Corporate Governance: Hot Topics in Corporate & Personal Governance

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This mini-course carries one semester hour of credit and meets for six two-hour sessions. It is graded on the “P, D, F” basis. It considers selected topics in corporate governance and cases in which governance failures contribute to business failures. Because a significant portion of the course is current events, which are not predictable, newspapers are part of the assigned reading. Please choose either The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal. Editorial content will not be assigned. The course outline may change with little or no notice. Adjunct Professor Fishman is of counsel to Fishman Haygood, LLP, a New Orleans boutique law firm. Adjunct Professor Gershanik is a partner of Fishman Haygood, LLP. A student’s background in corporation and securities law will be useful, but not prerequisite. The course is most appropriate for 3Ls, but 2Ls are also welcomed.