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Mr. Karl-Otto Hartmann,
2 credits day; 2 credits evening.
Boston is a dynamic innovation center for the U.S. and world. Every day new businesses are
being created and financed. At the heart of a corporate and securities lawyer‘s practice is the
provision of advice and guidance to businesses and their owners. Such advice is transactional in
nature, distinct from litigation counsel. Successful attorneys develop the skills necessary to
understand business objectives, offer intelligent solutions and effectively communicate and work
with business executives. The Business Planning class is designed to help students develop such
critical planning and counseling skills. The course provides a general survey of the basic factors
to be considered in the organization, financing, operation, and liquidation of the non-public
business venture. The material covered is multi-disciplinary in scope, including choice of entity,
taxation, intellectual property, venture capital, and securities regulation. The course will have a
skills focus. All students will be assigned (and graded based on) short practical assignments such
as the reviewing or drafting of various documents (business plans, term sheets, operating
agreements, shareholder agreements, etc.). Most students will also be graded based on more
extensive practical written assignments and a final exam. In addition, third year day students,
who need to fulfill the legal writing requirement, can elect to be graded on the basis of a paper
(relevant topic to be selected by student) in lieu of the practical written assignments and final
exam. Students will be asked to select the paper or written assignments option during the first
two weeks of class.
Enrollment is limited: 16
Elective Course
Meets Skills Menu Requirement
Meets Financial Services Concentration Requirements
May Fulfill Legal Writing Requirement
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