Business Associations

LAW 320-01	Business Associations	4 credits
An introductory examination of 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. The course begins with an introduction to the principles of agency, which govern all these forms of enterprise. The course then explores the process of organization, formation and capitalization, limits on investors personal liability, and the role of fiduciary duties in different business contexts. We will then examine how these duties are enforced under state (and some federal) law. This course is a general introduction to the field. Students who take Business Associations may not take Corporations or Small Business Entities.

 

Foundational:

Business Associations
Corporations
Federal Income Tax

Supporting:

Accounting for Lawyers*
Administrative Law
Admiralty
Antitrust
Bankruptcy Survey           
Complex Transactional Practice
Corporate Tax       
Mergers & Acquisitions
Non-Profit Law
Principles of International Taxation*
Securities Regulation (Survey or I & II)
Selected Problems in Securities Regulation
Small Business Planning*
Taxation of Small Business*
The Public Corporation

 *courses not offered every year