Advanced Corporation Law

Corporate governance has been much in the news in recent years and lawyers are devoting increasing amount of attention to it. The passage of major federal legislation in 2002 (the Sarbanes-Oxley Act a.k.a. SOX) and 2010 (the Dodd-Frank Act) were particularly important developments, generating much new law and, as a result, much new legal work. Curiously, however, the law school casebook market has largely ignored these trends. Corporate governance is regulated by many of the same laws covered in the basic Business Associations course, but increasingly is also regulated by laws--such as SOX and Dodd-Frank--that get short shrift in the typical Business Associations casebook and course. In contrast, those laws are the core focus of the text. In addition to the pertinent laws, the book brings into play sources such as stock exchange listing standards and the rules issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and similar quasi-governmental bodies. Importantly, however, lawyers practicing in the corporate governance space must be knowledgeable not only about the law but also best practice. The text therefore makes frequent references to best practice advice drawn from sources such as law firm client memoranda.

"The second edition of Advanced Corporate Legal Procedures gives college-level business and law clerk students a complete overview of the main legal issues and procedures associated with the Canadian business sector. Author Elizabeth Gillis describes the key legislation that affects different types of businesses - from larger corporations to not-for-profit organizations - as well as the legal steps involved in setting up and maintaining a business. The new edition outlines the recent changes to the Business Corporations Act and the Ontario Securities Transfer Act, describes the role of related government departments, and includes updated forms with clear descriptions. Also included in the new edition is a revised chapter on not-for-profit organizations and charities."--Pub. desc.

The Advanced Introduction to Corporate Governance Law and Regulation provides a key overview of the various facets of corporate law essential to the governance of publicly traded companies. Brian R. Cheffins deploys a robust theoretical and multijurisdictional framework through which he analyses the elements of corporate law crucial for governance, offering incisive insights into both corporate law and corporate governance.

The first law school text in its field, Corporate Governance: Principles and Practices focuses on the theory and practice of balancing power among corporate directors, officers, shareholders, and "stakeholders." A superb teacher, Walter Effross brings his subject to life with a vibrant writing style, examples from popular culture, annotated sample documents, drafting exercises, and an innovative "Shareholder's Menu" in the appendix. Corporate Governance: Principles and Practice features: summaries and explanations of contrasting schools of thought, including contractarianism, communitarianism, And the strengths and limitations of emerging academic approaches, such as empiricism, behavioral economics, and the study of international "convergence" of corporate governance an accessible selection of excerpts from the classic And the latest judicial decisions, with a concise treatment of factual and procedural context incisive notes that explore and explain the case excerpts and offer commentary on reactions from other courts, commentators, counsel, and executives engaging examples from the headlines and popular culture that illustrate important principles and spark class discussion detailed examinations of issues of corporate social responsibility, and of legal ethics in representing corporations, directors, officers, and/or shareholders annotated sample documents and drafting exercises hundreds of suggestions for paper topics on emerging and unsettled aspects of governance theory and practice an appendix providing additional advice for identifying, selecting, refining, and developing topics for papers and articles on corporate governance an appendix listing useful Web sites and "Readings Beyond the Syllabus" a Shareholder's Menu that categorizes and summarizes more than seventy separate initiatives that shareholder activists and commentators have proposed Finally! A law school text dedicated To the burgeoning field of corporate governance! Ideal for Advanced Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law (as a supplement), Business Planning, Legal Drafting, and related topics, Corporate Governance: Principles and Practices is the practical book you've been waiting for.

This textbook on corporate governance is written for advanced undergraduate and graduate law students, as well as scholars working in the field. It offers clear insight into this fascinating area of financial law, from the analysis of the legal and regulatory framework of corporate governance in the UK to the core laws and regulatory principles that determine the allocation of decision-making power in UK public companies. This book also highlights how prevailing corporate governance norms operate within their broader market and societal context. In doing so, it seeks to encourage readers to develop their own critical opinions on the topic by reference to leading strands of theoretical and inter-disciplinary literature, along with relevant comparative and historical insights.