Business Organizations Law Certificate Program
Director: Prof. Lawrence Hamermesh

The Business Organizations Law Certificate emphasizes specialized training in law governing publicly traded business enterprises. Students who complete course requirements gain legal knowledge that is a predicate to advanced practice in corporate law.

Requirements for Certification
Students must submit an application to the Registrar’s Office by no later than the drop/add period of their final semester. To be awarded a Business Organizations Law Certificate, a student must have an overall cumulative average of 2.8 and a 2.8 cumulative average in all concentration courses.

Required Courses
  • Business Organizations
  • Business Principles
  • Securities Regulation
Elective Courses
Students must complete at least two (2) courses from the list below, or as approved by the Director:
  • Corporate and Business Law Masters Class
  • International Business Transactions
  • Business Planning
  • Mutual Funds
  • ERISA, Pension & Deferred Compensation
  • Seminar: Advanced Corporations
  • Seminar: Intellectual Property and Business Associations
  • Corporate Bankruptcy
  • Taxation of Business Entities
Writing Requirement
All students seeking a Business Organizations Law Certificate must complete a scholarly paper on a subject involving business organizations law. The paper may be submitted in satisfaction of the requirements for membership on The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, as directed research performed with a full-time member of the faculty of the Widener Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law, or as part of a business law seminar.


Contact Information

Director: Professor Lawrence A. Hamermesh
Phone: 302-477-2132
Email: lahamermesh@widener.edu

Secretary: Karla Harris
Phone: 302-477-2704
Fax: 302-477-2067
Email: kmharris@widener.edu