LAW-502 : *Corporate Counsel Seminar

 The Corporate Counsel seminar is intended to be the first course for students interested in careers as corporate lawyers or representing public and private entities. We will focus on ethical issues relating to the representation of a corporation, including conflicts and their waiver, confidentiality, and client identity. We will also address the ethical obligations that corporate lawyers owe to the courts and regulators. In addition, we will study the role of lawyers in advising corporate boards and officers with regard to their fiduciary obligations, and corporate governance issues. As a seminar course, this course will be largely interactive, with some lecturing led by the professor to ground learning in salient topic area. Most of the class time will be devoted to discussing issues highlighted in the reading materials. During the second half of the semester, we will focus on preparation for final papers, with student-led lectures and class discussions based on their selected research topics.