LAW 6141 - Law and Ethics of Business Practice

Fall. 2 credits. S-U grades only.

Students enrolling may not use Law 6141 to fulfill the ethics requirement.

S. Schwab, F. Blassberg.

Most weeks, a distinguished guest lecturer from the business world will present a business-law problem. Speakers include the founders of businesses, the former general counsel of a large financial institution, the managing partners and heads of practice groups at large law firms, the managers of private equity firms (and chief executive officer of a major global not for profit organization.) The professors will help put the problems in context and offer guidance on how best to approach the types of problems discussed by the guest lecturers. The problems will cover a wide variety of topics, and will include those arising in the acquisition context and the troubled company context, as well as those involving securities law issues and fiduciary duties of directors in conflict situations. Students will be required to write two 5-page lead papers on particular problems, and four 2-3 page response papers on themes covered in the class. No final examination.