MVV131K Doing Business in the United States: American Corporations & Business Entities

Právnická fakulta
podzim 2013
Rozsah
0/1. 3 kr. Ukončení: k.
Vyučující
Mark D. Kimball (cvičící), doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D. (zástupce)
Garance
doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D.
Katedra mezinárodního a evropského práva – Právnická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Věra Redrupová, B.A.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra mezinárodního a evropského práva – Právnická fakulta
Rozvrh seminárních/paralelních skupin
MVV131K/01: Po 21. 10. 16:40–18:10 302, 18:15–19:45 302, Út 22. 10. 18:15–19:45 215, St 23. 10. 18:15–19:45 302, Čt 24. 10. 16:40–18:10 208, Út 29. 10. 16:40–18:10 302, 18:15–19:45 302, St 30. 10. 16:40–18:10 160, Čt 31. 10. 8:00–9:30 302, 13:30–15:00 140
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Mateřské obory/plány
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Cíle předmětu
At the end of the course students should be able to:
understand and explain: The major forms of business entities in the United States, and how the selection of one entity over another could affect business outcomes;
work with information on: The relationship between Common Law and Civil Law and how this affects business and legal outcomes in the United States and in Europe;
create: An analysis of the differences in the roles that Civil Law (most countries in the European Union) and Common Law (the United States and the United Kingdom) play in the development of commercial law;
make reasoned decisions about: Commercial legal rights in transactions involving corporations and business entities in the United States;
make deductions based on acquired knowledge: Doing business with corporation and other entities in the United States;
interpret: Basic commercial and corporate laws in the United States.
Osnova
  • Class I: Course & Instructor Introduction; Course Summary Class II: Philosophical & Economic Ideas about Business Entities
  • Class III: The History of Corporate & Other Business Entities Class IV: Common Law and Civil Law Paradigms
  • Class V: The Place of the Corporate Entity in Business Class VI: Public Corporations versus Closely Held Entities
  • Class VII: Essential Themes in American Business Law Class VIII: Essential Themes in American Commercial Law
  • Class IX: The Creation & Maintenance of Corporations & Entities Class X: Choosing One Entity Over Another: Corporations vs. LLC’s
  • Assignment: First Paper (Due Tuesday, October 29, 2013)
  • Class XI: Corporations & Securities Law Issues Class XII: “Domestic” & “Foreign” Corporations & Issues
  • Class XIII: The Concepts of Merger and Succession Class XIV: Control & Governance Issues
  • Class XV: Disputes Among Officers, Directors & Shareholders Class XVI: Piercing the Veil: Personal Liability
  • Class XVII: Overview of Tax Issues for Business Entities Class XVIII: Government Regulation & the American Legal System
  • Class XIX: Dissolution of Corporations & Business Entities Class XX: Future Trends; Course Review
  • Assignment: Final Paper (Due Monday, November 11, 2013)
Literatura
  • The readings in this course will include journal articles, reports of case rulings, and other materials. All materials will be provided to students in the course online.
Výukové metody
lectures, class discussion, homework, reading
Metody hodnocení
There will be no in-class examinations. There will be take-home exams or papers: the first paper will be worth 10% of the course credit and grade and will be assigned at the end of the first week. The second paper will be worth 90% of the course credit and grade and will be assigned at the end of the second week.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
Mark D. Kimball is a corporate and business attorney in the United States, practicing law for 30 years in the states of Washington and New York. Mark Kimball is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and the United States Tax Court. He has taught corporate and business law to students and presents at conferences and seminars to other attorneys and accountants on corporate, commercial and tax law in the United States and internationally. Mark Kimball has previously served as a Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Law at Eotvos Lorand University in 2010 and 2012. Natalie Job will be participating as a Teaching Assistant during the second week of the course; Ms. Job is a practicing attorney, studied law in the United States and Austria, and is licensed to practice in the states of Washington and California.
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