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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction and Formation
§ 1.01 Introduction
§ 1.02 Sources of Corporate Law
§ 1.03 Historical Background
§ 1.04 Choice of Form
§ 1.05 Limited Partnerships
§ 1.06 Limited Liability Company
§ 1.07 Taxation
§ 1.08 Incorporation and Organization
§ 1.09 Choice of Law
§ 1.10 Ultra Vires
§ 1.11 Social Benefit Organizations
Chapter 2: Promoters' Liability and Defective Incorporation
§ 2.01 Introduction
§ 2.02 Promoters' Liability on Preincorporation Contracts
§ 2.03 Defective Incorporation
Chapter 3: Piercing the Corporate Veil
§ 3.01 The Concept of Limited Liability
§ 3.02 The Limited Liability Debate
§ 3.03 Grounds for Piercing the Corporate Veil
§ 3.04 Equitable Subordination
§ 3.05 Piercing the Corporate Veil: Procedural Contexts
§ 3.06 Statutory Liability Under Environmental Laws
§ 3.07 Successor Corporation Liability in Products Liability
§ 3.08 Piercing the Corporate Veil — Structural Settings
Chapter 4: Financing the Corporation
§ 4.01 Introduction
§ 4.02 Securities
§ 4.03 Leveraging and Capital Structure
§ 4.04 Legal Capital Rules
§ 4.05 Valuation
Chapter 5: The Legal Model and Corporate Governance: Themes and the Allocation of Power Under State Law
§ 5.01 Introduction
§ 5.02 Themes
§ 5.03 Theories of the Firm
§ 5.04 The Legal Model
§ 5.05 Shareholders
§ 5.06 Board of Directors
§ 5.07 Officers
§ 5.08 Financial Scandals
Chapter 6: Mergers and Acquisitions
§ 6.01 Introduction
§ 6.02 Mergers
§ 6.03 Sale of Assets
§ 6.04 Tender Offer
§ 6.05 Other Legal Issues
§ 6.06 Appraisal Remedy
§ 6.07 De Facto Mergers
Chapter 7: Introduction to Federal Regulation and the Proxy Rules
§ 7.01 Introduction and Overview
§ 7.02 SEC Jurisdiction and Periodic Reporting by Publicly Held Corporations
§ 7.03 Securities Issuance
§ 7.04 Proxy Regulation
§ 7.05 The SEC Shareholder Proxy Proposal Rule: SEC Rule 14a-8
§ 7.06 The Proxy Rules' General Antifraud Rule: An Introduction to General Disclosure Law Concepts
Chapter 8: Introduction to Fiduciary Duty: The Duty of Care, the Business Judgment Rule and Good Faith
§ 8.01 Introduction
§ 8.02 Policy Issues
§ 8.03 Duty of Care
§ 8.04 The Smith v. Van Gorkom Case
§ 8.05 The Demise of the Duty of Care
§ 8.06 Good Faith
§ 8.07 Duty of Disclosure
§ 8.08 Duty to Act Lawfully
Chapter 9: The Duty of Loyalty and Conflicts of Interest
§ 9.01 Introduction
§ 9.02 Policy
§ 9.03 Interested Director Transactions
§ 9.04 Executive Compensation
§ 9.05 Corporate Opportunity and Abuse of Position
§ 9.06 Shareholder Voting — Ratification and Optional Voting
Chapter 10: Controlling Shareholders
§ 10.01 Introduction
§ 10.02 Use of Control
§ 10.03 Freezeouts
§ 10.04 Sale of Control
Chapter 11: Special Problems of the Closely Held Corporation
§ 11.01 Introduction and Overview
§ 11.02 Obtaining and Maintaining a Measure of Control
§ 11.03 Protecting Shareholder Expectations in Closely Held Corporations Ex Ante
§ 11.04 Restrictions on Share Transferability
§ 11.05 Other Governance Features of the Closely Held Corporation
§ 11.06 Close Corporation Statutes
§ 11.07 Protecting Shareholder Expectations in the Close Corporation Ex Post
§ 11.08 Limited Liability Companies
Chapter 12: Hostile Tender Offers
§ 12.01 Introduction
§ 12.02 The Rise and Fall of Hostile Tender Offers
§ 12.03 Policy Issues
§ 12.04 Tactics
§ 12.05 State Law
§ 12.06 Federal Securities Law — The Williams Act
§ 12.07 State Takeover Statutes
Chapter 13: SEC Rule 10b-5 Disclosure and Insider Trading
§ 13.01 SEC Rule 10b-5 Disclosure and Insider Trading
§ 13.02 Disclosure Concepts and Elements of a Cause of Action Under Rule 10b-5
§ 13.03 The Prohibition of Insider Trading: Is It Good or Bad?
§ 13.04 The Law of Insider Trading
§ 13.05 The Insider Trading Prohibition Under State Law
§ 13.06 Regulation of Insider Trading Under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Chapter 14: Corporate Litigation
§ 14.01 Introduction
§ 14.02 The Nature of the Derivative Suit: Direct Versus Derivative, Pro Rata Recovery, and Other Preliminary Issues
§ 14.03 Qualifications of a Proper Plaintiff-Shareholder
§ 14.04 Reforms of the Earlier Strike Suit Era
§ 14.05 The Demand Rule
§ 14.06 Termination of Litigation: The Advent of the Special Litigation Committee Device
§ 14.07 Proposed Reforms of the Modern Strike Suit Era
§ 14.08 Right to Trial by Jury, Attorneys' Fees, and Miscellaneous Issues
§ 14.09 The Reprise of the Shareholder Class Action
§ 14.10 Lawyering Problems in Corporate Litigation
§ 14.11 Indemnification and Insurance
Table of Statutes and Regulations
Table of Cases
Index
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