ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS OF BUSINESS FOR LAWYERS. SECOND EDITION

Most law students have never had formal coursework in accounting or finance, yet these areas are integral to so many law school courses: Business Associations, Securities Regulations, Corporate Finance, Taxation, Banking Law, Financial Regulation, and Business
Planning. With math no more difficult than high school algebra. Essential Concepts of Business for Lawyers, Second Edition fills in those gaps with an accessible and interactive presentation of accounting, finance, and financial markets. Each stand-alone chapter provides a complete lesson that will shed light on business courses in law school, as well as business situations in legal practice.

Contents
List of Examples
Acknowledgments
Preface

INTRODUCTION
PART ONE
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS
CHAPTER 1
Introduction to Accounting

CHAPTER 2
Balance Sheet

CHAPTER 3
Income Statement

CHAPTER 4
Cash Flow Statement

CHAPTER 5
Financial Statement Analysis

CHAPTER 6
Creating Financial Statements

PART TWO
PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE AND VALUATION

CHAPTER 7
Risk and Return

CHAPTER 8
Time Value of Money

CHAPTER 9
Valuation 169

CHAPTER 10
Economics of the Firm

PART THREE
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND CAPITAL MARKETS

CHAPTER 11
Financial Instruments I (Debt and Equity)

CHAPTER 12
Financial Instruments II (Derivatives)

CHAPTER 13
Capital Markets

PART FOUR
CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS AND BUSINESS STRATEGY 359

CHAPTER 14
Corporate Transactions

CHAPTER 15
Business Strategy

Glossary