Commentaries and Cases on the Law of Business Organization

Aspen Casebook Series

by William T. Allen, Reinier H. Kraakman

This reference will help students and non-specialist lawyers understand the basic principles of law that affect the way business is conducted in the US. Although the book's approach is informed by basic principles of economics, readers do not need formal training or understanding of economics. Allen (law and business, New York University) first deals with fundamentals of organizational law in a business setting, covering agency law, partnership and corporate forms and their variants, and basic concepts of valuation. The rest of the book addresses the legal regulation of a variety of actions, decisions, and transactions that involve the modern public corporation. These chapters cover the voting system, the duty of care, and particular classes of corporate actions and related shareholder transactions that are subject to more specialized regulation by corporate law. Cross-references and extensive text notes are included. This second edition covers developments in corporate law since 2003, and provides citations to the literature on corporate law issues. New sidebars offer real-life illustrations of topics. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Genres: Law

737 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2003

Reviews

[Danny · Rating 2 out of 5]

Boooring.

[Kienie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'll be mostly honest: I skimmed the last 100-ish pages. The book is very dense, but our professor made it accessible. I wouldn't recommend this as a stand-alone textbook. Having said that, for all I know the other Corp. textbooks are even denser and less approachable.

[Justin]

can’t in good faith recommend it but hey I’ve seen worse

[Becca Maginn · Rating 4 out of 5]

The only textbook we read front to back. Much more informative than all of my business minor classes combined.

[Channah]

Read for class Fall 2023

[Taylorann · Rating 2 out of 5]

Needs more pictures and bigger font.

[emily moore · Rating 3 out of 5]

I almost killed myself but it was such a sweet finish

[Irina Kebreau · Rating 2 out of 5]

Odd that this book receives such poor reviews. It does at times presumes some prior knowledge if not the lingo, but is otherwise a pretty good and, most importantly, compact guide into the issue of business associations.

[Chrys · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think it was well organized and had interesting readings and selection of cases, but some of the explanations were a bit confusing and hard to follow. You will need the statutory supplement because it keeps referring back to it and doesn't have the provisions in the textbook.

[Lauraleigh · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ugh, law school.

[Jessica]

Yale Law, 2L Fall, Business Organizations with Professor Richard Squire.

[Brendan Horan]

Probably the best book I've ever read on the law of business organizations. Not exactly a page turner, but very illuminating. The section on DGCL § 102(b)(7) could probably use a bit more clarity.