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Spring 2027
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LAW619
AW CORPORATE GOVERANCE
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Course Description
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Who really controls a corporation? In this interactive seminar, we will explore how corporations make decisions, who holds the power, and how corporate leaders are held accountable. Rather than examining corporate governance solely through legal doctrine, we will consider the challenges from multiple perspectives, including those of board members, executives, institutional investors, shareholders, and regulators. No single perspective provides all the answers. Students will be challenged to consider not only what the law requires, but what they would recommend if they were advising different corporate stakeholders.
Using real-world controversies and current developments, we will examine board responsibilities and fiduciary duties, executive compensation, shareholder activism, institutional investors, corporate disclosure, sustainability, and emerging challenges involving artificial intelligence and technology. We will also explore comparative corporate governance, examining how different countries approach corporate accountability and how states such as Texas and Nevada are challenging Delaware's longstanding dominance.
Students will put theory into practice through guest speakers, interactive discussions, case studies, student presentations, and a simulated board meeting in which they will confront competing interests, evaluate difficult decisions, and experience the complexities of corporate governance firsthand.
This course satisfies the writing-credit requirement. Students will select a corporate governance issue of interest to research and develop into a substantial paper. Grades will be based on class participation (including presentations and interactive exercises), a draft paper, and the final paper.
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Course Schedule
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01-11-2027 - 04-19-2027
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8:30 AM-10:30 AM
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Course Frequency
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Occasional course offering
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Course Information
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Credits:
2
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Pass/Fail Option:
No
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Prerequisite:
Business Associations
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Grading:
Graded
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Method of Evaluation:
Research paper, presentation, and class participation.
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Graduation Requirements Fulfilled By Course:
Writing Requirement
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Special Attributes:
None
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Course Delivery:
Online (all synchronous)
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Special Restrictions:
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Law Track(s):
None
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Bar Subject(s):
None
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Concentration(s):
Business Compliance and Sustainability (Area of Focus)
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Business Compliance and Sustainability (Concentration)
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The Business of Innovation, Law and Technology: BILT (Concentration)
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Course Book(s):
TBD/None
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First Class Assignment(s):
TBD/None
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