A less-expensive grayscale paperback version is available. Search for ISBN 9781680923018. Business Law I Essentials is a brief introductory textbook designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of courses on Business Law or the Legal Environment of Business. The concepts are presented in a streamlined manner, and cover the key concepts necessary to establish a strong foundation in the subject. The textbook follows a traditional approach to the study of business law. Each chapter contains learning objectives, explanatory narrative and concepts, references for further reading, and end-of-chapter questions. Business Law I Essentials may need to be supplemented with additional content, cases, or related materials, and is offered as a foundational resource that focuses on the baseline concepts, issues, and approaches.

The focus of this manual is not what provisions to include in a given contract, but instead how to express those provisions in prose that is free ofthe problems that often afflict contracts.

Create and capture value, no matter what path you've chosen. How to Create Joint Value Alliances, partnerships, acquisitions, mergers, and joint ventures are no longer the exception in most businesses—they are part of the core strategy. As managers look to external partners for resources and capabilities, they need a practical roadmap to ensure that these relationships will create value for their firm. They must answer questions like these: Which business combinations do we need? How should we govern them? Will their results justify our investments? Benjamin Gomes-Casseres explains how companies create value by “remixing” resources with other companies. Based on decades of consulting and academic research, Remix Strategy shows how three laws shape the success of any business combination: • First Law: The combination must have the potential to create more value than the parties could create on their own. Which elements from each business need to be combined to create joint value? • Second Law: The combination must be designed and managed to realize the joint value. Which partners best fit our strategic goals? How should we manage the integration? • Third Law: The value earned by the parties must motivate them to contribute to the collaboration. How will we share the joint value created? Will the returns shift over time? Supported by examples from a wide range of industries and companies, and filled with practical tools for applying the three laws, this book helps managers design and lead a coherent strategy for creating joint value with outside partners.

This book explains not only why the world isn't flat but also the patterns that govern cross-border interactions.

Providing the guidance that law schools and most law firms don't offer, Legal Opinions in Business Transactions is the first practical, tool-filled guide to the step-by-step preparation of third-party closing opinions.Emphasizing how legal opinions reduce the risk of delays, disputes, and lawsuits in business deals, this unique resource shows you how to quickly and easily draft acceptable opinions using guidelines developed through custom and sanctioned by the TriBar Opinion Committee and ABA Business Section Opinion Committee. Packed with dozens of ready-to-insert opinion clauses and sample opinion letters, Legal Opinions in Business Transactions gives you a firm grasp of the:. Rights, obligations, and expectations of opinion givers, preparers, and recipients.. Customary terms, components, and structure of third-party opinion letters including how the law, documents, and factual assumptions are used.. Many types of interrelated opinions that form closing opinions including remedies opinions.. Perils of departing from customary opinion practice including the danger of botched transactions and even lawsuits.