Seminar – 2 units. As both an area of academic inquiry and legal practice, business law routinely undergoes rapid evolution and change. That dynamism has seen punctuated acceleration in recent years. Many of the fundamental precepts of business law have been critically interrogated, questioned, and litigated. This seminar seeks to expose students to these recent development in business law with a focus on modern issues in corporate law, securities, and antitrust. Students will leave the class with a better understanding of the issues in business law situated at the frontier of academic research and legal practice, as well as a better understanding of the pressure points in business law that can be expected to be the subject of future evolution and development. The course will be structured around a set of readings drawn from the academic literature, as well as more practice-oriented work. Student assessment will be based on a research paper to be presented to the class and in-class participation.
Prerequisite: Law 215 or Law 215C Business Associations; prerequisite will not be waived.
Final Assessment: Paper
Grading Mode: Letter Grading
Graduation Requirements: May satisfy Advanced Writing Requirement with instructor's permission.