Law and legislation 445 Securities 205 Legal status, laws, etc 86 Corporations 84 Corporation law 77 Finance 70 Consolidation and merger of corporations 68 Corporate governance 53 Accounting 42 Disclosure of information 36 Securities fraud 33 Stockbrokers 32 Venture capital 32 Criminal provisions 31 Financial services industry 30 Hedge funds 29 Investment advisors 29 Financial statements 28 Privately placed securities 28 Antitrust law 25 Mutual funds 24 Directors of corporations 23 Investments 22 Standards 22 Legal ethics 21 Swaps (Finance) 21 Actions and defenses 20 Derivative securities 20 Insider trading in securities 20 Banking law 19