#11697 - Table Of Contents - Business Association (Duke Cox)

Contents I. Introduction to the Law of Partnerships ..................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. A. Formation .............................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. B. Managing the Partnership ..................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. C. Authority of Partners ............................................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. D. Liability of Partners .............................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. E. Partnership Property and Breakups ....................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. F. Partnership Dissociation and Dissolution ............................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. G. Limited Partnership .............................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. II. Formation of the Corporation ................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. A. Characteristics of Corporations ............................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. B. Selecting a Corporate Domicile: Internal Affairs Doctrine .................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. C. Drafting the Articles of Incorporation .................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. III. Financing the Corporation ........................................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. A. Types of Securities ............................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. B. Leverage ................................................................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. C. Equitable Subordination ....................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. IV. Internal Governance Procedures ............................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. A. Board Action ......................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. B. Shareholder Action ............................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. C. Election and Removal of Directors ....................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. V. The Shareholder Primacy Model and Other Constituencies..................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. VI. Allocation of Power between Owners and Managers ............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. A. Introduction .......................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. B. The Power of the Board of Directors .................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. C. Bylaw Initiatives ................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. D. Equitable Limitations - Thwarting the Exercise of Shareholders' Franchise ....... Error! Bookmark not defined. E. Why Shareholders Vote and Supervoting Shares ................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. F. The Rise of Financial Institutions .......................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. G. Vote Buying .......................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. H. Allocation of Power Between Board and CEO ..................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. VII. Shareholder Information Rights & Record of Ownership ..................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. A. Shareholder Information Rights ........................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. B. The Electronic Stockholders' List ........................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. C. Federal Mandatory Disclosure: Introduction to "Reporting Companies" ............ Error! Bookmark not defined. VIII. Federal Proxy Rules ............................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. A. Introduction ........................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. B. Dissident's Access, Shareholder Proposal Rule, Shareholder Nomination Rule .. Error! Bookmark not defined. C. Misleading Proxy Materials .................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. IX. Piercing the Corporate Veil ...................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.