USA CORPORATIONS LAW

LAW5ACL

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, students will study distinctive aspects of American Corporations Law. In particular, students will be introduced to: Company Formation; Financing & Valuation; Limited Liability & Piercing Corporate veil; Governance; Mergers & Acquisitions; Duty of Care; Indemnification & Insurance; Duty of Loyalty - Self Dealing & Corporate Opportunity; Controlling Shareholders-Self Dealing; Freeze-outs, Looting & Sale of Corporate Office; Corporate Litigation; Close Corporations; Takeovers; Federal Securities Laws.

School: La Trobe Law School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Julia Dehm

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

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Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

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Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

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Learning resources

Understanding corporate law

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Pinto, A. and Branson, D.

Year: 2009

Edition/Volume: 3RD EDN

Publisher: LEXIS NEXIS

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

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Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Identify and describe the distinctive aspects of corporate law in the United States of America
02. Identify the requirements of company formation and apply to a fact situation the principle incidents of corporate law in the United States of America
03. Identify, locate and distinguish the various Federal Securities laws in the United States of America
04. Communicate the results of legal research and analysis at a high level and in a style appropriate to the anticipated audience
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