210.05 Business Associations

This course surveys the law providing ground rules for the organization, internal governance, and financing of corporations and other forms of business associations such as partnerships and limited liability companies. Topics include limited liability, fiduciary duties, shareholder voting, derivative suits, control transactions, mergers and acquisitions, public contests, and trading. The emphasis throughout is on the functional analysis of legal rules as one set of constraints on business associations, among others.

Fall 2017

Course Number Course Credits Evaluation Method Instructor
210.05
Course Credits
Scheduled in-class examination
Ofer Eldar
Sakai site: https://sakai.duke.edu/portal/site/LAW.210.05.F17
Email list: LAW.210.05.F17@sakai.duke.edu
Course
Degree Requirements
Course Requirements - JD
Course Requirements - JD-LLM-LE
Course Areas of Practice
Course Areas of Practice