Product Description

Both students and instructors will welcome "Securities Regulation: Cases and Materials, Fifth Edition", the problem-oriented casebook that offers comprehensive coverage in an extremely flexible structure. The casebook earned its position as the top seller in the field through: the skills of its nationally known authors, who balance practice and doctrine in a challenging yet highly teachable book; providing maximum flexibility for instructors, with modular chapters and an easily adaptable organization; well-written, interesting problems that expose students to theory and the practical issues that impact investors and allow instructors to choose the problems they prefer, leaving control of the content in the instructor's hands; readable, straightforward writing that is sophisticated but not intimidating to students; the publication of an annual statutory and case supplement, written by the authors; a new edition will be available in 2006; and excellent coverage of the 1934 and 1935 Acts, widely recognized as the best in the field. Thoroughly revised for its Fifth Edition, the casebook now: covers the new Offering Rules, the sweeping reforms for the public offering of securities adopted by the SEC in June 2005, which are fully integrated into the text and problems. The intricate and complex rules are presented clearly and concisely, and are accompanied by an extensive set of problems that walk students through their operation and interaction with one another. It: includes the recent Dura Pharmaceuticals decision, with note material examining the full implications; examines the recent developments regarding forward looking statements and the significant Supreme Court decision, Asher v. Baxter Int l., Inc. to illustrate the operation of the statutory safe harbor; and is accompanied by a completely updated Teacher's Manual with a new transition guide.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #560284 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1187 pages

Customer Reviews

Good Resource
Okay, so this isn't pleasure reading...And I only bought it because it was assigned.
Still, I'm working in the securities area this summer and I don't know what I'd do without it. Hornbooks are great and I highly recommend them. But sometimes they don't really delve into the fine points of the law. This book is all about the fine points. I'll admit it's dense, but securities law isn't the simplest of topics. The other textbooks I've seen don't have as many cases and they seem to gloss over important topics like materiality which isn't that terrible until you need to know whether a particular activity is material.

Does the book cover a lot of ground? Yes. Is it a challenging read? Yes. Is there a better Sec. Reg. text out there? I haven't seen one.

there has to be something better
i find this casebook to be very disorganized, unclear, and repetitive. there has to be a better sec reg casebook out there somewhere.

very unclear
This is a very unclear book with horrible, dense prose. The authors seem to have an impressive grasp of securities law, and fill the notes with many meaningful substantive explications of various technical points, but they are basically just awful writers, which makes this text a serious chore to read. Of course, no one is going to buy it unless it is assigned in a law school class, so its lack of clarity unfortunately won't really induce "customers" to buy a different securities text, but it is worth noting that you will probably need to go ahead and buy a very good hornbook right from the start. In your class, I'd suggest you read this text as little as possible: it will make your head hurt, and it's far too dense to teach you securities regulation effectively.