328.01 International Debt Finance and the Eurozone Sovereign Debt Crisis

This course uses the lens of international debt finance to provide students with an advanced course in securities law, corporate law, and contract law. In the area of international debt finance, particular attention will be paid to debt issuances by sovereign nations. Given that much of this market is centered in New York, the focus of the course will be on U.S. legal materials (SEC registration and Schedule B filings, Rule 144A offerings, and New York contract law as applied to the interpretation of boilerplate contracts). Particular attention will be paid to how lawyers and their clients (both the sovereigns and the investment bankers) think about how to structure their contracts and what disclosures to make to the public regarding these contracts. Finally, attention will also be paid to the question of how domestic law private law principles can be utilized to solve or at least ameliorate the problem of third world debt (with particular reference to Sub Saharan debt).ote: 2 Credits (with an optional 3rd credit available)

Spring 2013

Course Number Course Credits Evaluation Method Instructor
328.01
Course Credits
Mitu Gulati
Sakai site: https://sakai.duke.edu/portal/site/LAW.328.01.Sp13
Email list: LAW.328.01.Sp2013@sakai.duke.edu
Course
Degree Requirements
Course Requirements - JD
Course Requirements - LLM
Course Requirements - LLM-ICL