LAW 941: Advising Corporate Boards Seminar
This seminar introduces students to many of the issues facing directors today, addressing topics such as: fiduciary duties of directors and the roles of corporate counsel in the board room; new legal requirements under Sarbanes-Oxley and stock exchange listing requirements; corporate codes of ethics as a way to build a stronger company rather than as a boilerplate exercise; the special duties and responsibilities of audit committees; the role of outside auditors, and their relationship with the board; “internal controls” and pre-empting fraud or misconduct; responding to shareholder activists; averting crises through good succession planning; and responding to hostile takeover proposals and derivative suits. Pre-requisite : Corporations or Corporations and Business Entities. Enrollment limited. [3 credit hours]
