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• Preface(p. xxv)
• Acknowledgments(p. xxvii)
• Special Notice(p. xxix)
• Part 1 Introduction to Corporate Law
• Chapter 1 The Corporation--An Overview(p. 3)
• 1.1 Corporation Basics(p. 4)
• 1.2 Sources of Corporate Law(p. 7)
• 1.3 Corporation as a Constitutional Person(p. 10)
• Chapter 2 Choice of Organizational Form(p. 19)
• 2.1 Business Organization Choices(p. 19)
• 2.2 Choosing between Unincorporated and Incorporated Firm(p. 21)
• 2.3 Taxation--Critical Element in the Choice(p. 25)
• Part 2 Formation of the Corporation
• Chapter 3 Incorporation--How, Where, and What(p. 35)
• 3.1 Process of Incorporation(p. 35)
• 3.2 Choosing Where to Incorporate(p. 39)
• 3.3 Corporate Powers and the Ultra Vires Doctrine(p. 45)
• Chapter 4 Financial Rights in Corporation(p. 53)
• 4.1 Financial Rights of Equity Shares(p. 54)
• 4.2 Issuance of Equity Securities(p. 62)
• 4.3 Debt Financing(p. 68)
• 4.4 Choosing a Debt-Equity Mix(p. 71)
• Chapter 5 Federal Regulation of Securities Offerings(p. 75)
• 5.1 Securities Act Disclosure Mandates(p. 76)
• 5.2 Exemptions--Tempering the Breadth of [section] 5(p. 78)
• 5.3 Civil Liability under Securities Act(p. 89)
• 5.4 Definition of Security(p. 94)
• Part 3 Shareholder Voting Rights
• Chapter 6 Shareholders' Role in Corporate Governance(p. 101)
• 6.1 Purposes of Shareholder Voting(p. 102)
• 6.2 Shareholder Voting in Public Corporations(p. 103)
• 6.3 Shareholder Voting in Close Corporations(p. 107)
• Chapter 7 Voting Structure(p. 109)
• 7.1 Shareholders' Governance Role(p. 109)
• 7.2 Mechanics of Shareholders' Meetings(p. 114)
• 7.3 Election of Directors(p. 118)
• Chapter 8 Judicial Protection of Voting Rights(p. 131)
• 8.1 Rules against Shareholder Opportunism(p. 131)
• 8.2 Judicial Review of Management Entrenchment(p. 134)
• Chapter 9 Federal Regulation of Proxy Voting(p. 145)
• 9.1 Federal Proxy Regulation--An Overview(p. 145)
• 9.2 Reach of the SEC Proxy Rules(p. 146)
• 9.3 Formal Requirements of SEC Proxy Rules(p. 150)
• 9.4 Shareholder Initiatives(p. 157)
• Chapter 10 Proxy Fraud(p. 169)
• 10.1 Private Actions(p. 169)
• 10.2 Federal Action for Proxy Fraud(p. 171)
• 10.3 State Action for Proxy Fraud(p. 176)
• Part 4 Corporate Fiduciary Duties
• Chapter 11 Fiduciary Duties--An Introduction(p. 185)
• 11.1 The Corporate Fiduciary--A Unique Relationship(p. 186)
• 11.2 Fiduciary Duties of Care and Loyalty(p. 189)
• 11.3 Fiduciary Duties--Fitting Corporate and Market Realities(p. 191)
• 11.4 Enforcing Fiduciary Duties(p. 193)
• Chapter 12 Duty of Care and the Business Judgment Rule(p. 195)
• 12.1 Standards of Care--General, but Misleading, Guidance(p. 195)
• 12.2 Business Judgment Rule(p. 197)
• 12.3 Overcoming Business Judgment Presumption(p. 199)
• 12.4 Remedies for Breaching the Duty of Care(p. 208)
• 12.5 Exculpation of Directors' Care Failures(p. 209)
• Chapter 13 Duty of Loyalty--Self-Dealing Transactions(p. 223)
• 13.1 Nature of Self-Dealing(p. 223)
• 13.2 Judicial Suspicion of Self-Dealing Transactions(p. 224)
• 13.3 "Fairness" Tests(p. 226)
• 13.4 Statutory "Safe Harbors"(p. 231)
• 13.5 Remedies for Self-Dealing(p. 233)
• Chapter 14 Executive Compensation(p. 241)
• 14.1 Forms of Executive Compensation(p. 241)
• 14.2 Judicial Review(p. 242)
• 14.3 Directors' Compensation(p. 246)
• 14.4 Regulatory and Market Pressure(p. 247)
• Chapter 15 Indemnification and Insurance(p. 251)
• 15.1 Indemnification--Corporate Reimbursement(p. 251)
• 15.2 Insurance(p. 256)
• Chapter 16 Corporate Opportunities and Unfair Competition(p. 265)
• 16.1 Corporate Opportunity Doctrine(p. 265)
• 16.2 Definition of "Corporate Opportunity"(p. 266)
• 16.3 Corporate Rejection and Incapacity(p. 270)
• 16.4 Competition with the Corporation(p. 272)
• Chapter 17 Duties of Controlling Shareholders(p. 279)
• 17.1 Who Are Controlling Shareholders?(p. 279)
• 17.2 Parent-Subsidiary Dealings(p. 280)
• 17.3 Squeeze-Out Transactions--Eliminating Minority Interests(p. 284)
• Chapter 18 Shareholder Litigation(p. 297)
• 18.1 Nature of Derivative Litigation(p. 297)
• 18.2 Distinguishing between Derivative, Direct, and Class Action Suits(p. 301)
• 18.3 Procedural Restrictions on Derivative Litigation(p. 307)
• 18.4 Derivative Litigation in Federal Courts(p. 313)
• 18.5 Dismissal of Derivative Litigation--Finding a Corporate Voice(p. 318)
• Part 5 Shareholder Liquidity Rights
• Chapter 19 Share Transferability--An Introduction(p. 333)
• 19.1 Statutory Liquidity Rights(p. 334)
• 19.2 Public Trading of Corporate Securities(p. 334)
• Chapter 20 Limitations on Control Sales(p. 341)
• 20.1 Sale of Office(p. 341)
• 20.2 Limitations on Sale of Controlling Shares(p. 341)
• Chapter 21 Disclosure in Securities Trading Markets(p. 351)
• 21.1 State Disclosure Duties(p. 351)
• 21.2 Federal Disclosure Requirements(p. 353)
• Chapter 22 Securities Fraud--Rule 10b-5(p. 357)
• 22.1 Rule 10b-5 Overview(p. 357)
• 22.2 Scope of Private 10b-5 Action(p. 360)
• 22.3 Fraud Elements of Private 10b-5 Action(p. 364)
• 22.4 Defenses in Private 10b-5 Action(p. 372)
• 22.5 Comparison to State Law Remedies(p. 374)
• Chapter 23 Insider Trading(p. 381)
• 23.1 Insider Trading--A Primer(p. 381)
• 23.2 State Law on Insider Trading(p. 383)
• 23.3 Application of Rule 10b-5 to Insider Trading(p. 390)
• Chapter 24 Section 16(b)--Disgorgement of Short-Swing Profits(p. 411)
• 24.1 Coverage of [section] 16(p. 411)
• 24.2 Reports(p. 412)
• 24.3 Disgorging Short-Swing Profits--Mechanical Test(p. 412)
• Part 6 Closely Held Corporation
• Chapter 25 Control Dilemma in Close Corporation(p. 427)
• 25.1 Special Problems in Close Corporation(p. 427)
• 25.2 Planning in Close Corporation(p. 428)
• Chapter 26 Control Devices in Close Corporation(p. 433)
• 26.1 Minority Control Rights(p. 434)
• 26.2 Self-enforcing Control Structures(p. 440)
• 26.3 Transfer Restrictions and Contractual Liquidity Rights(p. 447)
• 26.4 Restraints on Directors' Discretion(p. 453)
• 26.5 Close Corporation Statutes(p. 456)
• Chapter 27 Dispute Resolution in Close Corporations(p. 463)
• 27.1 Close Corporation Disputes(p. 463)
• 27.2 Judicial Protection of Minority Shareholders(p. 466)
• 27.3 Deadlocks(p. 472)
• Part 7 Protection of Corporate Creditors
• Chapter 28 Rule of Limited Liability(p. 481)
• 28.1 General Rule of Limited Liability(p. 481)
• 28.2 History of U.S. Limited Liability(p. 484)
• Chapter 29 Liability During Incorporation Process(p. 487)
• 29.1 Preincorporation Contracts(p. 487)
• 29.2 Liability for Defective Incorporation(p. 494)
• 29.3 Promoter's Extra-Contractual Liability(p. 501)
• Chapter 30 Corporate Liability--Authority to Bind the Corporation(p. 505)
• 30.1 Board Decision-making(p. 505)
• 30.2 Corporate Authority(p. 508)
• 30.3 Respondeat Superior--Corporate Liability for Employee Torts(p. 512)
• Chapter 31 Limitations on Corporate Distributions(p. 519)
• 31.1 Distributions--Transferring Assets to Shareholders(p. 519)
• 31.2 Limitations on Distributions(p. 521)
• 31.3 Contractual Limitations on Distributions(p. 528)
• 31.4 Liability of Directors for Authorizing Illegal Distributions(p. 529)
• Chapter 32 Piercing the Corporate Veil(p. 539)
• 32.1 Traditional Piercing Factors(p. 539)
• 32.2 Distilling a Principle--Solving the Piercing Conundrum(p. 551)
• Chapter 33 Statutory Recognition of Corporate Form(p. 557)
• 33.1 Statutory Recognition of Corporation(p. 557)
• 33.2 Equitable Subordination Doctrine(p. 560)
• Part 8 Fundamental Corporate Changes
• Chapter 34 Takeovers--An Introduction(p. 567)
• 34.1 Hostile Choices--Proxy Contest or Tender Offer(p. 568)
• 34.2 Garden-Variety Takeover Drama(p. 569)
• 34.3 Epilogue--Is the Takeover Phenomenon Healthy?(p. 577)
• Chapter 35 Internal Fundamental Changes(p. 581)
• 35.1 Charter Amendments(p. 581)
• 35.2 Dissolution(p. 584)
• Chapter 36 Corporate Combinations(p. 589)
• 36.1 Combination Choices--Some Basics(p. 590)
• 36.2 Mergers(p. 590)
• 36.3 Sales of Assets(p. 596)
• 36.4 De Facto Merger and Successor Liability Doctrines(p. 600)
• Chapter 37 Appraisal Remedy(p. 609)
• 37.1 Appraisal Rights(p. 609)
• 37.2 Appraisal Proceeding(p. 613)
• 37.3 Exclusivity of Appraisal(p. 616)
• Chapter 38 Federal Regulation of Tender Offers(p. 623)
• 38.1 Disclosure of Foothold Position(p. 623)
• 38.2 Federal Tender Offer Rules(p. 624)
• 38.3 Williams Act Enforcement(p. 628)
• 38.4 Williams Act's Effect on Takeovers(p. 629)
• Chapter 39 Takeover Defenses(p. 637)
• 39.1 Dilemma of Takeover Defenses(p. 637)
• 39.2 State Fiduciary Law's Response to Takeover Dilemma(p. 639)
• 39.3 Board's Power to Adopt Takeover Defenses(p. 649)
• 39.4 State Antitakeover Statutes(p. 653)
• Table of Cases(p. 661)
• Index(p. 667)