Commentaries and Cases on the Law of Business Organization

Aspen Casebook Series

by William T. Allen, Reinier H. Kraakman, Guhan Subramanian

Updated throughout, the Third Edition of Commentaries and Cases on the Law of Business Organization continues to provide a refreshingly accessible economic analysis perspective. The distinguished team of authors introduces and explains economic concepts in a way that makes this sophisticated book clear and engaging for students.

This highly accessible casebook features: Extraordinary authorship--Allen, former Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery, adds a unique real-world perspective to the book Logical and flexible organization: Chapters 1-5 cover the fundamentals of organizational law in a business setting Chapters 6-14 address the legal regulation of a variety of actions, decisions, and transactions that involve or concern the modern public corporation Chapters can be taught out of order to accommodate alternative teaching approaches Introductions and transitional text, clearly and concisely written, that provide context and perspective Rich commentary in the form of explanatory notes that facilitate teaching and understanding Intelligent case editing and selection, including both classic and important recent cases An economic-analysis perspective presented accessibly through clear and consistent explanatory text, including: A useful analytic tool for evaluating business models A coherent theme for the course Examples, hypotheticals, and diagrams that illustrate conceptual and theoretical models Flexibility for use in Business Organization courses with the focus on corporate law A complete teaching package, including: A Teacher's Manual with detailed guidance for structuring the course, case analyses, and answers to questions raised in the book Additional PowerPoint slides that provide case summaries and raise cutting-edge and fun points

Thoroughly updated, the Third Edition: Includes excerpts from important recent cases such as "CA, Inc. v. AFSCME, In re Citigroup, Ryan v. Lyondell, " and "Stone v. Ritter" Provides commentary on other recent developments, such as "Say on Pay" legislation pending in the U.S. Congress, the executive compensation restrictions in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and takeover defense practices Provides additional contextual background for certain cases to help students better understand the court's reasoning, including new Sidebars: "The Fall of the House of Pritchard" and "The Dodge Brothers and Henry Ford" Continues to provide additional questions, connections to the empirical literature, and cross-country comparisons

Genres: Law

712 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2003

Reviews

[Danny]

Boooring.

[Kienie]

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]

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]

Needs more pictures and bigger font.

[emily moore]

I almost killed myself but it was such a sweet finish

[Eli Burkhardt]

Fun fact, I accidentally bought the wrong edition. But it was ok because, despite assigning the most recent edition, the professor also clearly operated off of the old edition 😮‍💨

[Irina Kebreau]

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]

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]

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.