Corporation law [electronic resource] / James D. Cox and Thomas Lee Hazen.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago, Ill. :
American Bar Association, General Pratice, Solo and Small Firm Division,
[2012]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Corporate counsel guides.
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Table of Contents:
- 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.