Course Description
Examination of corporate law and the corporate form from a comparative perspective, with particular emphasis placed on how large publicly traded companies are governed and regulated in some of the world’s leading commercial and financial jurisdictions.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate law students will not be doing any extra work beyond
that required of the Juris Doctor students. J.D. students are
post-baccalaureate students and the workload expected of them is
the same workload expected of post-baccalaureate graduate students.
Athena Title
Comparative Corporate Law
Undergraduate Prerequisite
JURI 4210/6210
Graduate Prerequisite
JURI 4210/6210
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The objectives of this seminar are to acquaint students with prevailing theories of comparative corporate law; to expose them to varying market and legal contexts impacting the nature of the corporate form and its governance in leading commercial and financial jurisdictions; to identify common challenges of corporate governance and regulation and ways in which differing jurisdictions have resolved or mitigated them; and to require students to undertake in-depth analysis of current issues in the field. Readings will include primary and secondary source materials from multiple jurisdictions.
Topical Outline
Functionalism and Contextualism in Comparative Corporate Law Nature of the Corporate Form Prevailing Capital Market Structures and Corporate Governance Systems Board Structures – Independence, Supervision, and Strategy Duties of Directors, Officers, and Controlling Shareholders Executive Compensation Structures – Pay, Performance, and Risk- Taking Shareholder Governance Rights Shareholder Litigation Stakeholder Interests and Representation Fundamental Transactions