This abridged edition of this law school casebook is suitable for instructors who do not want to mine through a longer book to pare it down for the typical introductory course without losing key cases or key concepts. Like the standard edition it contains explanatory notes, but with less detail than is found in the standard edition, and this abridged edition omits material that is generally more suitable for more advanced corporate and securities courses. It includes unincorporated forms of doing business, federal securities law issues, and specialized treatment of closely held corporations.