Corporations (Skeel)
Faculty
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| David Arthur Skeel S. Samuel Arsht Professor of Corporate Law dskeel@law.upenn.edu |
Additional Information
Skills Training
None
Grading
100% Exam,
Other (Class participation may be taken into account on the margins.)
Exam
Multiple Choice,
Short Answer,
Essay,
In Class,
Partial Open Book
No
Class meets in person.
Course Continuity
Students are encouraged to stay home if you are ill or experience flu-like symptoms. If you miss a class for any reason, it is still your responsibility to make up the work missed.
I offer the following to students who miss class due to illness:
- If you are absent due to illness or some other unavoidable circumstance, email me and I can make PowerPoint slides or other class materials available to you.
- When you are better, please make an appointment to meet with me and I will review/answer questions about what you missed.
Meeting Times/Location
TR 3:00PM - 5:00PM
Gittis Hall 214
Category
Upper-Level
Credits
4.0
This is a 4-unit survey course introducing the basic principles of business law, including study of each of the main forms of business entities. The primary focus of the course will be corporate law, including the characteristics and organizational structure of corporations, and the rights and obligations of corporate shareholders, directors and managers. The course will also introduce agency principles, and other business forms such as partnerships and limited liability companies. Some emphasis will be given to federal securities laws and the impact of federal securities regulation on corporate governance (including insider trading law).
Business and Corporate Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of business and corporate law; Perform legal analysis in the context of business and corporate law; Communicate effectively on topics related to business and corporate law; Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnection between the world of business and finance and that of business and corporate law, and how they affect other areas of law and society.
Textbooks
"Commentaries and Cases on the Law of Business Organization" by William T. Allen, Reinier Kraakman, Vikramaditya S. Khanna |