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NOTE: Course offerings change. Classes offered this semester may not be offered in future semesters.250 sec. 1 - Business Associations (Fall 2011)
Instructor: Eric Talley (view instructor's teaching evaluations | profile)
Instructor: Justin McCrary (view instructor's teaching evaluations | profile)
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Units: 4
Meeting Time: TuThF 8:40-9:50
Meeting Location: 132
Course Start: August 25, 2011
Course Control Number (Non-1Ls): 49700
[NOTE: This course substitutes for what was formally known as Corporations I]. In virtually every area of legal practice, some rudimentary knowledge about the laws governing business organizations (and particularly corporations) proves helpful. This 4-unit survey course provides much of that orientation, examining the laws governing the modern business organization (with an emphasis on corporations). We will cover a number of topics, including rules of agency law, partnership 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 and 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:
Contracts (or consent of instructor)
Exam Notes: F
Course Category: Business Law
This course is cross-listed in the following categories:
Environmental Law
General Courses
Law and Economics
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- Business Associations Agency, Partnerships, LLCs and Corporations, 2010 Statutes and Rules
William A. Klein, J. Mark Ramseyer, Stephen M. Bainbridge,
Publisher: Foundation Press
ISBN: 9781599418353
Copyright Date: To Be Determined
Price: $19.44
Note: prices are sampled from internet bookstores. Folletts prices are unavailable at this time. - Business Associations, Cases and Materials on Agency, Partnerships, and Corporations
William A. Klein, J. Mark Ramseyer, Stephen M. Bainbridge,
Publisher: Foundation Press
ISBN: 9781599414980
Copyright Date: To Be Determined
Price: 59.4
Note: prices are sampled from internet bookstores. Ned's prices are unavailable at this time.
