This course focuses on business organizations: partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations. We will consider the rights, duties, and potential liabilities of the people who own and operate these businesses. These legal concepts are useful whether you work in a corporate law firm, the legal department of a business organization, or in some other capacity in which you have occasion to sue, regulate, or enter into transactions with business organizations. In addition to teaching you basic legal concepts, I want you to understand the role and typical work product of a business lawyer. Any economic, accounting, or financial concepts that we encounter along the way will be basic, and you do not need any background in these areas. Specific learning outcomes I hope you achieve include: learning key doctrinal concepts, understanding the role of a corporate or "business" lawyer, and improving your business vocabulary. Elements used in grading: Class participation, exam.
4 units · Law Honors/Pass/Restrd Cr/Fail
This course focuses on business organizations: partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations. We will consider the rights, duties, and potential liabilities of the people who own and operate these businesses. These legal concepts are useful whether you work in a corporate law firm, the legal department of a business organization, or in some other capacity in which you have occasion to sue, regulate, or enter into transactions with business organizations. In addition to teaching you basic legal concepts, I want you to understand the role and typical work product of a business lawyer. Any economic, accounting, or financial concepts that we encounter along the way will be basic, and you do not need any background in these areas. Specific learning outcomes I hope you achieve include: learning key doctrinal concepts, understanding the role of a corporate or "business" lawyer, and improving your business vocabulary. Elements used in grading: Class participation, exam.
Offered in Autumn 2025 at Stanford University.