This course is an introduction to the basic legal rules governing corporations. The course will focus on publicly held corporations. Among the topics covered will be fiduciary duties, conflict-of-interest transactions, reorganizations and control transactions, shareholder voting rights, and shareholder derivative suits. Issues relating to partnerships and securities law may also be reviewed. Corporations and Business Association, Business Associations, and Business Associations (Enriched) may not be repeated for credit.
This course is restricted to JD degree candidates only.
Textbooks ( * denotes required )
Commentaries and Cases on the Law of Business Organizations 2016-2017
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Allen, Ronald Jay, Allen, William T., and Kraakman, Reinier
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
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edition: 6
ISBN: 978-1-4548-4054-1
Commentaries and Cases on the Law of Business Organization
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Kraakman, Reinier H. and Allen, William T.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
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edition: 5
ISBN: 978-1-4548-7061-6
Ganor, Mira 