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Law for the Entrepreneur and Manager

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Instructor: Dr. John Akula
Term: Spring 2003
Level: Undergraduate
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Law for the Entrepreneur and Manager

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Lecture 1: Introduction and Basics: The law of duties

Lecture 2: Basics: The law of duties II

Lecture 3: Basics: The hard edge of regulation

Lecture 4: Basics: Contracts I

Lecture 5: Basics: Contracts II

Lecture 6: Leaving a Company I

Lecture 7: Leaving a Company II

Lecture 8: Forms of Doing Business

Lecture 9: Setting up a New Company

Lecture 10: Employment Law

Lecture 11: Introduction to U.S. Patent Law

Lecture 12: International IP

Lecture 13: Venture Capital

Lecture 14: Venture Capital

Lecture 15: Business Disputes and Litigation

Lecture 16: Antitrust

Lecture 17: Going Public

Lecture 18: Operating as a Public Company

Lecture 19: Current Issues in Corporate Governance

Lecture 20: Bankruptcy and Reorganization I

Lecture 21: Bankruptcy and Reorganization II

Lecture 22: The Law of E-commerce

Lecture 23: Selling a Business

Lecture 24: Mergers and Acquisitions

Lecture 25: Going International and Wrap-up