Download or read book Introduction to the Law of Corporations Cases and Materials written by Brian Quinn and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open-source casebook is the sixth edition of a casebook using the H2O/OpenCasebook platform of Harvard's Berkman Center. This casebook is intended to be used as the main casebook for an introductory course on the law of corporations. Because is subject to a Creative Commons license and can be printed via Amazon/CreateSpace, it is available to students at a very modest cost. Alternatively, students can read and access the cases and materials online via the H20 platform at opencasebook.org at no cost. This casebook and the H2O/OpenCasebook platform are part of an effort by educators to make high quality course materials and casebooks available to students at reasonable prices.Although this course is called an Introduction to the Law of Corporations, it is better understood as a more general business organizations course. The materials in this casebook cover Delaware corporate code exclusively. However, your learning during this semester long course will not be limited to the corporate law. We will start the class with an online course covering the basic concepts of Agency. Agency is the single most important building block required to understand the corporate law. Agency is also an essential building block to understand the laws governing other forms of business organization. During the course of this semester, you will be introduced to other forms of business organization, including Partnership, Limited Liability Companies, Nonprofit Corporations, and Public Benefit Corporations. Most of your introduction to these other forms will come through a series of online courses covering the basic concepts and rules for each of the forms. You should plan to complete all of these courses, including the accompanying quizzes in Canvas, by the dates set forth in the syllabus. As you are working on the online courses, in class we will focus on the corporate form, the Delaware corporate code, and the Delaware common law of corporations.Because the corporate law is so much more extensive than the laws of other business forms, like for example the law governing LLCs, courts often lean heavily on the corporate law and apply it by analogy to other forms when they are in search of persuasive authority. By becoming expert in the corporate law, you will find it easy to translate that knowledge and apply it other business organizations. Much of the work of the corporate lawyer starts with the code. As such, we will start with an in depth examination of the corporate code. Although we could study the Model Code or the Massachusetts code, for most corporate lawyers, the Delaware corporate law will be central to their practice. Sixty percent of all publicly traded corporations are Delaware corporations. With respect to private corporations, they are typically incorporated in the state in which they are physically located, or they are incorporated in Delaware.Beyond the code, Delaware has a very deep corporate common law. It is in the corporate common law that the courts have developed the law of corporate fiduciary duties. It is through fiduciary duties that the corporate law attempts to regulate the relationship between stockholders and the corporation, between managers and the corporation, as well as the relationships of controlling stockholders and minority stockholders. Delaware's treatment of the corporate common law is so extensive that it is not at all uncommon at all for the courts of other states to refer to, or cite Delaware corporate law cases, when deciding questions involving their own corporate law. The Delaware corporate law is the closest we have to a lingua franca in the US for corporate law.The fiduciary duties of corporate directors are tested most often in the context of corporate takeovers. The corporate takeover materials in this casebook attempt to highlight the most important issues in takeover situations as well as the court's doctrinal efforts to mitigate the transaction costs that arise in these situations.

Download or read book Introduction to the Law of Corporations written by Brian Quinn and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-10 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open-source casebook is the sixth edition of a casebook using the H2O/OpenCasebook platform of Harvard's Berkman Center. This casebook is intended to be used as the main casebook for an introductory course on the law of corporations. Because is subject to a Creative Commons license and can be printed via Amazon/CreateSpace, it is available to students at a very modest cost. Alternatively, students can read and access the cases and materials online via the H2O platform at opencasebook.org at no cost. This casebook and the H2O/OpenCasebook platform are part of an effort by educators to make high quality course materials and casebooks available to students at reasonable prices. Although this course is called an Introduction to the Law of Corporations, it is better understood as a more general business organizations course. The materials in this casebook cover Delaware corporate code exclusively. However, your learning during this semester long course will not be limited to the corporate law. We will start the class with an online course covering the basic concepts of Agency. Agency is the single most important building block required to understand the corporate law. Agency is also an essential building block to understand the laws governing other forms of business organization. During the course of this semester, you will be introduced to other forms of business organization, including Partnership, Limited Liability Companies, Nonprofit Corporations, and Public Benefit Corporations. Most of your introduction to these other forms will come through a series of online courses covering the basic concepts and rules for each of the forms. You should plan to complete all of these courses, including the accompanying quizzes in Canvas, by the dates set forth in the syllabus. As you are working on the online courses, in class we will focus on the corporate form, the Delaware corporate code, and the Delaware common law of corporations. Because the corporate law is so much more extensive than the laws of other business forms, like for example the law governing LLCs, courts often lean heavily on the corporate law and apply it by analogy to other forms when they are in search of persuasive authority. By becoming expert in the corporate law, you will find it easy to translate that knowledge and apply it other business organizations. Much of the work of the corporate lawyer starts with the code. As such, we will start with an in depth examination of the corporate code. Although we could study the Model Code or the Massachusetts code, for most corporate lawyers, the Delaware corporate law will be central to their practice. Sixty percent of all publicly traded corporations are Delaware corporations. With respect to private corporations, they are typically incorporated in the state in which they are physically located, or they are incorporated in Delaware. Beyond the code, Delaware has a very deep corporate common law. It is in the corporate common law that the courts have developed the law of corporate fiduciary duties. It is through fiduciary duties that the corporate law attempts to regulate the relationship between stockholders and the corporation, between managers and the corporation, as well as the relationships of controlling stockholders and minority stockholders. Delaware's treatment of the corporate common law is so extensive that it is not at all uncommon at all for the courts of other states to refer to, or cite Delaware corporate law cases, when deciding questions involving their own corporate law. The Delaware corporate law is the closest we have to a lingua franca in the US for corporate law. The fiduciary duties of corporate directors are tested most often in the context of corporate takeovers. The corporate takeover materials in this casebook attempt to highlight the most important issues in takeover situations as well as the court's doctrinal efforts to mitigate the transaction costs that arise in these situations.

Download or read book Introduction to the Law of Corporations written by Brian J. M. Quinn and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-04 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open-source casebook is the fifth edition of a casebook using the H2O platform of Harvard's Berkman Center. This casebook is intended to be used as the main casebook for an introductory course on the law of corporations. Because is subject to a Creative Commons license and can be printed via Amazon/CreateSpace, it is available to students at a very modest cost. Alternatively, students can read and access the cases and materials online via the H20 platform at h2o.law.harvard.edu at no cost. This casebook and the H2O platform are part of an effort by educators to make high quality course materials and casebooks available to students at reasonable prices.

Download or read book Introduction to the Law of Corporations written by Brian Jm Quinn and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-02 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open-source casebook is the seventh edition of a casebook using the H2O/OpenCasebook platform of Harvard's Berkman Center. This casebook is intended to be used as the main casebook for an introductory course on the law of corporations. Because is subject to a Creative Commons license and can be printed via Amazon Direct Publishing, it is available to students at a very modest cost. Alternatively, students can read and access the cases and materials online via the H2O platform at opencasebook.org at no cost. This casebook and the H2O/OpenCasebook platform are part of an effort by educators to make high quality course materials and casebooks available to students at reasonable prices.

Download or read book Corporations a Contemporary Approach written by Michael R. Diamond and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author offers a fresh perspective on the traditional corporate law course while retaining most of the classic cases. Integrating economics, sociology, philosophy, and psychology, the book incorporates contemporary corporate issues through cases and materials that situate the corporation in its social and political setting. This casebook takes a new approach to the organization of the traditional materials on directors' and officers' duties by integrating materials such as derivative litigation and indemnification. Issues involving close corporations (including promoter's liability, limited liability, piercing, and other related issues) are gathered in one chapter while also retaining traditional case materials. The notes and questions provoke thought not only on legal issues and the relationship between cases and theories, but also on the effect corporations have on their constituents and communities. There is also a chapter devoted to the corporation's place in modern society that covers traditional issues as well as more novel ones. The third edition has been updated with the addition of new cases and new material on IPOs and accounting as well as new questions and comments throughout the book. A major new addition is a Glossary that defines many business and finance terms not generally familiar to the typical student.

Download or read book Cases and Materials on Corporations written by Jesse H. Choper and published by Aspen Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 1208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of this rich and challenging casebook continues to provide a matchless examination of corporate law while incorporating important recent developments. Long recognized For The impeccable scholarship of its authors And The thorough development of its topics, CASES AND MATERIALS ON CORPORATIONS sets a strong foundation for understanding the structure, functions, and responsibilities of corporations and other business organizations. To facilitate effective teaching and learning, CASES AND MATERIALS ON CORPORATIONS, Fifth Edition, encourages effective teaching and learning with: the insight of a venerated author team an exceptionally noteworthy introductory chapter, which sets out the defining characteristics of a corporation: limited liability, perpetual existence, free transferability, and centralized management detailed and wide-ranging coverage, allowing instructors to delve into topics with as much depth as they wish a logical thematic framework, emphasizing the corporation's responsibilities to society as well as to its own constituents and investors an excellent section on corporate finance careful use of notes, excerpted commentary, problems, questions, edited cases, and statutory material to reinforce important concepts in the text What's in the Fifth Edition? extensive treatment of limited liability companies and limited liability partnerships. new developments in insider trading. material on the impact of outside directors on corporate performance. complete revision of the treatment of indemnification, now including Mayer v. Executive Telecard and Ridder v. Cityfed. a new section on the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act.

Download or read book Cases and Materials on Corporations and Other Business Entities written by Lee A. Harris and published by Aspen Publishing. This book was released on 2014-12-09 with total page 966 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical approach to Corporations featuring carefully edited cases, intriguing notes and questions, and exercises drawn from actual cases to create a practical and skills-driven approach to the study of the legal principles of business. Featuring: Each chapter includes all the landmark cases that students should be introduced to in a Corporations or Business Entities course Strong skills-driven exercises and questions (both litigation-based and transaction-based) the practical exercises give students a chance to simulate what lawyers do the exercises are drawn from actual disputes, particularly from material in the case's procedural history, publicly-available information about the dispute, and other information provided from the actual lawyers on the case Brief notes and questions after cases, including some with practice-orientation Diagrams, or Roadmaps are included to give students an illustrative snapshot of some of the toughest cases. This text obviates the need for law professors interested in skills training to rely on supplemental texts or creating their own materials Companion website that includes supplemental introductory cases (with notes and questions) to enable use of the casebook by MBA and undergraduate students

Download or read book Corporations a Contemporary Approach written by Lawrence E. Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 912 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Corporations and Other Business Associations written by Charles R.T. O'Kelley and published by Aspen Publishing. This book was released on 2023-07-16 with total page 1457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An edited compilation of statutes, rules, and forms for use in the typical Corporations or Business Associations class, current through the Spring of 2023, including appropriate selections from: Model Business Corporation Act (with Comments) Delaware General Corporation Law California Corporations Code New York Business Corporation Law Derivative Complaint -Walt Disney Litigation Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including Rules and Forms) New York Stock Exchange Listing Standards Uniform Partnership Acts of 1914 and 1997 Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act Delaware Limited Liability Company Act Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (2006) Restatement (Third) of Agency

Download or read book Corporations written by Dalia Tsuk Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 2018-08 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This casebook focuses on corporate law, specifically the law governing the relationship between directors, officers, and shareholders. It aims to foster critical thinking about corporate governance and about the role that law has played in legitimating large publicly held corporations and their managements. The casebook is divided into four parts: the nature and purpose of the corporation; the duties of directors, officers, and other insiders; ownership and control; and fundamental transactions.

Download or read book Corporations a Contemporary Approach written by Michael R. Diamond and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 911 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author offers a fresh perspective on the traditional corporate law course while retaining most of the classic cases. Integrating economics, sociology, philosophy, and psychology, the book incorporates contemporary corporate issues through cases and materials that situate the corporation in its social and political setting. This casebook takes a new approach to the organization of the traditional materials on directors' and officers' duties by integrating materials such as derivative litigation and indemnification. Issues involving close corporations (including promoter's liability, limited liability, piercing, and other related issues) are gathered in one chapter while also retaining traditional case materials. The notes and questions provoke thought not only on legal issues and the relationship between cases and theories, but also on the effect corporations have on their constituents and communities. There is also a chapter devoted to the corporation's place in modern society that covers traditional issues as well as more novel ones. The second edition has been updated with the addition of new cases and with a return to coverage of several cases not included in the first edition. The author has also added a new section on corporate debt as well as new questions and comments throughout the book.

Download or read book Cases and Materials on Corporations written by John C. Coffee and published by Aspen Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 1429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned for its richness, depth, and authorship, Cases and Materials on Corporations offers broad coverage of both public and closely held corporations. A powerful introductory chapter sets out the defining characteristics of a corporation. A thematic framework frames corporate law in terms of the corporation’s responsibilities to its employees, its investors, and society. New to the Ninth Edition: The introductory Chapter recognizes that issues of race and systemic discrimination have dominated recent headlines and political discourse. This has re-focused attention on the long-standing debate between proponents of the dominant shareholders primacy model of corporate governance and proponents of a more stakeholder-oriented model. Without taking sides on this issue, this Chapter notes that this debate has continued throughout American legal history, and it focuses on recent efforts by some states and Nasdaq to require greater diversity (both in terms of race and gender) on corporate boards. Current data is provided. In addition, this Chapter adds a new section to introduce the “public benefit corporation,” a new corporate form that is a hybrid of a profit-making corporation and a not-for-profit entity now recognized by a majority of the states. New material on the emerging line of good faith cases in the context of director oversight where a corporation is subject to “mission critical” regulation. This new line of cases opens up potential avenues to assign monetary liability to directors for failure to manage corporate risks. New Supreme Court decisions (including Lorenzo and Omnicare) are assessed, and the continuing struggle to define insider trading is reviewed. The chapter on shareholder voting and proxy gives special attention to recent efforts by activist hedge funds to influence and constrain corporate management. The revised chapter on takeovers takes up the legal rules governing friendly and unfriendly acquisitions. The chapter tracks the unique experience of Delaware law over this period: an ongoing and openly—but respectful–disagreement between the Delaware Chancery Court and the Delaware Supreme Court about the allocation of authority between the board of directors and shareholders. The chapter also examines the new texture of the takeover market where activists play a central role. Professors and students will benefit from: Richness and depth: A range of thoroughly developed topics allows instructors to delve into topics with as much depth as they wish. The text is strong in material on both public and closely held corporations. Traditional casebook pedagogy: Text notes, statutory material, excerpted commentary, problems, questions, and edited cases. Strong introductory chapter: Sets out the defining characteristics of a corporation: limited liability, perpetual existence, free transferability, and centralized management. Thematic framework: Examines corporate law in the context of the corporation’s responsibilities to its own constituents and investors, as well as to society.

Download or read book Hicks Goo s Cases and Materials on Company Law written by Alan Dignam and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hicks & Goo's Cases and Materials on Company Law guides students through the complexities of company law with a broad selection of source materials, extracts from governmental and non-governmental sources as well as traditional cases and materials, that are placed in context with clear commentary. It covers all the principal areas of company law including corporate governance issues and securities and insolvency. The book concentrates on how the law facilitates and regulates the operation of companies, both large and small, reflecting the realities of current practice. Each section is preceded by a concise introduction to help students understand the significance of the material presented. Similarly, each case is preceded by a statement of its legal significance and a summary of the main facts. The book has been fully updated to include classic materials whilst retaining the breadth of sources. The contents have been restructured to reflect the way the course is taught and chapter introductions have been developed to place each chapter in context and examine how these relate to the subject as a whole.

Download or read book Corporations Cases and Materials written by Richard W. Jennings and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 1262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cases and Materials in Company Law written by L. S. Sealy and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-10-04 with total page 783 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cases and Materials in Company Law is well-established as the best casebook on company law available. It covers all vital cases and combines sophisticated commentary with well-chosen notes and questions. This edition retains the original successful structure and style, whilst being fully updated to reflect changes following the Companies Act 2006.

Download or read book Corporations written by Joel Seligman and published by Aspen Publishers. This book was released on 1995 with total page 1352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Introduction to the Law of Business Organizations written by Stephen B. Presser and published by West Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition will explore recent developments in the Delaware Corporate law that further define the fiduciary responsibility of officers and directors, the continuing academic controversy over for whose benefit corporations should be run, and the ongoing federal efforts to ameliorate perceived failings in the state law regarding corporations. The second edition will also include further materials to contribute toward bridging the longstanding gap between lawyers? understanding of the perspective of managers and managers uneasiness over the narrow perceptions of lawyers. It will continue to be the one casebook regarding business organizations specifically designed to meet the needs of both law students and management students.