Missouri Business and Commercial Law

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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