Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.

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Elisa Mass, director at Richards, Layton & Finger, is the chair of the firm’s Limited Liability Company and Partnership Advisory Group. She advises clients on the strategic use of Delaware entities to achieve their business goals, providing counsel and legal opinions on matters involving Delaware limited partnerships, general partnerships, and limited liability companies.

Elisa regularly handles transactions involving some of the world’s largest banking institutions, Fortune 500 companies, and billion-dollar private equity funds. Her practice includes advising clients on investment fund, joint venture, structured finance, preferred securities, and cross-border transactions.

She also provides counsel with regard to formation, governance, operations, mergers and acquisitions, conversions, divisions, and dissolutions of Delaware partnerships and LLCs. Elisa is a frequent speaker and panelist on issues concerning these Delaware entities.

PRACTICES

Fund Finance
Legal Opinions
Private Equity Funds
Limited Liability Company & Partnership Advisory
Structured Finance

PUBLICATIONS

Limited Liability Company Agreement for a Delaware Limited Liability Company with Protected Series

The Business Lawyer   |   Fall 2019

Eliminating Fiduciary Duty Uncertainty: The Benefits of Effectively Modifying Fiduciary Duties in Delaware LLC Agreements

Business Law Today   |   February 2013

The Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. §§ 18-101, et seq., makes certain statutory rules applicable only by default (i.e., only in situations in which members of a Delaware limited liability company have not otherwise provided in their limited liability company agreement).

LEADERSHIP

American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education, Corporate Law/Entities Advisory Panel

American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Limited Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities Committee, Model Series LLC Agreement Drafting Subcommittee Co-Chair

EDUCATION

Cornell Law School, J.D., 1999

University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A., College of Letters & Science, 1996