Corporations B3
Spring term, Block E
M,T 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Visiting Professor Eric Talley
4 classroom credits LAW-22000A
This is a 4-unit course. Its aim is to provide foundational knowledge about the laws and regulations governing business organizations (with a primary focus on corporations). It will survey a number of topics, including rules of agency law, corporate formation, corporate identity, rights of creditors, rights of shareholders, fiduciary duties, corporate governance, executive compensation, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law. Key themes will concern how corporate law regulates the relationships among different constituencies within the corporation, including entrepreneurs, owners/shareholders, managers, capital creditors, trade creditors, employees, customers, and suppliers. Grades will be determined on the basis of a final exam.