Corporations: Examples & Explanations, Sixth Edition

 (5 customer reviews)

A Prefatory Note: Corporate law is exceptionally muddy and varies significantly from state to state. There is a huge amount of blackletter; different Corporations courses therefore focus on disparate areas of law, while being forced to pick and choose amongst different states' approaches. My "Business Enterprises" course used the Klein casebook. Like many Corporations (or Business Enterprises) classes, my class focused on Delaware law, with some New York law thrown in.

This E&E has a formidable task - there are so many areas of law to address (and many different state approaches). The result may be good for some Corporations classes, but it wasn't good for mine. The material went too far in depth. It was unmanageable. I recommend buying it all the same, because it will provide clarity/familiarity with difficult topics. But I strongly recommend that you pair it with a Crunchtime, or another study aid that provides a more summary overview. Some areas, your professor will...Read more

I'm definitely glad I bought this book. It was a really useful supplementary material to the casebook I had and a resource I've consulted since taking corporations in first year.

THe Example and Explanations books are the perfect supplement for preparing for law school exams. I highly recommend using them in all business classes. I've noticed on multiple occasions that law school hypotheticals are very similar to ones in these books.