| Course ID: | JURI 3080. 2-3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Life Cycle of a Corporation |
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. |
| Oasis Title: | Life Cycle of a Corporation |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in JURI 3080E |
| 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 |
| Topical Outline: | • Leaving an Employer
• Choice of Entity
• Structuring Ownership
• Raising Capital, including Venture Capital
• IP Rights
• Bankruptcy
• IPOs
• Buying and Selling a Business |
| Honor Code Reference: | GA Student Honor Code: "I will be academically honest in all of my academic work and will not tolerate academic dishonesty of others |