Corporate Counsel Guides: Corporation Law

- Publisher:
- American Bar Association
- Publication date:
- 2012-07-03
- Authors:
-
James D. Cox
(Professor of Law at Duke University)
Thomas Lee Hazen
(Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) - ISBN:
- 9781614385509
Description:
Get acclimated to the role of a business general practitioner and corporate law with this complete overview of the subject, including the most common and pressing issues, and references for more information.
Index
- Preface
- Forms Of Business Association-Definitions And Distinctions
- The Evolution Of Corporations In England And America
- The Incorporation Process
- The Scope Of The Authorized Business And Duties To Other Constituencies
- The Promotion Of The Corporation
- Defective Formation Of Corporations And Revival Of Existence
- The Separate Corporate Entity: Privilege And Its Limitations; Piercing The Corporate Veil
- Powers Of Officers And Agents; Torts And Criminal Liability Of Corporations; Criminal Liability Of Officers And Directors
- Functions And Powers Of Directors
- Directors 'And Officers' Duties Of Care And Loyalty
- Fiduciary Duties For Executive Compensation, Corporate Opportunities, And Controlling Stockholders
- Obligations Arising Out Of Transactions In Shares
- Rights And Powers Of Shareholders: Inspection Rights, Voting, And Proxies
- Closely Held Entities
- The Derivative Suit
- Issuance Of Shares
- Liability For Watered, Bonus, And Underpaid Shares
- Capital Structure, Preferences, And Classes Of Securities
- Accounting Statements And Dividend Law
- Dividend Distributions: Rights, Restrictions, And Liabilities
- Repurchases, Redemptions, And The Reduction Of Capital
- Corporate Combinations
- Equitable Limits On Acquisitions And Defensive Maneuvers
- Federal And State Takeover Laws
- Amendments To The Corporate Charter
- Voluntary Dissolution, Administrative Dissolution, And Winding Up
- Investor Protection: State And Federal Securities Regulation
- About The Authors