Agency, Partnership & The LLC
Prof. Jeffrey Lipshaw
4 credits day; 4 credits evening.
Introduction to agency and general partnerships (GP) including other unincorporated or hybrid business organizations such as limited liability companies (LLC),limited parternships (LP), and limited liability partnerships(LLP); as to the different entity forms, the relationship of principals, agents, and third parties; issues of formation, capital and financing, management, vicarious liability and limitations of liability, interests in property, fiduciary obligations, and dissolution. The class focuses significantly on the business context in which the legal issues arise, and students undertake in-class mock negotiation and drafting exercises.
Elective Course
Meets Base Menu Requirement
Meets Financial Services Concentration Requirements
Recommended for the Mass Bar
Final Exam Required
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<<Course Updated: August 14, 2008>>
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