Protecting the Identity of LLC Members, LP Partners, Part II: Strategies for Discovery
You want to protect the identity of your business’ owners, but your opponent issued discovery requesting a copy of your organizational chart and/or information on the identities of your LLC members or LP partners. You are probably left wondering: How does my company get through this lawsuit without disclosing information on our ownership structure?
Christina Berish, a partner in Thompson Coburn’s Business Litigation Practice Group, says that while the rules of discovery in most jurisdictions are broad – most require not only the production of admissible evidence, but also the production of documents and information which could lead to the discovery of admissible evidence – there are a few strategies for safeguarding the identities of your owners.