Corporations

This course will concentrate primarily on the formation, organization, and governance of the corporation. In addition, it will briefly examine other forms of business organization as well as agency. The course will address financing issues, questions of corporate power, and the roles, rights, and responsibilities of directors, officers, and shareholders. It may also consider special topics such as problems raised by closely held corporations, sales of control, derivative lawsuits, corporate combinations, securities fraud, and insider trading.

Grading and Method of Evaluation:
Letter grade only. Final exam.