Area of Interest Corporate and Transactional Law

The great majority of private activity is carried out through corporations or other business entities, both for-profit and not-for-profit. Whether working for or suing corporations, lawyers create, design the governance and funding for, and help assess, control and check the power of corporations, drawing on laws central to how legal systems work in practice. Beyond the fundamentals, lawyers play major roles in all corporate transactions, from securities offerings and mergers and acquisitions to buybacks, recapitalizations, and spin-offs. Through dozens of classes and legal clinics, Harvard Law students gain a strong grounding in corporate and transactional law and have opportunities to advise and represent clients in the field.