Course Name

The Law of Corporate Finance and Financial Markets

Collection
Free

  • General

Open

About

A photo of the top of the U.S. Supreme Court building.

The words "equal justice under law" are engraved in the west pediment of the U.S. Supreme Court, sitting above the building's main entrance. (Image courtesy of The Supreme Court Fellows Program.)

Instructor(s)

Prof. John Akula
Senior Lecturer in Law

MIT Course Number

15.617

As Taught In

Spring 2004

Level

Graduate

Cite This Course

 

 

Course Features

Course Description

Much of 15.617 focuses on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and the law-sensitive aspects of financial services and financial markets. The course is designed to be an introduction to business law that covers the fundamentals, including contracts, liability, regulation, employment, and corporations. This class also provides an in-depth treatment of the law of finance.