LL.M. Program L.U.I.S.S. Guido Carli School of Law Academic year 2012/2013. Business and Company Law: European and International Perspectives

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1 LL.M. Program L.U.I.S.S. Guido Carli School of Law Academic year 2012/2013 Business and Company Law: European and International Perspectives Academic Director Prof. Barbara De Donno (LUISS Guido Carli ) Scientific Committee President: Prof. Diego Corapi (Università La Sapienza di Roma) Members: Prof. Carlo Angelici (Università di Roma La Sapienza), Prof. Ignacio Arroyo Martinez (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona), Prof. Michael Joachim Bonell (Università La Sapienza di Roma), Prof.ssa 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), Avv. Raffaele D Ambrosio (Banca d Italia), Prof.ssa Angela Del Vecchio (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Giorgio Di Giorgio (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof.ssa Claude Ducouloux Favard (Université de Paris Dauphine), Prof. Marcello Foschini (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Fausta Guarriello (Università G. d Annunzio di Chieti-Pescara), Prof. Franco Fontana (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof.ssa Paula Forgioni (Universidade de São Paulo), Prof. Andrea Giardina (Università La Sapienza di Roma), Prof.ssa Federica Giardini (Università di Padova), Prof. Klaus Hopt (Universität Hamburg), Prof. Guy Horsmans (Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve), Prof. Raffaele Lener (Università di Roma Tor Vergata), Prof. François-Xavier Lucas (Université Paris I Panthéon- Sorbonne), Prof. Sebastiano Maffettone (LUISS Guido Carli ), Prof. Alberto Mazzoni (Univeristà Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano), 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.ssa. Livia Salvini (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 ). Steering Committee Prof. Federico Pernazza (Università del Molise)

2 Prof. Raffaele Torino (Università Roma Tre) Avv. Domenico Benincasa (LUISS Guido Carli ) Avv. Mauro Miccoli (Studio Legale Bisogni) Dott. Eugenio Ruggiero (Studio Visentini, Marchetti & Associati) Admission requirements: 2nd level degree in Law, Political Science, Economics and degree obtained abroad deemed equivalent Training/Teaching Commitment: 1500 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: one year Starting date: January 2013 Ending date: May 2014 (Lectures, Workshops, Seminars and Tutorials will end by February 2014) Lecture Schedule: Friday 2:30-7:30 p.m. and Saturday 8:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. (10 hours per week) Activities Lectures: 300 hours/42 CFU-ECTS Workshops, Seminars and Tutorials: 100 hours/8 CFU-ECTS Conferences: 40 hours/ 4 CFU-ECTS Other Training Activities: 250 hours Final Thesis: 250 hours/3 CFU-ECTS Individual Study: 560 hours/3 CFU-ECTS Admission to the final examination: to be admitted to the final examination, consisting in a dissertation on the Master s thesis, participants shall: a) attend no less than 70% of lectures, workshops, seminars and tutorials; b) succeed in mid-term evaluations; and c) complete all of the required activities MODULES*

3 *At least one third (1/3) of the lectures, workshops, seminars and tutorials shall be held in English. Title of the module Law in Common Law Countries Law in Civil Law Countries European Company Law Law: BRICS Listed Companies in European and Comparative Law Unincorporated Forms of Doing Business Topics Sources of law, types and models of companies, corporate governance in the UK and in the USA Sources of law, types and models of companies, corporate governance in France, Germany and Spain Sources of EU company law; Freedom of establishment for companies; The European Company Company law in BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Listing requirements and procedures; Corporate governance; Public offers and takeovers Agency; Trust; Contractual joint ventures; Unincorporated organizations and partnerships; Ore Credits 30 4 Foundations vs. Trusts: a

4 M&A Financial information and legal accounting Contracts in the Financial Market Practices in International Finance Lex Mercatoria and International Commercial Contracts Contracts for the International Sale of Goods comparative overview Selling and purchase agreement SPA; Transnational mergers and splitups; Golden shares and powers; Antitrust matters; Public and private enforcement Company s financial information; EU Directives on annual accounts and International Accounting Principles (IAS-IFRS) Securities contracts; Enterprise financing; Subordinated loans; Setting up of financing and placement syndicates; Agreements and financial instruments for hedging purposes: derivative instruments and insurance contracts The UNIDROIT Principles; The Principles of European Contract Law (PECL); The Draft Common Frame of Reference The 1980 Vienna Convention (CISG); The 1955 Hague Convention; The Rome I Regulation 30 4 Carrying out Infrastructure The international 30 4

5 Projects in the International Context Company Crisis in European, Comparative and International Law International Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution construction contract Project financing Public procurement The environmental assessment in European and international law Alert, rescue and liquidation proceedings (France, Germany, Spain, UK and USA); Transnational insolvency law in Europe and USA; The UNCITRAL Model Law Comparative and international law of arbitration; The 1958 New York Convention; Alternative dispute resolution; Conciliation and mediation; Company class action hours 42 credits Description Hours

6 Workshops, Seminars and Tutorials Law in Civil Law and Common Law Countries EU Company Law Listed Companies in European and Comparative law Lex mercatoria and International Commercial Agreements Carrying out Infrastructure Projects in the Research techniques and techniques of drafting legal advices, agreements and other legal texts; planning and management of consultancy activities Role-play The European Company statute Case stud Role-play Study of listing requirements and procedures through the analysis of recent listing prospectus and corporate governance choises, also in consideration of changes in the ownership as a result of public offers to buy or exchange; business game M&A 5 The Unidroit principles and arbitration awards of international chambers of 10 commerce Drafting agreements and legal advices 15 International Contest Company Crisis in European, Comparative and International Law International Arbitration and ADR Case study 10 Simulation of arbitration and mediation proceedings hours 8 credits

7 Activities Description Hours credits Lectures Table: Modules Workshops, Seminars and Tutorials Table: Workshops, Seminars and Tutorials Conferences 40 4 Other training activities Final thesis Internship for deserving students or project work Drafting and discussion of the final paper Individual study