Research Handbook on Representative Shareholder Litigation (Research Handbooks in Corporate Law and Governance series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1786435330 ISBN 13: 9781786435330

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

Written by leading scholars and judges, the Research Handbook on Representative Shareholder Litigation is a modern-day survey of the state of this essential field. The book is an important and timely contribution by leading corporate law scholars, judges, and practitioners, seeking to better understand and explain the proliferation of shareholder litigation across the globe. It provides a cross-jurisdictional survey of litigation and empirical evidence on the recent evolution of these lawsuits, including in-depth analyses of several key forms of shareholder litigation.

Its chapters cover securities class actions, merger litigation, derivative suits, and appraisal litigation, as well as other forms of shareholder litigation. Through in-depth analysis of these different forms of litigation, the book explores the agency costs inherent in representative litigation, the challenges of multijurisdictional litigation and disclosure-only settlements, and the rise of institutional investors. It also surveys how related issues are addressed across the globe, with a special focus on parallel forms of litigation in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Israel and China.

This Handbook will be an invaluable resource on this important topic for scholars of corporate law, practitioners, judges and legislators.

Contributors include: D. Awrey, A. Badawi, R.A. Booth, E.A. Chiappinelli, S.J. Choi, B. Clarke, J.C. Coffee, Jr., J.D. Cox, J. Erikcson, J.J. Fedechko, J.E. Fisch, J.L. Gale, M. Gargantini, M. Gelter, S. Griffith, L.A. Hamermesh, S. Hannes, E. Kamar, C.R. Korsmo, J.T. Laster, A.M. Lipton, M. Myers, J.J. Park, A.C. Pritchard, P. Puri, A. Rickey, R. Ronnen, A.M. Rose, C. Silver, S.D. Solomon, R.S. Thomas, D. Webber, V. Winship, M. Wischmeier Shaner, C. Xi

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About the Author

Edited by Sean Griffith, T.J. Maloney Chair and Professor of Law, Fordham University, School of Law, Jessica Erickson, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Faculty Development, University of Richmond, School of Law, David H. Webber, Professor of Law, Boston University, School of Law and Verity Winship, Professor of Law, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, US

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1786435330
• ISBN 13: 9781786435330
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 552
• Editor: Griffith Sean, Erickson Jessica, Webber David H., Winship Verity