A doctrinal, bar-oriented course on the four principal organisational forms of American enterprise law: the agency relationship, the general partnership, the corporation, and the limited liability company. Each chapter pairs a narrated lecture with a knowledge check.
Agency · Partnerships · Corporations · Limited Liability Companies.
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Course content
Chapter 1 — The Agency Relationship: Creation and Authority
Chapter 2 — Fiduciary Duties, Duties to Third Parties, and Termination
- Chapter 2 — Fiduciary Duties, Duties to Third Parties, and Termination
Chapter 3 — Vicarious Liability of the Principal for the Acts of an Agent
- Chapter 3 — Vicarious Liability of the Principal for the Acts of an Agent
Chapter 4 — The General Partnership: Formation and Nature
- Chapter 4 — The General Partnership: Formation and Nature
Chapter 5 — Partnership Management, Authority, Dissociation, and Dissolution
- Chapter 5 — Partnership Management, Authority, Dissociation, and Dissolution
Chapter 6 — The Formation of Corporations
- Chapter 6 — The Formation of Corporations
Chapter 7 — The Formation and Governance of Limited Liability Companies
- Chapter 7 — The Formation and Governance of Limited Liability Companies
Chapter 8 — Promoters and Pre-Incorporation Transactions
- Chapter 8 — Promoters and Pre-Incorporation Transactions
Chapter 9 — Corporate Governance: Shareholders, Directors, and Officers
- Chapter 9 — Corporate Governance: Shareholders, Directors, and Officers
Chapter 10 — Control Arrangements in Close Corporations and LLCs
- Chapter 10 — Control Arrangements in Close Corporations and LLCs
Chapter 11 — The Duty of Care and the Business Judgment Rule
- Chapter 11 — The Duty of Care and the Business Judgment Rule
Chapter 12 — The Duty of Loyalty: Self-Dealing, Corporate Opportunity, and Controllers
- Chapter 12 — The Duty of Loyalty: Self-Dealing, Corporate Opportunity, and Controllers
Chapter 13 — The Duty of Oversight: The Caremark Line
- Chapter 13 — The Duty of Oversight: The Caremark Line
Chapter 14 — The Controlling-Stockholder Doctrine and the MFW Framework
- Chapter 14 — The Controlling-Stockholder Doctrine and the MFW Framework
Chapter 15 — Shareholder and Member Litigation
- Chapter 15 — Shareholder and Member Litigation
Chapter 16 — Liability Rules and Piercing the Veil
- Chapter 16 — Liability Rules and Piercing the Veil
Chapter 17 — Current Controversies: The Field in Motion
- Chapter 17 — Current Controversies: The Field in Motion
Chapter 18 — Integrated Practice Examination
- Chapter 18 — Integrated Practice Examination