MIT Sloan School of Management Course Description

Basic Business Law

Subject: Law

Description: A broad introduction to business law as it relates to starting a new venture and managing a mature company. Organizing a company. Venture capital. Contracts. Employment. Intellectual property. Managing liability. The public offering process. Running a public company. Corporate governance. Antitrust. Regulatory compliance and staying out of jail. Taking a business international. Selling a business. Bankruptcy and reorganization. Business disputes. Focus on US law but frequent comparisons to other systems.

Course #: 15.615

Professor(s) who recently taught this course:
John Akula

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