Corporate Law and Governance: Principles and Practice - 1st Edition - Charles C. Cohen

Corporate Law and Governance: Principles and Practice 1st Edition Charles C. Cohen ISBN 9798892070911

Corporate Law and Governance: Principles and Practice integrates real-world corporate experience with academic rigor to provide a contemporary and practice-oriented exploration of corporate law and governance. The casebook connects landmark judicial decisions and recent developments to the legal and business challenges facing modern corporations. Most chapters begin with Anchoring Problems drawn from real events and Anchoring Questions that frame the key issues to be examined, encouraging students to apply legal theory to practical situations. Throughout the text, Notes and Questions enrich the primary materials by incorporating related cases, research, and case studies that deepen analysis and understanding.

Features of the First Edition

• Carefully edited cases that reflect both Delaware and Model Business Corporation Act jurisdictions

• In-depth treatment of major corporate governance legislation and regulation, including federal statutes such as Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank, state corporate law, and stock exchange rules

• Coverage of core governance topics, including directors’ and officers’ insurance, executive compensation, oversight and monitoring duties, shareholder primacy and activism, and shareholder derivative litigation

• Background materials introducing agency theory, behavioral economics, corporate finance, and securities regulation

• Discussion of recent developments in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

• Anchoring Problems and Anchoring Questions at the outset of most chapters to support experiential and problem-based learning

• Anchoring Notes presented as sidebars that connect doctrinal content to the chapter’s core problem

• Sidebar notes that supplement the main text with practical examples, insights, and contextual explanations

• Notes and questions highlighting cutting-edge scholarship, influential media commentary, and significant recent cases

• A highly navigable and logically structured organization, accessible to students with or without prior coursework in business, economics, finance, or law

Benefits for Professors and Students

• A balanced selection of landmark and contemporary cases from federal and state courts across the United States

• Comprehensive coverage of federal and state legislation and regulation governing corporate governance

• Inclusion of rules and regulations from NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

• Key secondary authorities, including the American Law Institute’s Principles of Corporate Governance, Restatements of the Law, and foundational books and treatises in the field

• Empirical research and data addressing executive compensation, CSR, ESG, and DEI

• Clear and insightful introductory and transitional text that enhances comprehension of cases and excerpts

• Informative sidebars that add context, perspective, and engagement to the core material

Corporate Law and Governance: Principles and Practice 1st Edition Charles C. Cohen ISBN 9798892070911, 979-8892070911 & 9798892070935

Authors
Charles C. Cohen
Peter B. Oh