Essentials of Commercial Law
Jeffrey A. Helewitz, JD, LLM, MBA, Athena Group, Inc.

ISBN-10: 0929563670
ISBN-13: 9780929563671

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2002
Format: Paper; 235 pp
Published: 01/01/2002

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Commercial Law

This text provides an overview of the essential legal principles associated with operating a business—from contracts and the law of sales, to commercial paper, real property, personal property, law of agency, business organizations, employment law, bankruptcy, administrative law, and banking.

  • An abundance of boxed examples.

    • Helps students grasp conceptual principles in real-world applications.

  • Edited judicial decisions.

    • Helps students delve more deeply into the intricacies of commercial law in practice.

  • Chapter summaries.
  • Chapter glossaries.

    • Familiarizes students with the professional vocabulary they'll encounter on the job.

  • Chapter exercises.

    • Challenges students to analyze real-world commercial law scenarios.



 1. The American Legal System.


 2. Criminal v. Civil Wrongs.


 3. Contracts and the Law of Sales.


 4. Commercial Paper.


 5. Real Property.


 6. Personal Property.


 7. Law of Agency.


 8. Business Organizations.


 9. Employment Law.


10. Bankruptcy.


11. Administrative Law.


12. Banking.


Index.

Jeffrey A. Helewitz received his JD and I,LM degrees from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC, and his MBA, concentrating in finance, from New York University.

After working for the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, Mr. Helewitz now serves as a consultant to small businesses in New York.

Mr. Helewitz is an adjunct professor of paralegal studies at various paralegal schools in the New York area, as well as an adjunct professor of law at C.U.N.Y. School of Law.

Essentials of Commercial Law is his fifth textbook published by Pearson Publications Company.

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