Course Description

The legal transactions involved in each stage of business evolution - from a founder leaving a current employer and the birth of a new company, through raising venture capital and growing the business, culminating in an initial public offering (IPO), acquisition, or other exit strategy.

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Athena Title

Life Cycle of a Corporation

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Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in JURI 3080

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Non-Traditional Format

This course will be taught 95% or more online.

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Semester Course Offered

Offered fall

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Course Objectives

Students will: • develop analytical and editorial skills; • obtain familiarity with legal problem solving: formulating goals, expanding options, planning strategy, and making decisions; • understand how founders, managers, investors, and lawyers use the law to grow and manage businesses; • gain insight into how the law functions at each stage of business evolution; and • increase sensitivity to business and legal ethics

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Topical Outline

• Leaving an Employer • Choice of Entity • Structuring Ownership • Raising Capital, including Venture Capital • IP Rights • Bankruptcy • IPOs • Buying and Selling a Business

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