California Corporation Law And Practice

This authoritative research tool covers all aspects of California corporate law and practice, providing clear, reliable guidance to the laws, legislative history, and major case law holdings, as well as the authors' well-known expertise and advice on approaching and understanding key corporate transactions. There is no better source on how to handle all key corporate transactions, from corporate formation and governance to takeovers and bankruptcies. Completely current, there is full coverage and insightful, expert analysis of all the critical new issues affecting California corporate law practice, including: What are the various business entities available in California?What are the methods and issues involved in forming those entities?What are the particular benefits of, and restrictions on, using a Limited Liability Company in California?What are the issues involved in financing a California corporation?What are the fiduciary duties imposed upon directors, officers, and controlling shareholders of California corporations?How do you provide notice and hold meetings of directors and shareholders of California corporations?What are the restrictions imposed upon officers and directors in the operation of California corporations?Under what circumstances can a California corporation pay a dividend or make a distribution of property to its shareholders?What are the issues involved in acquiring California corporations, whether by merger, purchase of stock, or purchase of assets?How and under what circumstances can a California corporation be dissolved?What are the issues and requirements faced by a foreign corporation conducting business in California?

Excerpt from California Corporation Law, Governing Ordinary Business Corporations: As Contained in the Codes and Other Statutory Law, Decisions of the Supreme Court Reported in Vols. 1 to 170, Inclusive, of the District Courts of Appeal Reported in Vols. 1 to 28, Inclusive, and of Both in Vols. 1 to 7, Inclusive This book grew out of the author's needs in his own practice. The corporation laws of California are so unlike those of eastern states, that even extensive knowledge of the laws of those states is of but little value in corporation matters here. This is shown by the infrequent citation by our appellate courts of deci sions from other states. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

" ... analyzes the application of California's General Corporation Law (the "GCL") and Corporate Securities Law (the "CSL") to the organization and operation of domestic corporations, "pseudo-foreign" corporations incorporated elsewhere but doing most of their business in California, and other foreign corporations with activities in the state."