Benjamin Means: The Principles of Family Business Law and Governance

(0:00) Intro, *Reference to prior episode with Ben Means (E105)

(1:36) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel.

(2:23) Start of interview. 

(3:39) The Premise of his new book Family Business Law

(6:48) Understanding Shareholder Oppression

(10:17) The Three-Circle Model Explained

(13:34) The Personal Impact of Family Business

(16:24) Boards in Family Businesses

(18:09) The Importance of Voice

(20:47) Overlapping Family and Business Law *Reference to my episodes on HBO's Succession

(24:36) The Succession Challenge (transference to next generation or sale of company)

(28:18) Fiduciary Duties and Governance. *Reference to the Market Basket litigation

(34:03) Family Protocols: A Solution?

(35:13) Societal Impact of Family Businesses *Reference to E204 with Eric Ries

(38:24) Innovations in Governance and Family Businesses. Pros and Cons of LLCs

(42:56) Features of a New Family Structure

(46:05) The Rise of Family Offices

Benjamin Means is a Professor of Law, the John T. Campbell Chair in Business and Professional Ethics, and Director of the Family & Small Business Program at the University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law.

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