02230nam 2200253z- 450 991067114190332120130220082623.0(CKB)5470000001388902(EXLCZ)99547000000138890220220406c2012uuuu -u- -engCorporation law /James D. Cox and Thomas Lee HazenAmerican Bar AssociationForms 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; tort 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.Corporate Counsel GuidesCorporation lawUnited StatesCorporation law346.73/066Cox James D.1943-285671Hazen Thomas Lee1947-285672BOOK9910671141903321Corporation law3044017UNINA