Business Associations (601S-2)

Instructors

Monica L Llorente
312/498-7686
Office Hours: https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/MonicaLlorente@nuwildcat.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/

Meeting Info

Rubloff Building 180: Mon, Tues, Wed 1:30PM - 2:25PM

Overview of class

This course is designed to acquaint you with the law of unincorporated business associations (such as partnerships and limited liability companies) and corporations. The course will include discussions of the law and its implications for business associations today, with some policy analysis and special attention to the lawyer's role in transactional planning. If you have questions about any aspect of the course, please contact the professor by email at: m-llorente@law.northwestern.edu. The professor is willing and eager to answer any questions about the course, and is interested in your feedback and suggestions.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, you will: (1) understand the legal aspects of business associations; (2) identify how and when fiduciary duties, the business judgment rule, and other key corporate law issues arise in practice; (3) have an introduction to special issues, such as ones associated with public companies and mergers and acquisitions; (4) have a solid foundation for upper level classes in business law; and (5) be familiar with different career paths within business law (relating to skills like litigating, drafting, counseling, etc. & relating to different types of practice areas).

Class Materials (Required)

Yes - To Be Announced.

Class Materials (Suggested)

Yes - To Be Announced.

Class Notes

Please reach out to Monica Llorente at m-llorente@law.northwestern.edu at any time to talk more about any aspect of the class.

Class Attributes

Open to First Year Students
Business/Corporate transactions an element
Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Practice Area

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: MSL Students are not eligible to enroll