"This State Bar of Texas manual contains over 100 forms carefully drafted in simple, concise language. The commentary, thoroughly supported by cited authorities, explains relevant law and procedures. Thorough indexes of authorities cited, forms, and subject matter provide ready access." "Includes forms for forming, reorganizing, and terminating a corporation, company agreements for single-member, member-managed and manager-managed LLCs, Secretary of state forms for corporations and LLCs and 42 CLE articles with valuable tips for practitioners."- from the publisher.

This book contains forms and accompanying instructions for transactional legal processes.
This electronic copy can only be checked out from home by government employees, but librarians may be able to provide a short excerpt to library patrons upon request.

"This comprehensive permit guide offers a listing of state permits that may be required for persons desiring to operate a business enterprise in the state." - from the introduction

Covers most common legal issues to arise in business relationships—corporations, parnterships and LLCs—over the life cycle of a business.

This title covers the law of business organizations for a number of courses.

This hornbook offers analysis of major cases and statutes that dominate the study of business organizations in classrooms.

This mini treatise is geared to the study of corporations law, including aspects of economics, business and accounting.

"This Hornbook clarifies rather than simply recites corporation law, while paying attention to correcting common misconceptions held among students and attorneys about the subject. This book is also intended for courts and commentators seeking the appropriate resolution of issues of corporation law. It is written in a 'user-friendly' style, with citations kept to a minimum. More than just an update, the Third Edition constitutes a significant expansion and refinement of the prior editions. Among the additions are thoughtful expositions on corporate rights, purpose and social responsibility and extended historical and comparative law discussions. There are also expanded and restructured discussions of policy and doctrine in areas ranging from mergers and acquisitions and securities regulation to corporate governance and the duties of directors and controlling shareholders. These enable the reader to both view corporate law in its broad policy framework at one end, while understanding the nuances of Delaware and U.S. Supreme Court decisions at the other. " - publisher's description

"Completely revised and updated, conversational in tone, the book features hypotheticals to illustrate key concepts. Comprehensive yet concise, it addresses the theory of the firm as well as the nuts-and-bolts of corporate law, including separate consideration of specialized issues raised by closely-held and public corporations. With updated discussion of Sarbanes-Oxley, Rule 10b-5, and Section 16(b), it gives broad background. Financial concepts are explained with helpful examples, so that even sociology majors need not fear them." - publisher's description

"This comprehensive guide explains the law of agency, partnership, and limited liability companies, and includes numerous references to the Restatement of the Law Third–Agency and the most recent versions of the partnership and LLC statutes. The authors seek to provide concise and accurate explanations of fundamental principles in these areas of the law as well as useful applications of those principles.This comprehensive guide explains the law of agency, partnership, and limited liability companies, and includes numerous references to the Restatement of the Law Third–Agency and the most recent versions of the partnership and LLC statutes. The authors seek to provide concise and accurate explanations of fundamental principles in these areas of the law as well as useful applications of those principles." - publisher's description

This text provides a reader-friendly, accessible overview of unincorporated business associations.

"Form a Partnership thoroughly explains the legal and practical issues involved in forming a business partnership, creating a partnership agreement and protecting each person's interests." - from the publisher

Every day, more and more business owners and managers are discovering the advantages of the limited liability company, the newest and most flexible way of doing business. With an LLC, you get both the informality and tax benefits of a partnership and the personal protection from business debts previously available only to corporations.

"The purpose of this book is to help you understand exactly where LLCs fit into the larger picture of business ownership structures and to help you decide whether it makes sense for you to form an LLC to conduct your business. " - from the introduction

"Explains basics essential of agency and partnership law, including recent developments. The Revised Uniform Partnership Act (RUPA) has been adopted by about half of the states, and other developments, such as the Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), have significantly changed partnership law and are reviewed in this work. New entities such as the Limited Liability Limited Partnership (LLLP) and the Limited Liability Company (LLC) have also arisen in the last decade. Basic agency concepts have been persuasive in shaping the development of statutory liabilities, especially in the area of sexual harassment, and the influence of agency law will only increase in the coming years, as work proceeds on the Restatement (Third) of Agency." - publisher's description

"Business Buyout Agreements walks you through the creation of a legal contract -- a sort of 'premarital agreement' for your business -- that protects everyone's interests. This book will help you create documents to help ensure a smooth transition following someone's departure. Clarify: when co-owners can sell their interest. the circumstances when someone must sell; who can buy into the business; what price will be paid. This edition of Business Buyout Agreements is updated to incorporate changes to estate tax law and discounts for small business valuation. Plus, it includes a complete business buyout agreement as an example." - publisher description

This text provides a concise statement of the the state corporate and federal securities laws governing mergers and acquisitions law designed for law students taking an advanced business law course.

Since its original publication, federal agencies and state attorney generals have continued to focus significant resources in the area and have continued to refine merger analysis through settlements, litigated cases, and speeches. This fourth edition serves as a fundamental and robust reference for all sources related to merger analysis. It has been completely updated to capture the most important and up-to-date analysis available. This reference will serve you again and again as you counsel your clients, help them understand the issues involved, and work more efficiently to achieve your goals in the evaluation process and beyond.

"Gevurtz & Sautter’s Hornbook on Mergers and Acquisitions provides a comprehensive exploration of this important topic. Written in a casual style designed to engage the reader, the book clarifies and critiques critical doctrine. In addition to covering corporate laws governing mergers and acquisitions, the book explores securities, tax, and antitrust laws, as well as addressing the business, financial, and practical lawyering aspects of mergers and acquisitions." -publisher's description

"Packed with practical advice and invaluable insights-and dozens of key legal forms-this book shows you how to: get your business ready to sell, value your assets, set the best price for your business, find the right buyer, anticipate and resolve tax issues, negotiate a payment plan, limit your liability, work with lawyers, accountants, and brokers, and close the deal and transfer the business to a new owner." - publisher description

This legal toolkit gives Texas nonprofits an overview of state and federal laws that regulate day-to-day operations.

Written for practitioners and nonprofit organizations, this unique guidebook offers a basic introduction to what a nonprofit corporation is; how it is formed; options for organizational structure; operating the corporation; basic tax; and much more. This updated second edition is written in a narrative format with a practitioner advising a client on the key steps for establishing a nonprofit corporation. Additional resources are included plus examples of sample forms.This primer will help nonprofits and their lawyers figure out where to start, what works, what doesn't, and why.

"Keep your nonprofit's tax-exempt status and stay out of IRS trouble with this comprehensive tax guide. This practical, thorough, and easy-to-read book explains both ongoing and annual compliance requirements for nonprofits, including: rules for charitable giving and cash donations, annual IRS filings and disclosures, including the IRS Form 990, conflict of interest, UBTI, and other IRS nonprofit tax rules." -publisher's description

The Guidebook for Directors of Nonprofit Organizations, Third Edition is a valuable reference book for directors and prospective directors of nonprofit corporations, from the smallest corporation that operates principally at a local or even neighborhood level, to the largest nonprofit corporation having operations that extend not only across the United States but internationally as well. Primarily written for the lay reader, it provides a description of general legal principles as they apply to nonprofit corporations and offers useful and practical suggestions and checklists. This book, written and edited by leading lawyers in the nonprofit industry, will assist directors of nonprofit corporations in performing their duties and providing an overall understanding of their role to the corporations they serve. Despite their variety of purposes, nonprofit corporations have many things in common. Although the size of the resources managed by nonprofit boards varies widely, their fundamental responsibilities are the same. This Guidebook aims to help directors of all nonprofit corporations, big and small, to use their resources to the greatest effect.

Nolo's guide for laypeople who wish to establish a nonprofit corporation explains every step of the process in simple and straightforward language.

In the wake of negative publicity surrounding fiscal mismanagement in some high-profile nonprofit organizations, today's board members and executive staff face increasing scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service as well as from their members, constituents, and donors. This indispensible guide provides an overview of governance basics and board structure and operations, as well as specific guidance on such key substantive issues as strategic planning, financial management, fund-raising, oversight of the executive officer, human resources management, risk management, and handling of crises.Each chapter describes substantive governance issues, and includes a Practical Advice section that provides guidance on how to apply principles and addresses different substantive issues. The suggestions contained in the Practical Advice sections, many in bullet point or checklist format, are intended to help nonprofit management and board leadership convert principles and concepts into concrete actions to improve governance and help board members understand their responsibilities.While this book is an indispensable tool for nonprofit board members, it is of particular value to executive officers and board chairs. It clearly spells out the responsibilities of these two roles and stresses the importance of mutual respect, trust, and support in promoting the organization's goals.

"This book is intended for anyone who is considering starting a nonprofit or reorganizing an existing group. This book will help you understand the basics-and beyond-of nonprofit organization, planning, structures, management, marketing, and more." - from the introduction

"Provides the legal information for those in charge of human resources at small to medium 501(c)(3) organizations. It explains how to identify, face and resolve daily legal issues related to hiring, compensation, letting employees go, dealing with volunteers, and communicating with employees"--Provided by publisher.