Corporations and Business Associations

Table of Contents:

Economic and legal aspects of the firm

Partnerships

The corporate form and the specialized roles of shareholders, directors, and officers

Fiduciary duty, shareholder litigation, and the business judgment rule

Protecting participants' expectations in a closely held business : corporations and LLCS

The corporation as a device to allocate risk

Mergers and other "friendly" control transactions

Changes in control : hostile acquisitions

Disclosure and corporate governance

Federal regulation of tender offers

Insider trading