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206. [Corporate Governance]. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: Law and
Explanation. As signed by President George W. Bush on July 30, 2002.
Chicago: CCH Inc., 2002. 235 pp. Softbound. As new, excellent
condition. Publisher’s Price $65. Special $25.
* The Act was a landmark and comprehensive piece of legislation that
fundamentally changes the way public companies do business and how
the accounting profession performs its statutorily required audit
function. It makes structural changes in the auditing of financial
statements and the corporate disclosure regime. It establishes a
comprehensive framework to modernize and reform the oversight of
public company auditing, and improve the quality and transparency of
corporate financial reporting.  
207. Corporate Partnering: Structuring & Negotiating, Domestic &
International Strategic Alliances, 3rd edition.
New York: Aspen Law & Business. 1 Vol. Looseleaf format. New.
Publisher’s Price $205. Special $45.
* This handbook explains the proprietary rights issues involved in a
corporate alliance and provides sequential instruction on how to
handle a partnership from the decision to seek out a partner to the
closing of the deal.
208. [Estate Planning].
Planning for Large Estates. Douglas K. Freeman, Stephanie G.
Rapkin. LexisNexis. 1 Vol. Looseleaf format. Current through release
#22/February 2006. Ex-private law library, very good. Publisher’s Price $250. Special $95.
* Provides analysis of the latest legal trends, planning notes,
illustrative examples, practice forms and tax-saving techniques
needed to handle large estates. While estate freezing techniques
have been severely curtailed by Congress, planning for large estates
continues to be a technically demanding and dynamic area of
practice.
209. [Family Law]. Determining Child & Spousal Support.
Marion F. Dobbs. West Group. 1 Vol. Looseleaf format. Current
through June 2003 supplement. Ex-corporate law library, very good.
Publisher’s Price $176. Special $25.
* Provides the foundation for determining realistic and fair support
in divorce cases. Offers the tools necessary to arrive at monthly
support figures for children and adults, based on actual
cost-of-living formulas. Plus, the text provides valuable help in
evaluating new cases, identifying unfair settlement offers, and
considering the variables that can affect settlement amounts.
210. Financial Services Modernization: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of
1999. Law and Explanation.
Kenneth R. Benson et al. Chicago, Ill.: CCH, 1999. 285 pp.
Softbound. As new, excellent condition. Publisher’s Price $45. Special $20.
* Signed into law on November 12, 1999, this act represents the most
sweeping reform of financial services regulation in over sixty
years. It permits the creation of new financial services holding
companies that can offer a full range of financial products under a
strong regulatory regime based on the principle of functional
regulation. The legislation eliminates legal barriers to
affiliations among banks and securities firms, insurance companies,
and other financial services companies.
211. [Freedom of Information]. Guidebook to the Freedom of
Information and Privacy Acts.
Robert E Bouchard and Douglas E. Franklin . West Group. 2 Vols.
Looseleaf format. Current through April 2003 update. Ex-corporate
law library with location labels at foot of spines, else very good.
Publisher’s Price $291.50 Special $45.
* Provides complete coverage of the law and in-depth analysis of
both Acts, including legislative history, interpretive court
decisions, and procedures and guidelines for requesting and
acquiring personal, business, and government data.
212. [Securities Law]. Guide to SEC Privacy Rules: Broker-Dealers
Investment Companies and Advisers.
James Hamilton and Ted Trautmann. Chicago: CCH, 2001. 91 pp.
Softbound. As new, excellent condition. Publisher’s Price $45. Special $15.
* Discusses the SEC’s privacy rules, placing them in the context of
the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act’s privacy provisions. It explains the
initial, annual, and opt-out notices required by the Act and the
rules, and specific information that these notices must contain.
213. [Securities Law]. The New Uniform Securities Act: Uniform
Securities Act (2002) Adopted by the National Conference of
Commissioners on Uniform Sate Law with Official Commentary and
Reporter’s Notes.
Joel Seligman. New York: Aspen Publishers, 2003. xxix, 166 pp.
Softbound. As new, excellent condition. Publishers price $75.
Special $25.
* Authoritative insight into the articles covered in the New Act:
General Provisions; Exemptions from Registration of Securities and
Notice Filing of Federal Covered Securities; Broker-Dealers, Agents,
Investment Advisers, Investment Adviser Representatives, and Federal
Covered Investment Advisers; Fraud and Liabilities; Administration
and Judicial Review; and, Transition. Endorsed by the Securities
Industry Association.
214. [Securities Law].
SEC Corporate Disclosure Reforms: Compendium. James Hamilton
and Ted Trautman. Chicago: CCH WaltersKluwer. 2004. 303 pp.
Softbound. New. Publisher’s Price $ 79. Special $35.
* Provides a comprehensive reference covering the SEC’s post-Enron
reform adoptions that involve enhanced and more timely disclosure of
information important to investors. Contains the two individual SEC
Corporate Disclosure Reforms titles - Accelerated Deadlines for
Periodic Reports and CEO/CFO Certification - with coverage of the
recent, and dramatic, Form 8-K amendments. Includes full-text of SEC
adopting releases and final rules, as well as explanations and
topical index.
215. [Uniform Commercial Code] The New Article 9: Uniform Commercial
Code. Second Edition.
Cooper, Corine, Editor. American Bar Association Section of Business
Law, 2000. viii, 462 pp. Softbound. New. Publisher’s Price $39.95
Special $20.
* Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code has now been
adopted in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It represents
a significant change in the law governing security interests in
personal property. Revised Article 9: defines new categories of
collateral; promotes electronic filing; and resolves conflicting
case law under current Article 9.
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