合規(guī)解讀-什么是公司的創(chuàng)始人，你真的知道嗎？

根據(jù)目前最高院的司法認定以及我們的實務經(jīng)驗，作為公司創(chuàng)始人必須具備以下三個條件：

According to the current judicial determination of the Supreme Court and our practical experience, the following three conditions must be met as a founder of a company.

一、簽署公司章程

I. Signing the articles of incorporation

實踐中，我們在公司律師咨詢中遇到有的股東只是參與了公司章程的制定，比如起草、討論、協(xié)商，但沒有在章程上簽字；或者雖然簽字了，但股東之間簽署的不是公司章程，而是投資協(xié)議、合作協(xié)議甚至公司設立協(xié)議等協(xié)議，這些協(xié)議并非公司創(chuàng)始人認定的必要條件。

In practice, we have encountered in the company lawyer consultation some shareholders just participate in the development of the articles of association, such as drafting, discussion, consultation, but did not sign the articles; or although signed, but the shareholders signed not the articles of association, but the investment agreement, cooperation agreement or even company establishment agreement and other agreements, these agreements are not the necessary conditions for the identification of the founder of the company.

實踐中，對于已經(jīng)簽署協(xié)議而非公司章程的情形，需要根據(jù)公司法及審判實務進行進一步的甄別和判定，已經(jīng)簽署的協(xié)議是否屬于公司章程的范疇。

In practice, for the situation where an agreement has been signed instead of the articles of incorporation, further screening and determination is required according to the company law and trial practice, whether the signed agreement belongs to the scope of the articles of incorporation.

二、認購出資或股份

II. Subscription of capital or shares

注意，此處強調(diào)認購這個行為，即使未實際出資，只要做出了認購的行為意思表示，就符合公司創(chuàng)始人的條件。在實踐中，我們也遇到有的股東雖然以各種形式繳納了出資，但缺乏認購的意思表示，因此，在創(chuàng)始人的認定上存在瑕疵。

Note that the emphasis here is on the act of subscription. Even if the actual capital is not contributed, as long as the act of subscription is made meaningful expression, the conditions of founder of the company are met. In practice, we have also encountered shareholders who have paid their capital contributions in various forms but lack the intention to subscribe, and therefore, there is a defect in the identification of the founder.

三、履行公司設立職責

III. Fulfillment of company establishment duties

公司設立職責包括參與、實際經(jīng)辦籌辦或授權其他發(fā)起人代表自己履行實際的設立行為。

The duty to set up a company includes participating in, actually handling the preparation or authorizing other promoters to perform the actual act of setting up on their own behalf.

認定公司的創(chuàng)始人，需要同時具備上述三個條件。如有欠缺，可以找專業(yè)的公司律師咨詢，避免公司發(fā)展到一定規(guī)模以后出現(xiàn)積重難返的尷尬局面。

The founder of the company is identified as a company that needs to have all three of the above conditions at the same time. If there is a lack of them, you can find professional company lawyers to consult, so as to avoid the embarrassing situation that the company develops to a certain scale after the accumulation of heavy weight.

筆者的公司商事爭端解決團隊由多位合伙人和律師組成，專注于商事爭端解決十余年，擅長公司、股權及疑難訴訟，積累了豐富的處理經(jīng)驗。此外，團隊還專注外商投資、境外投資和涉外商事法律服務，并為客戶提供有效的解決方案。

The author's corporate commercial dispute resolution team consists of a number of partners and attorneys who have focused on commercial dispute resolution for over ten years, specializing in corporate, equity and difficult litigation, and have accumulated a wealth of experience in handling such matters. In addition, the team also focuses on foreign investment, offshore investment and foreign-related commercial legal services and provides effective solutions for clients.

傳承律協(xié)“沒法不愛”的公益理念，用“極簡 無我”的態(tài)度傳遞“幫助律師扎根專業(yè)知識，與律師共同成長”的辦所理念。