LAW 813 - Business Associations and Organizational Management

This course introduces students to the law applicable to contemporary forms of business enterprise: the general partnership, the limited partnership, the limited liability partnership (LLP), the limited liability company (LLC), and the corporation. It will chart the lifecycle of business associations: from organization, formation and capitalization to mergers and acquisitions, to dissolution or liquidation. Students will understand investors’ personal liability versus limited liability, and the role of fiduciary duties, particularly in corporate governance. The course will also present the theory and practice of management. Through case studies, students will explore strategic planning and productivity, controlling functions, and core notions of human resources law.