Comparative analysis of legal entities forms in the

Comparative analysis of legal entities’ forms in the Russian Federation, the United States and the United Kingdom Anna Ivanchukova, The Higher School of Economics, Faculty of Law, Master’s program the Corporate lawyer

The Commercial organizations’ forms in the Russian Federation Commercial organizations of corporate type: 1) Economic companies - Limited liability companies - Public joint stock companies - Private joint stock companies 2) Economic partnerships - General partnerships - Limited partnerships 3) Production cooperatives 4) Peasant's (farmer's) farms 5) Business partnerships Commercial unitary organizations: 1) State and municipal unitary enterprises

The non-profit organizations’ forms in the Russian Federation Non-profit organizations of corporate type: 1) Consumer cooperatives, 2) Public organizations 3) Associations (unions) 4) Associations of owners of real estate 5) The Cossack associations 6) Communities of the indigenous small-numbered peoples of the RF 7) Barristers/solicitors' chambers 8) Barristers/solicitors formations 9) Notary chambers Non-profit unitary organizations: 1) Public movements 2) Funds 3) Institutions 4) Autonomous non-profit organizations 5) Religious organizations 6) Public-law companies 7) State corporations

The legal entities’ forms in the United States 1) Business corporations - public business corporations - private, closed business corporations - large (from 2000) and small 2) Partnerships - general partnerships - limited partnerships 3) Joint Stock Association, Joint Stock Company 4) Registered limited liability partnerships, LLP 5) Limited liability companies, LLC Revised Model Business Corporation Act 1984 Uniform Limited Liability Company Act 1994 Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act 2002 Federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act 1970 Private Securities Litigation Act 1995 Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Ac 1998 Corporate Governance Code 1984 Securities Exchange Act 1934 Uniform Partnership Act 1997 Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act 1976 6) Public corporations Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act 1992 7) Nonprofit corporations Model Nonprofit Corporation Act

The legal entities’ forms in the United Kingdom 1) Unincorporated Associations 2) Partnerships 1) Limited Companies - Companies Limited by Shares - General partnerships - Companies Limited by Guarantee - Limited partnerships (private and closed) - Private and public Limited Companies - Limited liability partnerships 3) Trusts Partnership Act 1890 Limited Partnership Act 1907 Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 2) Community Interest Companies 3) Charitable Incorporated Organizations 4) Industrial and Provident Societies 5) Cooperative Societies 6) Community Benefit Societies 7) Financial Mutuals Companies Act 2006