Prerequisites: Admission to this seminar is by permission of the instructor. Students should send a CV and brief statement of their background and interest in corporate governance (including undergraduate major, relevant pre-HLS work experience, and courses taken in law school) to Professor Fried (jfried@law.harvard.edu). Applications should be sent after May 1st, and decisions will be made on a rolling basis.

Exam Type: No Exam

This seminar focuses on current topics in the corporate governance of the widely-held U.S. firms, with a focus this semester on M&A litigation. Most of the sessions will feature leading attorneys and other distinguished practitioners discussing cases, transactions, and current policy issues in M&A and corporate governance more generally.