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Corporate Groups And Crossborder Insolvencies: A Canada- United States Perspective, Jacob Zeigel Jan 2001

Corporate Groups And Crossborder Insolvencies: A Canada- United States Perspective, Jacob Zeigel

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

No abstract provided.


The A.A. Sommer Annual Lecture On Corporate Securities & Financial Law, Foreward, John F.X. Peloso Jan 2001

The A.A. Sommer Annual Lecture On Corporate Securities & Financial Law, Foreward, John F.X. Peloso

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

No abstract provided.


Revamping Veil Piercing For All Limited Liability Entities: Forcing The Common Law Doctrine Into The Statutory Age, Rebecca J. Huss Jan 2001

Revamping Veil Piercing For All Limited Liability Entities: Forcing The Common Law Doctrine Into The Statutory Age, Rebecca J. Huss

Rebecca J. Huss

This article proposes that legislatures adopt a statutory provision codifying the best aspects of the veil piercing doctrine. The article beings with a brief history and description of the new limited liability entities and discusses some of the basic theories supporting limited liability. A genearl overview of the veil piercing doctrine and its likely application to these new entities follows. Finally this paper argues that the time is ripe to explore and implement ideas for accomplishing the goals of veil piercing in a more consistent manner.


Corporate And Business Law (Annual Survey Of Virginia Law), Lyman P.Q. Johnson Jan 2001

Corporate And Business Law (Annual Survey Of Virginia Law), Lyman P.Q. Johnson

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This article reviews changes in Virginia corporate and business law for the period from June 2000 through May 2001. Part II ex- amines legislative changes in corporate and other business stat- utes (excluding public service corporation and insurance law is- sues) based on Virginia General Assembly action in the 2001

session. Part III reviews judicial decisions during the year, in- cluding decisions addressing agency law, partnership law, and corporate law issues and principles. This article describes these decisions and, in several instances, it also critically analyzes the outcomes. Part IV summarizes a May 25, 2001, Order of the Vir- ginia …