The Law of Corporate Finance and Financial Markets
This MIT Sloan course, offered through MIT OpenCourseWare, introduces business law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and the legal dimensions of financial services and financial markets. It covers contract law, liability, regulation, employment law, and the structure of corporations before moving into an in-depth treatment of finance law. The course materials include MIT's standard OCW package for the class: readings, lecture notes, and assignments drawn from the original Sloan School curriculum. It suits students who want a legal grounding for careers in corporate finance, investment banking, or M&A advisory work, rather than a general survey of law. As with all MIT OpenCourseWare offerings, the materials are free to access and there is no certificate attached. No prior law background is assumed, though familiarity with basic finance concepts helps.