Schedule of Classes
250A sec. 1 - Corporations I (Spring 2010)
Instructor: Eric Talley (view instructor's teaching evaluations | profile)
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Units: 3
Meeting Time: MTu 8:35-9:50
Meeting Location: 105
Course Control Number (1Ls): 49682
Course Control Number (Non-1Ls): 49679
Main Section Enrollment:
Enrolled: 80
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 176
As of: 11/24 06:43 AM
Alternate 1L Section Enrollment:
Enrolled: 7
Waitlisted: 3
Enroll Limit: 20
As of: 11/24 06:43 AM
Total Enrollment Information:
Total Enrolled: 87
Total Waitlisted: 3
Total Enroll Limit: 196
As of: 11/24 06:43 AM
In virtually every area of legal practice, some rudimentary knowledge about the laws governing business organizations (and particularly corporations) proves helpful. This survey course provides much of that orientation, examining the laws governing the modern corporation. We will cover a number of topics, including rules of agency law, corporate formation, corporate identity, rights of creditors, fiduciary duties, corporate governance, executive compensation, mergers and acquisitions and securities fraud. At core, this is a survey course, so many of the topics we will discuss also have specialized courses offering a more detailed treatment. Consequently, our key goal will be to understand the rudimentary structure of each topic, and how the topics interrelate – in particular how corporate law regulates relationships among multiple different constituencies of the firm, including owners, managers, creditors, employees, customers, and suppliers. Viewed in this light, the governance of a corporation implicates the same challenges and concerns that affect any multi-party economic relationship, ranging from problems of collective action, free riding, private information, distribution and opportunism. The laws governing business organizations constitute an important set of rules, institutions, and practices that regulate and address these concerns.
Prerequisites:
Contract law (or consent of instructor).
Exam Notes: F
Course Category: Business Law
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