Missouri Business and Commercial Law

Missouri Business and Commercial Law provides practical guidance on Missouri business entities, commercial transactions and insolvency procedures. Covering partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies, receiverships, assignments for the benefit of creditors, bankruptcy considerations and commercial contract law, this resource helps attorneys and business professionals navigate key issues in Missouri business practice.

Publisher: Matthew Bender

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Print Book: 1 volume, softbound 2026 Edition
$365.00
In Stock ISBN: 9781663377500

Missouri Business and Commercial Law is a comprehensive guide to the legal framework governing business organizations, commercial transactions and insolvency procedures in Missouri. The publication provides an overview of Missouri business law and the choice of business form, then examines partnership formation, partner rights and duties, dissolution, winding up and alternative partnership structures.

The treatise also provides detailed coverage of corporate law, including corporation formation, governance, shareholder rights, officer and director duties, mergers and acquisitions, close corporations and corporate dissolution. It further addresses limited liability companies, including LLC formation, governing documents, member rights and duties, conversions, mergers, withdrawal, dissolution and veil-piercing considerations.

In addition to entity law, the publication covers Missouri commercial insolvency procedures, including the Missouri Commercial Receivership Act, assignments for the benefit of creditors and the relative merits of receivership, assignment and bankruptcy. The final chapters address Missouri commercial contract law, including contracts outside the Uniform Commercial Code and Missouri's implementation of the Uniform Commercial Code.

Designed for attorneys and professionals working with Missouri business entities and commercial matters, this resource provides a practical foundation for understanding formation, governance, transactions, disputes, dissolution and insolvency under Missouri law. Whether advising new businesses, managing corporate governance matters or navigating commercial insolvency proceedings, practitioners will find focused, Missouri-specific guidance in a single volume. 

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Chapter 1 Missouri Business Law and the Choice of Business Form
Chapter 2 Partnership Formation
Chapter 3 Rights, Duties, and Interests of Partners
Chapter 4 Partnership Dissolution and Wind Up
Chapter 5 Alternative Partnership Structures
Chapter 6 The General Corporation: Formation, Structure, and Governing Law
Chapter 7 The General Corporation: Shares, Shareholder Rights, and Shareholder Litigation
Chapter 8 The General Corporation: Officers, Directors, and Their Duties
Chapter 9 Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions
Chapter 10 The Close Corporation
Chapter 11 Corporate Dissolution
Chapter 12 Limited Liability Company Formation
Chapter 13 Rights and Duties of Members in a Limited Liability Company
Chapter 14 Limited Liability Company Conversions and Mergers
Chapter 15 Limited Liability Company Withdrawal and Dissolution
Chapter 16 The Missouri Commercial Receivership Act
Chapter 17 Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors
Chapter 18 Choosing Between Commercial Insolvency Procedures
Chapter 19 Missouri Commercial Contract Law