We have just published Corporations in 100 Pages—an introduction to corporate law for students and anyone else interested in the foundations of corporate law. The book provides an accessible, self-contained presentation of the field’s essentials: what corporations are, how they are governed, their interactions with their investors, and other stakeholders, major transactions (M&A), and parallels with other legal entities, including partnerships. Optional background chapters cover the investor ecosystem, contemporary corporate governance, and corporate finance. The book’s exposition of doctrine and policy is nuanced and sophisticated, yet short and simple enough for a quick read.

We hope it will help the struggling student or young professional, but just as importantly, we hope it will allow teachers to spend less time on the basics and more with more complex topics. For those interested, it could be assigned alongside a casebook or simply suggested as a source for those finding difficulty with the material. We provide more information about the book below.

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