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Corporations and Fiduciary Responsibility

Fiduciary duties, or trust obligations, are owed by officers, directors, and occasionally even investors

Fiduciary responsibilities, or trust obligations, arise when you structure your firm or organization as a corporation. Corporate directors and executives have always had fiduciary responsibilities to the corporation and its investors. Boards of directors set business policy and select and allocate specific responsibilities to corporate executives. Your for-profit or nonprofit corporation's everyday activities are carried out by corporate officials such as a chief executive officer or president, chief financial officer or treasurer, and a corporate secretary.

Fiduciary obligations may apply to controlling stockholders with a majority stake in or control over corporate business operations in certain situations, but not to other ordinary shareholders. A director, officer, or controlling shareholder who breaches a fiduciary responsibility may face personal legal culpability. Corporate articles of incorporation and bylaws, as well as state statute legislation and court rulings, may have an influence on a person's fiduciary responsibilities to a corporation.

The following are the most important fiduciary responsibilities due to a business and its investors.

Fiduciary Duty of Obedience

Officers and directors of a corporation have various obligations, which the fiduciary duty of obedience recognizes. Officers and directors must carry out their responsibilities within the limits of their given power under the law and the appropriate corporate governing instruments in order to fulfill this responsibility.

This obligation may be of particular significance for nonprofit companies, as officers and directors are expected to carry out their responsibilities in accordance with the philanthropic goals of the organization. An office or director may, for example, breach their duty of obedience by failing to follow donor pledge limitations or allowing nonprofit resources to be utilized for non-charitable reasons.

Fiduciary Duty of Loyalty

A corporation's officers and directors owe a duty of loyalty to its shareholders. They are required to prioritize the corporation's well-being and best interests over their own personal or professional goals. Disloyalty can take many forms, including conflicts of interest, attempts to compete with the firm, and covert gains from corporate business activities. Officers and directors are prohibited from surreptitiously diverting or profiting from company opportunities under the corporate opportunity theory.

Officers and directors, for example, may hear of a lucrative development opportunity being presented to their real estate business in a private manner. Officers and directors must not profit covertly from this circumstance or use it to undermine the company's interests. In certain states, officers and directors are allowed to take advantage of certain possibilities provided the company has waived its interest in such deals in its governing papers or if the board of directors has received adequate previous disclosures. Officers and directors who violate this obligation may be sued and ordered to pay up their hidden earnings to the business.

Fiduciary Duty of Care

Officers and directors in a business setting are required to operate with care and attention while working on behalf of their company. They should act with reasonable caution in carrying out their responsibilities in order to serve the corporation's best interests. If an officer or director fails to take reasonable or ordinary care under the circumstances, he or she may be held personally responsible. A lack of due care may be demonstrated, for example, when an officer or director fails to conduct a reasonable examination of a corporate subject, attend board meetings on a regular basis, or appropriately oversee personnel, resulting in the corporation's detriment.

The business judgment rule states that an officer or director cannot be held responsible for business choices made in good faith and with reasonable care that hurt the company's interests. Erroneous business judgements will be deferred by the courts if the officers or directors did not exhibit extreme carelessness in their review and decision-making process. Many people would be hesitant to serve as officers and directors if this regulation did not exist, and business professionals may be hesitant to take commercial risks that might benefit a company in the long term if this rule did not exist.

Fiduciary Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing

This fiduciary responsibility is intertwined with the responsibilities of care, loyalty, and obedience. Officers and directors are required to handle corporate duties with honesty, good faith, and fairness under this responsibility. This ongoing responsibility pervades their everyday work and the company's operations.

Fiduciary Duty of Disclosure

Officers, directors, and shareholders must be honest in their business discussions in order to identify substantial risks and make informed choices. Before obtaining board or investor approval of large corporate business transactions, such as mergers with or acquisitions of other firms, full and fair disclosure of important information is required. Officers and directors should report any possible conflict of interest that may develop between their personal interests and those of the corporation as part of their obligations of loyalty and care.

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    Yoel “Mo” Molina, I am a lifelong resident of Miami, Fl.  I am a graduate of Miami Senior High, Class of 1992, Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S.  1997 and University of Maine School of Law, J.D. 2001.  I have been practicing law in Miami Since 2001. I am a former training prosecutor in the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office.  I have experience in jury trials, appeals, and administrative hearings. I have appeared before judges across the State. My experience ranges from civil litigation matters, collection matters, foreclosure, business and corporate, contracts, real estate, leases and employment matters..

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