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Corporate law (also known as company law or enterprise law) is the body of law governing the rights, relations, and conduct of persons, companies, organizations and businesses. The term refers to the legal practice of law relating to corporations, or to the theory of corporations .
A corporation may be chartered in any of the 50 states (or the District of Columbia) and may become authorized to do business in each jurisdiction it does business within, except that when a corporation sues or is sued over a contract, the court, regardless of where the corporation's headquarters office is located, or where the transaction ...
The Journal of Corporation Law (JCL), at the University of Iowa College of Law, is the nation's oldest student-published periodical specializing in corporate law. [1] It published its first issue in 1975. [2] Its current adviser is Robert T. Miller, who joined the College of Law faculty in August 2012.
The Model Business Corporation Act (MBCA) is a model act promulgated and periodically amended by the Corporate Laws Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association (Committee). The MBCA had been adopted by 36 states and other jurisdictions. [ 1 ]
The Modern Corporation and Private Property is a book written by Adolf Berle and Gardiner Means published in 1932 regarding the foundations of United States corporate law.It explores the evolution of big business through a legal and economic lens, and argues that in the modern world those who legally have ownership over companies have been separated from their control.
Business law consists of many different areas taught in law school and business school curricula, including: contracts, the law of corporations and other business organizations, securities law, intellectual property, antitrust, secured transactions, commercial paper, income tax, pensions and benefits, trusts and estates, immigration law, labor law, employment law, and bankruptcy.
Corporate law is a branch of law that examines the nature, creation and operation of legally incorporated businesses. For an overview, see the corporate law article. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Corporate law .
The New York Business Corporation Law is the primary corporation statute in the State of New York. It is an influential model in U.S. corporate law. It is chapter 4 of the Consolidated Laws of New York, originally enacted as chapter 567 of the Laws of 1890.