Securities Regulation (Law & Business)
Section 1, Spring 23
Schedule Information
Enrollment: 46/64
Credits: 4
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01/23/2023 | 04/27/2023 |
Course Description
The course will examine the federal statutes and regulations relating to the sale of securities and the duties of issuers, underwriters, brokers, dealers, officers, directors, controlling persons, and other significant market participants. We will discuss the regulation of public and private offerings, trading markets, and disclosure and corporate governance of publicly traded companies.
Course Requirements
Exam Info:
Final Type (if any): Flex
Description: Flex exam at end of semester.
Written Work Product
Written Work Product:
Other Work
Other Course Details
Prerequisites: (Corporations (6103) OR Corporations (Law & Business) (6109)) Students in this course are expected to have knowledge and familiarity with basic accounting and corporate finance. Satisfactory completion of Law 6100 and Law 6101 would obviously meet this expectation. If a student has knowledge/familiarity of accounting and corporate finance from other college-level coursework or work experience, but is unsure whether their exposure meets the instructor’s expectations, such students are encouraged to discuss it with the instructor. Concurrencies: None
Mutually Exclusive With: Securities Regulation (8016)
Laptops Allowed: Yes
First Day Attendance Required: No
Course Resources: To be announced.
Course Notes: This course is part of the Law School’s Law & Business Program and assumes basic knowledge of accounting and corporate finance; we will explore topics such as accounting standards, the lawyer’s role in verifying financial information, and the use of finance theory in securities litigation.
Graduation Requirements
*Satisfies Writing Requirement: No
**Credits For Prof. Skills Requirement: No
Satisfies Professional Ethics: No
*If “Yes,” then students are required to submit a substantial research paper in this course, which means students do not need to submit any form to SRO for this paper to meet their upper-level writing requirement. If “No,” then students must submit a “special request” e-form to SRO (available via LawWeb) no later than five weeks after the start of the term for a paper in this class to be counted toward the upper-level writing requirement.
**Yes indicates course credits count towards UVA Law’s Prof. Skills graduation requirement, not necessarily a skills requirements for any particular state bar.
Schedule No.
123218278
123218278
Law No.
LAW8017
LAW8017
Modified Type
Lecture
Lecture
Cross Listed: No
Cross-Listed Course Mnemonic:
Concentrations: Business Organization And Finance, Public Policy and Regulation
Public Syllabus Link: None
Evaluation Portal Via LawWeb Opens: Friday, April 21, 12:01 AM
Evaluation Portal Via LawWeb Closes: Sunday, April 30, 11:59 PM
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