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Business Law:
Putting Ethics into Action

Michigan Ross demonstrates how the different aspects of law — such as antitrust, corporate governance, employment, intellectual property, and securities regulation — intersect and inform ethical business decisions. Business law faculty research and contribute to the public debate on the role of law in promoting socially responsible conduct.

Business Law Faculty and Leadership

Our faculty's expertise spans business and law, with many holding law degrees and previous experience as lawyers in private practice, government service, or the corporate world. 


David Hess, Chair    
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Clea Davis, Faculty Support Administrator   
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Business Law Faculty

Featured Course: BL 410, Negotiations and Dispute Resolution
Ross Classroom

Course Details:

  • Taught by Professor Cindy Schipani.
  • Gain experience with the types of negotiations you will face during your career in a workshop format
  • Includes cross-cultural negotiations, legal and ethical frameworks for negotiation, simplification of contract negotiations, the use of visualization during the negotiation process, and psychological tools that enhance negotiation effectiveness
  • Includes several in-class negotiations with feedback
  • Meets six times, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30-5:30 on October 27, 29, November 3, 5, 10, and 12
  • Enrollment will be strictly limited to 46

More information on BL 410

Send any questions to Professor Schipani ([email protected]). 
 

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