Corporation law
By: by James D. Cox and Thomas Lee Hazen
Contributors: Hazen, Thomas Lee, 1947-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Corporate counsel guides
Publisher: American Bar Association
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781614385509
Subjects: Corporation law
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Forms of business association : definitions and distinctions; title: The evolution of corporations in England and America; title: The incorporation process; title: The scope of the authorized business and duties to other constituencies; title: The promotion of the corporation; title: Defective formation of corporations and revival of existence; title: The separate corporate entity : privilege and its limitations : piercing the corporate veil; title: Powers of officers and agents; tort and criminal liability of corporations : criminal liability of officers and directors; title: Functions and powers of directors; title: Directors' and officers' duties of care and loyalty; title: Fiduciary duties for executive compensation, corporate opportunities, and controlling stockholders; title: Obligations arising out of transactions in shares; title: Rights and powers of shareholders: inspection rights, voting, and proxies; title: Closely held entities; title: The derivative suit; title: Issuance of shares; title: Liability for watered, bonus, and underpaid shares; title: Capital structure, preferences, and classes of securities; title: Accounting statements and dividend law; title: Dividend distributions: rights, restrictions, and liabilities; title: Repurchases, redemptions and the reduction of capital; title: Corporate combinations; title: Equitable limits on acquisitions and defensive maneuvers; title: Federal and state takeover laws; title: Amendments to the corporate charter; title: Voluntary dissolution, administrative dissolution, and winding up; title: Investor protection: state and federal securities regulation.