This course (i) provides an introduction to principles of finance theory that play an important role in Corporate and Securities Law; (ii) aims to develop the interfaces between law and finance, and (iii) develops applications of finance to diverse areas of law, including taxation, family law, real estate and others. Topics include: Corporate finance and economics of capital markets; Derivative and "exotic" securities and legal and related regulatory issues; Mergers and acquisitions: Issues at the law/finance interface, such as materiality, valuation; Law & finance of insider trading and other market manipulation, financial frauds, breach of fiduciary duty, IP rights infringement; Quantitative measures of damages and remedies in all areas of law; International finance and its role in international business transactions and related cross-border litigation.