The course aims at providing students with a comprehensive knowledge of the main elements of business law – including corporate law and securities regulation - in order to enable them to recognize in the future the main issues generally arising from such kind of business transactions, with a focus on the pervasive development of digital technologies and the impact of the latter on corporate law matters.
The course deals also with practical structures and implications, looking at the actual transactions consummated in the international market context.
In particular, the course pursues the following specific objectives:
- to give students a knowledge and understanding of the main elements of corporate law also on an international basis, with a general overview of the introduction of digital technologies into business organizational structures.
- to give students an understanding of the corporate issues concerning Italian listed companies;
- to increase awareness and understanding of the main items regarding corporate governance, also in light of the digital transformation of the business and the risks involved, with specific regard to banks, insurance companies, financial intermediaries and listed companies;
- to learn and apply skills developed during the course also moving from the significant cases discussed during the classes.
The course deals also with practical structures and implications, looking at the actual transactions consummated in the international market context.
In particular, the course pursues the following specific objectives:
- to give students a knowledge and understanding of the main elements of corporate law also on an international basis, with a general overview of the introduction of digital technologies into business organizational structures.
- to give students an understanding of the corporate issues concerning Italian listed companies;
- to increase awareness and understanding of the main items regarding corporate governance, also in light of the digital transformation of the business and the risks involved, with specific regard to banks, insurance companies, financial intermediaries and listed companies;
- to learn and apply skills developed during the course also moving from the significant cases discussed during the classes.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
- Preliminary introduction on the main Italian and European business laws and regulations, with particular focus on banks, listed companies and other financial institutions;
- Financial markets’ dynamics, principles, players and main rules;
- Regulation on banks and other financial intermediaries;
- Regulation on the issuers of listed financial instruments;
- Corporate control and direction and coordination activity;
- Regulation on takeovers bids;
- Regulation on withdrawal right and analysis of the relevant case law;
- Related parties’ transactions and conflict of interests;
- Market abuse regulation and insider trading;
- Extraordinary transactions;
- Cross-border transactions;
- Golden powers and foreign direct investments screening regulation;
- Corporate governance rules and best practices in the banking and financial sector;
- Italian and European banking, corporate and securities law: trends and perspectives.
Programme
The course deals with the following contents:- Preliminary introduction on the main Italian and European business laws and regulations, with particular focus on banks, listed companies and other financial institutions;
- Financial markets’ dynamics, principles, players and main rules;
- Regulation on banks and other financial intermediaries;
- Regulation on the issuers of listed financial instruments;
- Corporate control and direction and coordination activity;
- Regulation on takeovers bids;
- Regulation on withdrawal right and analysis of the relevant case law;
- Related parties’ transactions and conflict of interests;
- Market abuse regulation and insider trading;
- Extraordinary transactions;
- Cross-border transactions;
- Golden powers and foreign direct investments screening regulation;
- Corporate governance rules and best practices in the banking and financial sector;
- Italian and European banking, corporate and securities law: trends and perspectives.
Core Documentation
VV. AA., Commentaries and Cases on Italian Business Law, directed by A.Sacco Ginevri, II ed., CEDAM, 2021Attendance
Attendance to classes is mandatory. Students recording more than four unjustified absences during the entire course will be subject to final oral exam covering the entire program instead of selected topics only.Type of evaluation
70% of the final grade will be determined based on active participation to classes and weekly written assessments. The remaining 30% of the final grade will be determined in the final oral exam on certain selected topics treated during the entire course. teacher profile teaching materials
- Preliminary introduction on the main Italian and European business laws and regulations, with particular focus on banks, listed companies and other financial institutions;
- Financial markets’ dynamics, principles, players and main rules;
- Regulation on banks and other financial intermediaries;
- Regulation on the issuers of listed financial instruments;
- Corporate control and direction and coordination activity;
- Regulation on takeovers bids;
- Regulation on withdrawal right and analysis of the relevant case law;
- Related parties’ transactions and conflict of interests;
- Market abuse regulation and insider trading;
- Extraordinary transactions;
- Cross-border transactions;
- Golden powers and foreign direct investments screening regulation;
- Corporate governance rules and best practices in the banking and financial sector;
- Italian and European banking, corporate and securities law: trends and perspectives.
Mutuazione: 21210465 ECONOMIC LAW AND INNOVATION in Economia e Management LM-77 SACCO GINEVRI ANDREA
Programme
The course deals with the following contents:- Preliminary introduction on the main Italian and European business laws and regulations, with particular focus on banks, listed companies and other financial institutions;
- Financial markets’ dynamics, principles, players and main rules;
- Regulation on banks and other financial intermediaries;
- Regulation on the issuers of listed financial instruments;
- Corporate control and direction and coordination activity;
- Regulation on takeovers bids;
- Regulation on withdrawal right and analysis of the relevant case law;
- Related parties’ transactions and conflict of interests;
- Market abuse regulation and insider trading;
- Extraordinary transactions;
- Cross-border transactions;
- Golden powers and foreign direct investments screening regulation;
- Corporate governance rules and best practices in the banking and financial sector;
- Italian and European banking, corporate and securities law: trends and perspectives.
Core Documentation
VV. AA., Commentaries and Cases on Italian Business Law, directed by A.Sacco Ginevri, II ed., CEDAM, 2021Attendance
Attendance to classes is mandatory. Students recording more than four unjustified absences during the entire course will be subject to final oral exam covering the entire program instead of selected topics only.Type of evaluation
70% of the final grade will be determined based on active participation to classes and weekly written assessments. The remaining 30% of the final grade will be determined in the final oral exam on certain selected topics treated during the entire course.