Legal Issues in Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2025/2026

Syllabus - Legal Issues in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (2025/2026)

 

Reference framework of mergers and acquisitions (i.e., M&A processes and phases, part II) + analysis of European antitrust and FDI issues  The SPA (Share Purchase Agreement) 

Topic

Lesson 1

 

Presentations and course introduction 

Lesson 2

 The intersection of law and business

Lesson 3

 General notions of corporate governance 

Lesson 4

Organizational structures and labor law aspects 

Lesson 5

 The challenges of AI in the legal and business world

Lesson 6

 ESG in the legal and business world 

Lesson 7

Company growth strategies (i.e., introduction to M&A operations). Market trends  

Lesson 8

 Reference framework of mergers and acquisitions (i.e., M&A processes and phases, part I)

Lesson 9

 Reference framework of mergers and acquisitions (i.e., M&A processes and phases, part II) + analysis of European antitrust and FDI issues 

Lesson 10

 The SPA (Share and Purchase Agreement)

Lesson 11

Intermediate exam 

Lesson 12

 The relationships between members and the pe

Lesson 13

 

Generational transitions in business (practical examples: Armani, Esselunga, Luxottica)

Lesson 14

Case studies and guest speakers / negotiation techniques

Lesson 15

Privacy and Cyber Security

Lesson 16

Exam review 

Lesson 17

FINAL EXAM