Securities Regulation

Catalog description

A study of the federal regulation of investment securities, including the Securities Act of 1933, which regulates the distributions of securities, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which regulates markets in securities. Subjects include disclosure obligations, public offerings and private placement, anti-fraud provisions and prohibitions on insider trading. The emphasis is on the duties of issuers, management and directors, underwriters and their respective attorneys. Prerequisite(s): LAW 7060 may be taken as a prerequisite or corequisite. LLM students may apply to professor for a waiver of this requirement.