Section Information
Section Description Provided by Instructor
This Course discusses economic and legal policy aspects of various issues in corporate and securities law as well as their practical implications. Topics include the interplay between the different agency problems in the corporate setting (shareholders-managers; majority-minority shareholders; shareholders-bondholders), conflict of interests and strategic voting among shareholders, bondholders rights, takeovers, insider dealing, fraud and manipulation in securities market. The course is designed for students with interest in financial or economic approaches to corporate and securities law. However, earlier knowledge of these areas is not required.
Semester
Fall 2012
Section
001
Schedule
W 4:20p - 6:25p
Location
JGH 105
Points
2.0
Method of Evaluation
Exam
(Home)
J.D. Writing Credit
No
Course Limitations
Pre-requisite Courses
Corporate law from any country or concurrently with Corporations at Columbia.
Co-requisite Courses
None
Recommended Courses
None
Other Limitations
Not open for students who studied Corporations with Goshen.
