Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 15.617 (Spring 2004) 
• Course Title:
• The Law of Corporate Finance and Financial Markets 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Sloan School of Management 
• Course Instructor(s):
• John Akula, Senior Lecturer in Law 
• Course Introduction:
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  15.617 The Law of Corporate Finance and Financial Markets
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2004

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  Students complete two take-home exercises, which are available on the assignments page. Summaries of the lecture discussions have also been posted.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  Much of 15.617 focuses on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and the law-sensitive aspects of financial services and financial markets. The course is designed to be an introduction to business law that covers the fundamentals, including contracts, liability, regulation, employment, and corporations. This class also provides an in-depth treatment of the law of finance.

  
  

  *Some translations represent previous versions of courses.