LL.M. Program Business and Company Law: European and International Perspectives LUISS Guido Carli School of Law Academic Year 2013/2014

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1 LL.M. Program Business and Company Law: European and International Perspectives LUISS Guido Carli School of Law Academic Year 2013/2014 Academic Director Prof. Barbara De Donno (LUISS Guido Carli ) Scientific Committee Chairman Prof. Diego Corapi ( La Sapienza University, Rome) Members Prof. Carlo Angelici ( La Sapienza University, Rome), Prof. Ignacio Arroyo Martinez (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), Prof. Michael Joachim Bonell ( La Sapienza University, Rome), Prof. Rossella Borgia (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Peter Burbidge (University of Westminster), Prof. Bruno Capponi (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Angelo Carmona (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Yves Chaput (Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne), Prof. Marcello Clarich (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Yves De Cordt (Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve), Dr. Raffaele D Ambrosio (Bank of Italy - Italy s Central Bank), Prof. Angela Del Vecchio (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Giorgio Di Giorgio (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Luca Enriques (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Marcello Foschini (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Fausta Guarriello ( G. d Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara), Prof. Franco Fontana (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Paula Forgioni (Universidade de São Paulo), Prof. Andrea Giardina ( La Sapienza University, Rome), Prof. Federica Giardini (Padua University), Prof. Klaus Hopt (Universität Hamburg), Prof. Guy Horsmans (Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve), Prof. Raffaele Lener ( Tor Vergata University, Rome), Prof. François-Xavier Lucas (Université Paris I Panthéon- Sorbonne), Prof. Sebastiano Maffettone (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Alberto Mazzoni (UCSC Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan), Prof. Paolo Moscarini (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Giandomenico Mosco (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Antonio Nuzzo (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Mario Nuzzo (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Gennaro Olivieri (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Gustavo Olivieri (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Roberto Pessi (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Arthur Pinto (Brooklyn University, New York), Prof. Rafael Porrata Doria (Temple University, Philadelphia), Prof. Antonio Punzi (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Pietro Reichlin (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Salvatore Alberto Romano (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Livia Salvini (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Francisco Satiro (Universidade de São Paulo), Prof. Paola Severino (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. David Sonenshein (Temple University, Philadelphia), Prof. Michele Tamponi (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Gustavo Visentini (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Attilio Zimatore (LUISS Guido Carli ).

2 Steering Committee Prof. Federico Pernazza (University of Molise, Campobasso) Prof. Raffaele Torino ( Roma Tre University, Rome) Dr. Domenico Benincasa (LUISS Guido Carli ) Dr. Mauro Miccoli (LUISS Guido Carli ) Dr. Federico Raffaele (LUISS Guido Carli ) Dr. Eugenio Ruggiero (LUISS Guido Carli ) General Characteristics Admission requirements: 2 nd level degree in Law, Political Science, Economics and degrees obtained abroad and deemed as substantial and durational equivalent of the education provided by an Italian University Training/Teaching Commitment: 1,500 hours Final Degree: LL.M. (Master of Laws) degree (Diploma di Master Universitario di Secondo Livello) - 60 CFU / ECTS (Crediti Formativi Universitari / European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) Admission procedure: CV/Resume assessment and interview Number of Participants: Min. 15 Max. 35 Duration and Lecture Schedule Duration: 1 year Starting date: January 2014 Ending date: May 2015 (Lectures, Workshops, Seminars and Tutorials will end by February 2015) Lecture Schedule (11 hrs/week): Friday: 2:00-8:00 p.m. Saturday: 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Activities Lectures: Workshops, Seminars, Tutorials: Conferences: Other Training Activities: Final Thesis: Individual Study: 300 hours/42 CFU-ECTS 100 hours/8 CFU-ECTS 40 hours/ 4 CFU-ECTS 250 hours 250 hours/3 CFU-ECTS 560 hours/3 CFU-ECTS Admission to the final examination In order to be admitted to the final examination, consisting of a dissertation on a topic covered during the LL.M., participants shall: (i) attend no less than 70% of lectures, workshops, seminars and tutorials; (ii) succeed in mid-term evaluations; and (iii) complete all of the required activities.

3 MODULES ( ) Title of the module Topics Hours Credits Comparative Company Law in Common Law Countries Sources of law, types and models of companies, Corporate Governance in UK and US Comparative Company Law in Civil Law Countries Sources of law, types and models of companies, Corporate Governance in France, Germany and Spain European Company Law Sources of EU Company Law; Freedom of Establishment for companies; The Societas Europaea (SE) Comparative Company Law: BRICS Company Law in BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Listed Companies in European and Comparative Law Listing requirements and procedures; Corporate Governance; IPOs and Takeovers Unincorporated Forms of Doing Business Agency; Trust; Contractual Joint Ventures; Unincorporated organizations and Partnerships; Foundations vs. Trusts: a comparative overview At least one third (1/3) of lectures, workshops, seminars and tutorials shall be held in English.

4 Title of the module Topics Hours Credits M&A Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA); Cross-border Mergers and Split-Ups; Golden Shares and Powers; Antitrust issues; Public and Private enforcement Financial information and legal accounting Company s Financial Information; EU Directives on annual accounts and International Accounting Principles (IAS-IFRS) Contracts in the Financial Market Practices in International Finance Securities Contracts; Enterprise Financing; Subordinated Loans; Financing and Placement Syndicates; Derivatives and Insurance Contracts Lex Mercatoria and International Commercial Contracts The UNIDROIT Principles; The Principles of European Contract Law (PECL); The Draft Common Frame of Reference Contracts for the International Sale of Goods The 1980 Vienna Convention (CISG); The 1955 Hague Convention; The Rome I Regulation Carrying out Infrastructure Projects in the International Context The International Construction Contracts Project Financing Public Procurement The Environmental Impact Assessment in European and International Law

5 Title of the module Topics Hours Credits Companies Financial Crisis and Distress in European, Comparative and International Law Alert, Rescue and Liquidation proceedings (France, Germany, Spain, UK and US); Cross-border Insolvency Law in Europe and US; The UNCITRAL Model Law International Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Comparative and International Law of Arbitration; The 1958 New York Convention; Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms; Class Actions in Company Law 300 hours 42 credits

6 WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, TUTORIALS Workshops, Seminars and Tutorials Description Hours Credits European Company Law Draft of SE by-laws Case study Role-play Listed Companies in European and Comparative Law Study of listing requirements and procedures through the analysis of recent listing prospectuses and corporate governance choices; business game Company Crisis in European, Comparative and International Law Case study Role-play International Arbitration and ADR Simulation of arbitration and mediation proceedings 100 hours 8 credits