Seminar – 3 hours. Climate change is redefining the business and investment community's business norms and transforming traditional corporate law paradigms. This highly interactive seminar will use case studies to explore the current intersection of business law and climate risk. We will discuss and debate the following questions:1) Do corporate boards have a fiduciary duty to oversee climate risk? In all industries or only "high impact" ones?2) Will the evolution of "green" or sustainable investing minimize or exacerbate the impacts of climate change?3) What is the role of national and global securities regulators in the transition to a greener economy?4) How do existing corporate and securities laws enable and constrain the ability of boards and investors from mitigating the climate crisis?5) What corporate law reforms can address existing limitations?6) What is the role of local, national, and global governments in addressing the climate crisis through corporate law reforms?
Prerequisite: Prior or concurrent enrollment in 215 Business Law
Final Assessment: Other – (series of papers and an oral argument)
Grading Mode: Letter Grading