Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship

Course Code
ES 504

Hours
2.25 hours
Type
Elective
Offered
W24(B)
W25(B)
Prerequisites
Graduate Standing excluding Law programs (JD, MACL, LLM, or SJD)

Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship --- Law provides entrepreneurs with many opportunities for competitive advantage. This course offers an examination of legal issues that every entrepreneur should understand, from start-up to IPO, in order to make good business decisions. These issues include: -Leaving your current employer to start a business -Forms of business organizations and ownership structure -Funding the venture -Entering contracts -Product liability to product innovation -Hiring and retaining the best staff -Protecting your intellectual property -Going public