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This seminar explores the intersection between business law and society. What are companies’ proper role in society? How do (and should) companies pursue social and environmental goals? In what ways does business law implicate issues of social and environmental justice? Each week will focus on a different issue affecting companies of various sizes, stages and governance structures, from early-stage startups to large multinational companies. Topics to be covered include corporate finance and funding markets, corporate governance and corporate form, institutional investment and private equity, worker rights, climate change and the environment, demographics, public health, and AI. It will also bring understanding from the field of management and organization theory in addition to law. The syllabus may evolve to reflect real-time changes and controversies in business and corporate law as they occur over the semester. May not be used for SRWP.