"This Hornbook is aimed primarily at law students. It is a substantial abridgement of my four-volume Treatise on the law of securities regulation"--P. ix.

This title will help you acquire an understanding of the basic content and organization of federal and state securities law. It provides a summary of an intricate regulatory system. An authoritative summary, it covers the essential background and current status of each major area, while keeping details and citations to a minimum. It discusses the regulations governing public offerings, public companies, exemptions from SEC disclosure requirements, securities broker-dealers, as well as investment companies and investment advisers. It also explores sanctions, civil liabilities, and extraterritorial application. This edition includes recent developments including the Dodd-Frank Act as well as the JOBS Act, including the new crowdfunding and expanded Regulation A exemptions.

The Fifth Edition of Professors Hazen's Hornbook has been revised to reflect the SEC's offering reform introduced in late 2005 and also recent Supreme Court developments. Professor Hazen's Hornbook now is totally up to date. The Revised Fifth Edition is a comprehensive secondary source for any course in Securities Regulation. Coverage includes definition of ?security,? registration and disclosure obligations under the Securities Act of 1933, exemptions from registration, reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the proxy rules, tender offer regulation, civil liabilities. The book also focuses on broker-dealer regulation, market regulation, and the administrative role of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The book also covers the securities law issues such as the proxy rules and insider trading that are covered in basic courses on corporations and business associations. In addition, the Investment Company Act and Investment Advisers Act are also covered making the book suitable for advanced courses in securities regulation as well. The Hornbook contains footnotes to resources that will aid students in further research and also is organized in the same manner as the six volume Practitioner's edition in order to facilitate easy cross reference.

This book provides you with the guidance you need to protect your clients' confidential information while facing disclosure and liability concerns under the securities laws.

To ensure that you have the most up-to-date and complete materials for yourSecurities Regulation class, be sure to use this 2008 Case Supplement.Table of Cases:Italics indicate principal cases.American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees v. AmericanInternational Group, Inc. Berckeley Investment Group, Ltd. v.ColkittChamber of Commerce v. SECCredit Suisse Sec. (USA) LLC v. Glen BillingsDolphin and Bradbury v. SEC Feder v. FrostFinancial Planning Association v. SECGFL Advantage Fund, Ltd. v. ColkittGoldstein v. SECMakor Issues & Rights Ltd. v. Tellabs, Inc. (7th Cir.) Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v.Dabit Oscar Private Equity Investments v.Allegiance Telecom, Inc. Overton v. Todman & Co.Securities and Exchange Commission v. Kern Securities and Exchange Commission v.RocklageSecurities and Exchange Commission v. DorozhkoStoneridge Inv. Partners, LLC, Petitioner v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd. United States v. BrownUnited States v. EbbersUnited States v. SimonYung v. Lee

The book is designed to provide an understanding of the federal securities laws; emphasizing those areas of the law that are likely to be confronted in a general or corporate practice, while giving some coverage to market regulation, broker-dealers, and the regulation of investment companies and investment advisers.