The law of corporations in a nutshell

Responsibility: Richard D. Freer
Edition: Eighth edition
Publication: St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2020]
Copyright notice: ©2020
Physical description: xviii, 569 pages ; 19 cm
Series: Nutshell series

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KF1414.85 .H36 2020		In-library use

Description

Creators/Contributors

Author/Creator: Freer, Richard D., 1953- author.

Contents/Summary

Contents

Foreword
Modern forms of business and the importance of agency law
The corporation in theory and in history
Formation of corporations
Pre-incorporation transactions and problems of defective incorporation
The distribution of powers in a corporation
Shareholders
Directors
Officers
Fiduciary duties
Special issues in the close corporation
Special issues in the public corporation
Financing the corporation
Dividends and other distributions
Potential liability in securities transactions
Derivative litigation
Fundamental corporate changes

Publisher's summary

Completely revised and updated, conversational in tone, the book summarizes all major forms of business, not simply the corporation. It features numerous examples to illustrate key concepts. Comprehensive yet concise, it addresses the theory of the firm, including the emergence of greater concerns for constituencies other than shareholders, as well as the nuts-and-bolts of corporate law. It offers separate consideration of specialized issues raised in closely-held and public corporations. With updated discussion of recent case law, particularly about controlling shareholders and takeovers, the book offers detailed comparison of Delaware and other leading corporate law legislation. The book also covers relevant federal law, including Sarbanes-Oxley, Rule 10b-5, and Section 16(b). Financial and accounting concepts are explained with helpful examples, so that even sociology majors need not fear them.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

Subjects

Subjects: Corporation law > United States.; Incorporation > United States.; Corporate governance > United States.

Bibliographic information

Publication date: 2020
Title variation: Law of corporations
Series: Nutshell series
Note: Includes index
Other edition: Revision of: Freer, Richard D., 1953- Law of corporations in a nutshell. Seventh edition. St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2016] ( 9781634597012 )
ISBN: 9781684672394 (paperback); 1684672392 (paperback)