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Law School for Everyone: Corporate Law

Offered By: The Great Courses Plus

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Course Description

Overview

Join an award-winning law professor for a comprehensive and accessible look at the ever-evolving field of corporate law.

Syllabus

  • By This Professor
  • 01: Questions and Conflicts in Corporate Law
  • 02: Corporations and Their Agents
  • 03: Things Corporations Can and Cannot Do
  • 04: Boards of Directors and the Duty of Care
  • 05: Business Opportunities and the Duty of Loyalty
  • 06: Executive Pay and the Duty of Good Faith
  • 07: Shareholder Lawsuits: Goals and Limitations
  • 08: Securities Regulation and Fraud
  • 09: Insider Trading Laws and Their Complexities
  • 10: Corporate Control Battles and the Law
  • 11: Corporate Law of Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 12: Hostile Takeovers, Defenses, and the Future

Taught by

George S. Geis, J.D., MBA

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