Securities Regulation: Examples and Explanations (Examples & Explanations)

Bringing transparency to a sometimes opaque subject, Alan R. Palmiter uses straightforward introductions and the proven-effective Examples & Explanations pedagogy to provide a clear and complete overview of federal securities regulation topics.

Now in its Fourth Edition, this trusted Examples & Explanations title supplies:

• coverage of the key concepts of securities regulation, including:
  • public offerings
  • exemptions from registration
  • liability in securities offerings
  • materiality
  • securities fraud, insider trading, SEC enforcement, and cross-border regulation
• the proven-effective Examples & Explanations pedagogy that combines straightforward introductions with well-written examples and explanations that apply concepts, reinforce learning, and test understanding of material covered
• a building-block organization that explains basic concepts first (such as securities markets, federal/state regulation, disclosure philosophy), then explores these concepts in greater detail
• examples drawn from newsworthy events, such as:
  • public offerings by Google and Microsoft
  • the roles of lawyers and accountants in Enron
  • insider trading by Martha Stewart
  • fraud litigation involving Parmalat
• coverage that traces the topics in most of the leading casebooks

Updated throughout and with many new examples, the Fourth Edition features:

• recent Supreme Court rulings:
  • Tellabs v. Makor Issues & Rights
  • Merrill Lynch v. Dabit
  • Dura Pharm. v. Broudo
• updated new SEC rules, including the public offering rules
• additional charts and diagrams

Edition after edition, Alan R. Palmiter is the authority your students can rely on to present a clear and current picture of the entire Securities Regulation landscape.

An author website to support classroom instruction using this title is available at www.wfu.edu/~palmitar/Books/SRegE&E.