根据我多年来为公司经理人提供建议的经验，我想各位在史隆管理学院修法律课程是个不错的主意。公司与经理人经常面对攸关公司未来发展，以及影响自身前途的法律相关问题。干练的经理人遇到这类情形时会留意到法律带来什么机会与风险，同时他们也懂得足够的法律，让他们得以善用专业人员的意见。我在史隆管理学院开了几堂法律课，每一堂课都是为了培养这种技能设计的。我的目的并非灌输技术上的法律知识，而是要让学生在身为企业家、管理者，或是企管顾问时，得以藉此加强决策品质。

选择法律课程：

大多数史隆管理学院的学生会修法律课程，但他们通常只修一堂课。我所开的法律课并没有特定顺序。没有一堂课是其他堂课的先修学分。我开的每一堂课都提供某些基本的法律分析技巧。然而，我的每一堂课也都各有其特定重点。有些课的涵盖范围比较广泛。

15.615／647的课程内容：

这是个涵盖范围很广的课程。我们会讨论商法的基本架构，然后再透过组织与财务由一个子公司从母公司“独立”出来。接下来会在提到股票公开发行、出售企业，以及破产的问题。接着要向各位介绍有关于知识产权、劳工法律、商业纠纷、公司购并、国际贸易、契约、产品责任，以及白领犯罪的法律相关议题。
647为上半学期的课程（H1），重点在于新公司的组织与财务。只有在您不方便修615的时候，才建议您只修这个部分。

所有同学都应参与课堂讨论。另外，每班均有些同学会被指示作“齐全准备”。“齐全准备”生应对相关阅读特别留意并准备随时答问。本课程会建议客席讲师向“齐全准备”生提问。课程615的学生会获命为“齐全准备”生三次，课程647的学生则会有两次。

Based on my long experience in advising corporate managers, I think taking a law course at Sloan is a good idea. Companies and managers regularly confront law-sensitive issues that are crucial to the company's future and the manager's career. Experienced managers bring to these situations an awareness of how law structures opportunities and risks, and enough understanding of law to make good use of professional advice. I offer several law courses at Sloan, and each provides those skills. My goal is not to impart technical legal knowledge, but to enhance the judgment students will bring to their responsibilities as entrepreneurs, managers in established companies, and consultants.

Picking a law course:

Many Sloan students take a law course, but most of those take just one. The law courses I offer are not in any sequence. None is a prerequisite for any other, and each of my courses provides certain basic law-related analytic skills. However, each also has its own distinctive focus, and some are broader-gauged than others.

What we cover in 15.615/647:

This is a broad-gauged course. We discuss the basic framework of business law, and then follow a new firm from the "breakaway" from an established company through organizing and financing the new venture. We later consider going public, selling the company, and bankruptcy. Along the way, we examine a wide range of law-sensitive issues including intellectual property, employment law, business disputes, mergers and acquisitions, international trade, contracts, products liability, and white-collar crime.
647 is the first half of the course (H1), and emphasizes organizing and financing the new firm. It is recommended only if your schedule does not permit taking 615.

All students are expected to participate in class discussion. In addition, for each class, some students will be assigned in advance to be "on-deck." "On-deck" students prepare with special care and are ready to respond to questions about the readings. Guest lecturers are invited to call on the on-deck students. Students in 615 will be "on-deck" approximately three times. Students in 647 will be on-deck twice.