Business Law
Learn the basics of business law from a top lawyer at Sony Pictures Entertainment and Harvard Law School graduate. Understand what lawyers do for companies, the difference between in-house and outside counsel, how to work with lawyers in your job, and much more!
What You'll Learn
Legal Aspects of Business
Learn the basics of what kinds of legal activities happen inside businesses and why you need lawyers on your team.
What Lawyer's Do
Learn the difference between the various types of lawyers you might encounter in business and what their roles and responsibilities are.
How to Work with Lawyers
Understand how lawyers can help you elevate your game at work, when to bring the lawyers into your project or deal, and how to best partner with them.
Meet Your Instructor
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Zach McGee
SVP, Business Affairs, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Zach McGee is SVP, Business Affairs, for Sony Pictures Entertainment where he leads worldwide business affairs for Sony’s home entertainment division. Before moving to Sony, he was SVP, Head of Business & Legal Affairs at Miramax and VP, Legal Affairs, at NBC Universal. Mr. McGee is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, and earned his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
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Curriculum
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01 The Fundamentals of Business Law
Learn what lawyers do in companies, how they think and how they can help you get things done.
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02 Working with Your Legal Team
Learn best practices for working with in-house or outside counsel.
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03 Negotiations and Deal Making
Hear advice about how to leverage lawyers and when to bring them into a deal negotiation.
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04 Parting Thoughts
Hear the wisdom and advice about working with lawyers and getting the most out of them at work.