Legal Systems of Business

• Explain traditional litigation and its application to business transactions.
• Create an alternative dispute resolution best suited to a common business issue.
• Describe how the legal system functions to resolve business problems.

Tort and Regulatory Risk

• Propose actions a company can take to avoid tort liability and litigation.
• Propose actions a company can take to avoid product liability risk.
• Assess methods for managing legal risk arising out of domestic and international regulatory matters.

Contract Risk and Opportunities

• Analyze legal risk issues arising out of contract formation, performance, and remedies.
• Evaluate measures business leaders can take to avoid risk in transactions.
• Explain transaction risk arising in unique environments.

Risk in the Employment Relationship

• Analyze legal risk arising out of wrongful discharge.
• Evaluate legal risk associated with employment discrimination and harassment.
• Evaluate the regulatory and compliance requirements related to employment and benefits.

Risk Arising in Tangible Property and Intellectual Property

• Propose methods for managing legal risk involving tangible property.
• Design plans for protecting business intellectual property.
• Propose methods to avoid liability arising from violating the property rights of others.

Business Forms and Governance

• Compare and contrast the legal forms of business.
• Analyze who Sarbanes-Oxley applies to and how it applies.
• Design plans for managing the legal liability of officers and directors.