Faculty - Norwood P. Beveridge

Norwood P. Beveridge
Professor of Law

E-mail: Norwood Beveridge
Phone: (405) 208-5184

Office Hours:

Walk-in or by appointment except one hour before class.

Courses:
Corporate Law • Business Law • Securities Law

Education:
A.B., LL.B., Harvard University; LL.M., New York University

Background:
Professor Beveridge practiced law with the New York City law firm of Kramer, Marx, Greenlee & Backus and was chief legal officer of Amerace Corporation, a New York Stock Exchange listed company. He is a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and has served as an expert witness in nationally significant cases in the field of corporate law.

Publications:

Book Review, 6 U.C. DAVIS BUS. L. J. 27 (2006) (reviewing WINSTON MA, INVESTING IN CHINA(2006)), available at http://blj.ucdavis.edu/article/639/
The Federalization of Corporate Law, 60 CONSUMER FIN. L. Q. REP. 18-23 (2006).
Piercing the Corporate Veil: The Oklahoma Law of Corporate Alter Egos, Adjuncts, and Instrumentalities, 26 OKLA. CITY U. L. REV. 503-18 (2001).
Recent Developments in Corporation Law and Practice, 54 CONSUMER FIN. L. Q. REP. 240, 276, 282, 290, 301, 329, 335, 350, 364 (2000).
Interested Director Contracts at Common Law: Validation Under the Doctrine of Constructive Fraud, 33 LOY. L.A. L. REV. 97-131 (1999).
Recent Developments in Corporate Law and Practice, 24 OKLA. CITY U. L. REV. 133-53 (1999).
Corporate Puzzles: Being a True and Complete Explanation of De Facto Corporations and Corporations by Estoppel, Their Historical Development, Attempted Abolition, and Eventual Rehabilitation, 22 OKLA. CITY U. L. REV. 935-72 (1997).
Is Mens Rea Required for a Criminal Violation of the Federal Securities Laws?, 52 BUS. LAW. 35-64 (1996).
Does the Corporate Director Have a Duty Always to Obey the Law?, 45 DEPAUL L. REV. 729-80 (1996).
Director Liability Under FIRREA Redux: Moving Toward Synthesis, 49 CONSUMER FIN. L.Q. REP. 139-44 (1995).
Oklahoma Code Comments to Revised UCC Article 8 and 9, OKLA. STAT. ANN. tit. 12A, §§ 8-101 to 8-511 and §§ 9-103.1 to 9-312 nn. (West Supp., 1995) (with Frederic H. Miller et al.).
Oklahoma Report on Revised Uniform Commercial Code Article 8 and Related Article 9 Amendments, 66 OKLA. B.J. 1011-15 (1995) (with G. David Bryant et al.).
Does a Corporation’s Board of Directors Owe a Fiduciary Duty to Its Creditors?, 25 ST. MARY’S L.J. 589-622 (1994).
Director Liability Under FIRREA: Negligence and Gross Negligence in the Courts, 48 CONSUMER FIN. L.Q. REP. 77-82 (1994).
Limited Liability Companies (Chapter 13), in IRVING L. FAUGHT, OKLAHOMA BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS: FORMATION AND REPRESENTATION 13-1 to 13-64 (Aspen Pub. Co., 1990 & Supp., 1993) (with Gary W. Derrick et al.).
Director Liability: Recent Developments, 47 CONSUMER FIN. L.Q. REP. 220-21, 235 (1993).
Duty of Care of Directors of Insured Depository Institutions Under FIRREA: Understanding the Gross Negligence Statutory Provisions, 47 CONSUMER FIN. L.Q. REP. 67-68 (1993).
The Corporate Director’s Fiduciary Duty of Loyalty: Understanding the Self-Interested Director Transaction, 41 DEPAUL L. REV. 665-88 (1992).
Legal Actions Involving the Corporation’s Officers, Directors, or Shareholders (Chapter 10), in IRVING L. FAUGHT, OKLAHOMA BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS: FORMATION AND REPRESENTATION 10-1 to 10-12 (Aspen Pub. Co., 1990).
The Corporate Director’s Duty of Care: Riddles Wisely Expounded, 24 SUFFOLK U. L. REV. 923-49 (1990).
Duty of Care: The Partnership Cases, 15 OKLA. CITY U. L. REV. 753-66 (1990).
The Internal Affairs Doctrine: The Proper Law of a Corporation, 44 BUS. LAW. 693-719 (1989).
Book Review, 16 W. ST. U. L. REV. 805-08 (1989) (reviewing ROBERT C. CLARK, CORPORATE LAW (1986)).
Sale of Control at a Premium: Time for Some Changes, 15 W. ST. U. L. REV. 61-80 (1987).

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