Schedule of Classes
251.9 sec. 1 - Hedge Funds and Investment Management Law (Spring 2010)
Instructor: Anita K. Krug (view instructor's profile)
View all teaching evaluations for this course
Units: 2
Meeting Time: Tu 8:00-9:50
Meeting Location: 10
Course Control Number (Non-1Ls): 49699
Main Section Enrollment:
Enrolled: 13
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 25
As of: 11/25 06:43 AM
This course will introduce students to U.S. legal and regulatory issues relating to hedge funds and
hedge fund managers and the evolution of those issues amidst hedge funds’ changing role in the capital markets. Among other things, the course will cover the exclusions from Investment Company Act registration requirements on which hedge funds rely; private placement considerations; organizational and structural alternatives and challenges; the intricacies of and tax considerations relating to hedge fund manager compensation; disclosure obligations, applicable antifraud provisions of the securities laws, and conflicts of interest; and the convergence of, and differences between, hedge funds and private equity funds. As a backdrop to those topics, the course will delve into such areas as regulatory developments and proposals and actual and perceived concerns relating to the growth and activities of hedge funds.
Exam Notes: F
Special Notes: LE(25)
Course Category: Business Law
If you are the instructor, you may add a file like a syllabus or a first assignment to this page.
Books:
Books for this term are unavailable.
