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22 Bull. Sec. Corp. Banking & Bus. L. [i] (1984-1985)

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                           OF   THE   SECTION ON CORPORATION, BANKING & BUSINESS LAW




Vol. 22                                         November,   1984                                           No.1


Of Current Interest ...
    Recent  Developments  in Bank-
ing Law. This issue contains an up-
date by Terry W. Conner and Paul H.
Amiel of Haynes  & Boone  in Dallas,
of recent developments  in banking
law.

    Recent  Developments   in Cor-
porate, Partnership and  Securities
Laws.  This issue contains an update
by David E. Morrison, David G. Stie-
ber and Dianne  L. Capps of Thomp-
son  &  Knight in Dallas, of recent
developments  in Corporate, Partner-
ship and Securities Laws.

    This  issue  also contains   an
update  by John  Flowers  of Locke,
Purnell, Boren,  Laney  &  Neely in
Dallas of  recent developments   in
Bankruptcy  Law.

     Counsel Alert. This issue of the
Bulletin also contains another Coun-
sel Alert. This Counsel Alert outlines
the applicability and requirements of
the  tax shelter registration provi-
sions of the Tax Reform Act of 1984
to certain commercial transactions.

     This issue also contains a list-
 ing of the membership for 1984-85 of
 the Standing Committees of the Sec-
 tion on Corporation,  Banking  and
 Business Law with a brief report by
 the Chairman   of each  Committee
 of its proposed  activities for the
 1983-84 year.

     Texas   Law   Review   Articles
 dealing  with Corporate,  Banking
 and Business Law  Issues have been
 compiled  in this issue by J. Mark
 Metts of Vinson & Elkins in Houston.


    1983  Amendments to   the Tex-
as  Business  Corporation  Act  are
discussed in detail in an article in this
issue of the  Bulletin by  Marc  H.
Folladori of Haynes  and  Boone  in
Dallas.
    The  next issue  of the Bulletin
should  contain another article dis-
cussing   recent  developments   in
banking  law,  another  article dis-
cussing recent developments  in the
bankruptcy  laws, an article outlining
recent  developments  in corporate,
partnership and securities laws and
another CB&B   Checklist.
    Special  thanks   are in  order
from the Section to Pandick Press of
Houston,  Inc., which has agreed to
print the Bulletin for the 1984-85
year.

    Annual  Meeting  Program  Top-
ics.  If you have a suggested  pro-
gram  topic for the Section's meeting
at the  1985 State  Bar Convention
please contact George  W. Coleman,
Vice Chairman  of the Section at the
address  set forth on the last page of
this issue of the Bulletin.

    Section  Membership. If any
member   of the Section is aware of
any attorneys who  are not currently
and  who should be  members  of the
Section  on  Corporation,  Banking
and Business Law  of the State Bar of
Texas  or who   may  have failed to
renew  their membership in the Sec-
tion, a Membership   Application is
included on  the  last page of this
issue of the Bulletin. It wouldbe of
great assistance  to the Section  if
members   would encourage  their as-
sociates who  practice in the corpo-


rate, banking or business law areas
to become  members   of the Section
and  participate in one of the Sec-
tion's committees.

    The  1985 State Bar Convention
is scheduled for June 7th, in Dallas.
Information  with  respect  to  the
speakers and times of and topics for
the  program  will appear in future
issues of the Bulletin. Members  of
the Section should mark these dates
on their calendars and plan to attend
the Convention and Section meeting
at the Convention.
    Editor's Note: If any member of
the Section would like to contribute
an article for publication in the Bulle-
tin, or has information concerning an
area  of  current  importance  that
should be highlighted on the cover of
the next issue of the Bulletin, please
contact any member  of the Informa-
tion Committee, Officer of the Sec-
tion or member of the Council.

            In This Issue
                              Page
  Recent Developments in Banking
    Law ................................................  1
  Recent Developments in Corporate,
    Partnership and Securities Laws... 11
  Recent Developments in Bankruptcy
    Law ..............................................  18
    1983 Amendments to the Texas
    Business Corporation Act ........... 21
  Compilation of Corporate, Banking
    and Business Articles in Texas
    Law Reviews................................  31
  Counsel Alert (Alerting Corporate
    Counsel of Potential Applicability
    of  Tax  Shelter Registration
    Requirements to certain com-
    mercial transactions) .................  32
  Standing Committees of the Section
    on  Corporation, Banking and
    Business Law 1984-85 (with a
    Chairman's Report for each Com-
    m ittee) .........................................  35

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