No. 1, pp. 1-34, 2014
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 12 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 08 Oct 2014
Mohsen Manesh
University of Oregon School of Law
Downloads 145 (308,058)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

corporate law, corporate governance, fiduciary duties, Delaware, mergers and acquisitions, M&A, Revlon, Revlon-Land, Revlon duties, chancery court, dicta, dictum, holding, Stephen Bainbridge

14.

Abandoned and Split But Never Reversed: Borak and Federal Court Derivative Litigation

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 21 Nov 2022
Mohsen Manesh and Joseph Grundfest
University of Oregon School of Law and Stanford University Law School
Downloads 144 (309,848)

Abstract:

Loading...

Corporate Law, Securities Law, Contract Law, Delaware, Securities Regulation, Securities Exchange Act, Securities Litigation

15.

Damning Dictum: The Default Duty Debate in Delaware

Journal of Corporation Law, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 35-70, Fall 2013
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 22 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2014
Mohsen Manesh
University of Oregon School of Law
Downloads 138 (320,273)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

LLCs, limited liability companies, fiduciary duties, default duties, Delaware, LPs, limited partnerships, dicta, dictum

16.

Nearing 30, Is Revlon Showing Its Age?

Washington and Lee Law Review Online, Vol. 71, No. 2, 2014
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 10 Oct 2014
Mohsen Manesh
University of Oregon School of Law
Downloads 131 (333,384)

Abstract:

Loading...

corporate law, fiduciary duties, Delaware, mergers and acquisitions, M&A, Revlon, Revlon duties, chancery court, Lyman Johnson, Robert Ricca

17.

What is the Practical Importance of Default Rules Under Delaware LLC and LP Law?

Harvard Business Law Review Online, Vol. 2, p. 121, 2012
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 25 Jan 2012
Mohsen Manesh
University of Oregon School of Law
Downloads 107 (385,657)

Abstract:

Loading...

Delaware, LLCs, LPs, limited liability companies, limited partnership, fiduciary duties

18.

Amici Curiae Brief of Professors Joseph A. Grundfest and Mohsen Manesh in Lee v. Fisher (Ninth Circuit En Banc) with Concurring Letter from Former Delaware Chief Justices, Justices, Chancellors, and Vice Chancellors

Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University Working Paper No. 250
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 30 Nov 2022
Joseph Grundfest and Mohsen Manesh
Stanford University Law School and University of Oregon School of Law
Downloads 82 (457,303)

Abstract:

Loading...

Corporate Law, Securities Law, Contract Law, Delaware, Securities Regulation, Securities Exchange Act, Securities Litigation

19.

Dictum in Alternative Entity Jurisprudence and the Expansion of Judicial Power in Delaware

Chapter in Research Handbook on Partnerships, LLCs and Alternative Forms of Business Organizations (Robert W. Hillman & Mark J. Loewenstein, Eds.) (Edward Elgar 2015)
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 13 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 05 Jan 2016
Mohsen Manesh
University of Oregon School of Law
Downloads 69 (503,808)

Abstract:

Loading...

corporate law, Delaware, chancery court, dicta, dictum, LLCs, limited liability companies, LPs, limited partnerships, alternative entities

20.

The New Class Action Rule: Procedural Reforms in an Ethical Vacuum

Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, Vol. 18, No. 3, 2005
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 05 Sep 2019
Mohsen Manesh
University of Oregon School of Law
Downloads 18 (796,543)

Abstract:

Loading...

class actions, litigation, civil procedure