Corporate Governance & Control

1 unit

Enrollment limit: 50. Drop Deadline: Sunday, Jan 21, 2018, 9:00 pm. Pre-requisite: Corporations. This 1 unit weekend course will meet on ____________________. Students are expected to thoroughly read the course materials prior to the start of the class. This course is about principles of corporate governance and control under Delaware law. It examines the rights of shareholders (majority and minority) and the statutory and common law fiduciary duties of directors. These matters are studied in the context of class actions, derivative suits, appraisal proceedings, elections, mergers and acquisitions. Use of laptop computers in class is prohibited. Class attendance is mandatory. A take-home written examination the following weekend will be administered via MyLaw. 1 unit