Bernhard Grossfeld – författare

Corporate governance encompasses the free enterprise system, which is treated comprehensively in this book from a German perspective. This distinguishes the book from other books written in English in this subject area, not only because of the comprehensive way it covers German corporate law and corporate governance, but also because of the fact that it provides international and European perspectives on these important topics. This second edition is an extensively revised and updated version of the first edition, in particular with a view to the worldwide debt crisis. The authors provide readers with an overview of the unique features of German business and enterprise law and an in-depth analysis of the organs of governance of German public limited companies (general meeting, management board, supervisory board). In addition, approaches for reforms required at the international level are also suggested and discussed, including, among others, the unique interplay and dynamics of the German two-tier board model with the system of codetermination, referring to the arrangement of employees sitting on the supervisory boards of German public limited companies and private companies employing more than 500 employees; also covered are significant recent legal developments in Europe. The book highlights the core function of valuation and financial reporting at the international, European and German levels, with accounting as the documentary proof of good corporate governance. It also expands the scope of the first edition by a treatment of the German financial sector, global corporate finance and governance, and by including a new chapter on compliance of corporate governance laws, rules and standards in Germany. As far as comparative law is concerned, new developments in the area of corporate governance in the EU, the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance and corporate governance in the US, the UK and Australia are covered.The book is addressed to researchers, practitioners and basically anyone with an interest in the complex, but intriguing areas of corporate law and corporate governance.

The book provides readers with an overview of the unique features of German business and enterprise law and an in-depth analysis of the organs of governance of German public limited companies (general meeting, management board, supervisory board). In addition, approaches for reforms required at the international level are also suggested and discussed, including, among others, the unique interplay and dynamics of the German two-tier board model with the system of codetermination, referring to the arrangement of employees sitting on the supervisory boards of German public limited companies and private companies employing more than 500 employees; also covered are significant recent legal developments in Europe.The book highlights the core function of valuation and financial reporting at the international, European and German levels, with accounting as the documentary proof of good corporate governance. Corporate governance encompasses the free enterprise system, whichis treated comprehensively in this book from a German perspective. This distinguishes the book from other books written in English in this subject area, not only because of the comprehensive way it covers German corporate law and corporate governance, but also because of the fact that it provides international and European perspectives on these important topics.The book is addressed to researchers, practitioners and basically anyone with an interest in the complex, but intriguing areas of corporate law and corporate governance.

The book provides readers with an overview of the unique features of German business and enterprise law and an in-depth analysis of the organs of governance of German public limited companies (general meeting, management board, supervisory board).

Wir stehen an einem Datum von größter Bedeutung für uns, für unsere Kinder: Am 1. Januar 1993 begann der Europäische Binnenmarkt. Er umfaßt "einen Raum ohne Binnengrenzen, in dem der freie Verkehr von Waren, Per­ sonen, Dienstleistungen und Kapital gemäß den Bestimmungen dieses Ver­ trages gewährleistet ist. " (Art. 8 a Abs. 2 EWGV) Dennoch wird die Europäische Integration kritisiert. Seit dem Vertrag von Maastricht über die Europäische Union und die Europäische Währungsunion wachsen Zweifel an einer europäischen Zukunft. Es geht nicht nur um die Sta­ bilität der Währung, sondern darum, daß der Europäischen Gemeinschaft das rechte Verhältnis zum Bürger fehle, daß ihr zuviel Macht zuwachse, daß ihre Be­ ziehung zu den europäischen Staaten und Regionen dem Subsidiaritätsprinzip ent­ gleite. Dazu wird demnächst das Bundesverfassungsgericht entscheiden. I Mit diesen großen Fragen der europäischen Politik möchte ich mich nicht befas­ sen. Der Jurist lernt je länger je mehr, daß er für die eher kleinen Angelegenheiten zuständig ist und sich die politischen Ströme seinem Einfluß entziehen; in ihnen schafft sich das Leben eine Ordnung ohne den Juristen. Aber sein "kleines" Arbeitsfeld ist doch wiederum so groß, daß es ernst zu nehmen ist. Wir werden sehen, daß auch die handwerklich-künstlerische juristische Technik die europäi­ sche Integration vorantreibt. Der Laie erlebt das Recht in der umfassenden Wirkung von der Wiege bis zur Bahre kaum.