Folk on the Delaware General Corporation Law: A Commentary and Analysis

by Edward P. Welch, Edward P. Welch, Andrew J. Turezyn

As reporter for the revised Delaware Corporation Law, Ernest L. Folk played the decisive role in the actual drafting of the law. His great subsequent analysis now in its Fourth Edition is organized by code section, with incisive and extensively annotated commentary that Strategies and options for specific business decisions and activities under the statute-- Detailed analysis of the practical applications and effects of each statutory provision and judicial decision-- All the major cases, many of them unreported and unavailable in any other source. You'll find easy-to-follow, ready-to-use guidance on such important matters Duties of officers and directors-- Director and officer liability-- The business judgment rule-- Standards of fairness in corporate transactions-- Administrative guidelines on filing Mergers and acquisitions-- The poison pill defense and other takeover tactics-- Contested takeovers, leveraged buyouts, and proxy contests-- Appraisal rights-- Alternative business entities and virtually everything else you'll need to know to solve problems arising under Delaware corporate law.

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First published December 31, 1995