2014-2015 Catalog

LAWS 2422 Law of Corporations

4.5 - 0.0 - 4.5

Prerequisite

(1) LAWS 1110 or BSAD 1100

Course Description

This course is a study of the laws governing formation, structure, regulation, and dissolution of corporations, including shareholder and director liability; types of financial structure; takeovers, mergers, and acquisitions; foreign existence and operation; and comparison of the corporate structure with other business entities. It emphasizes the legal assistant's role in gathering facts, organizing data, and drafting documents typically encountered in the corporate environment.