Maryland Corporation Law is the only current treatise covering all aspects of Maryland corporation law and practice, providing authoritative guidance to the statutes, legislative history, and relevant cases, and is frequently cited by judges and lawyers as the authoritative source in the field. More New York Stock Exchange-listed companies are formed under Maryland law than any state except Delaware.
This authoritative volume gives subscribers a thorough background to the Maryland General Corporation Law (The 'MGCL'), including:
 Formation of a corporation;
The conduct of a corporation's internal affairs;
Lliability and protection of directors and officers;
Voting and other rights of stockholders;
Mergers;
Charter amendments and;
Dissolution of a corporation.
Maryland Corporation Law also discusses derivative actions, corporate opportunity, successor liability and takeover defenses. In addition, there is a separate chapter devoted exclusively to Maryland real estate investment trusts. Maryland Corporation Law also provides the complete up-to-date text of the MGCL and related statutes, and includes a forms section, prepared by the author, containing many Maryland specific forms. Recent additions include topics such as:
Corporations - Distributions, Mergers, Appraisal Rights and Articles Supplementary;
Investment Companies - Series Funds, Transfer of Assets;
Directors and Stockholders - Meetings, Notices, and Consents;
A chapter on Maryland business trusts;
Recent cases decided by the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
Table of Contents:
History or Maryland Corporation Statutes
Definitions and Construction
Formation and Powers
Stock and Other Securities
Capital Accounts and Distributions
Directors and Officers
Stockholders
Amendment and Restatement of Charter
Consolidation, Merger, Transfer of Assets, and Share Exchang
Rights of Objecting Stockholders (Appraisal Rights)
Dissolution
Extension, Forfeiture and Revival Charter
Business Combinations with an Interested Stockholder
Control Share Acquisitions
Unsolicited Takeovers--Opt-In Provisions
Miscellaneous Provisions
Foreign Corporations;
Real Estate Investment Trusts
New Business Trusts
Statutes
Forms
Table of Cases
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