Graduate Programs: LL.M. Degree in Business and Corporate Governance Law for Practicing Attorneys

 

Structure of Program for: U.S. lawyers | International students

U.S. lawyers

  1. REQUIRED COURSES FOR U.S. LAWYERS
    1. Business Organizations* (4)
    2. Business Planning (3)
    3. International Business Transactions* (3)
    4. Writing Project (LL.M. Paper) (3)

  2. RECOMMENDED COURSES
    Students also are strongly advised to take at least one course in each of the following clusters:
    1. BUSINESS LAW COUNSELING AND TRANSACTIONAL SKILLS
      Business Law Center Clinic (3)
      Client Counseling/Negotiations (2)
      Corporate Externship (2,3)
      Corporate Transactions in Health Law (2,3)
      Family Business Seminar (3)
      International Commercial Arbitration and the CISG (3)
      Mediation Seminar (2)
      New Venture Creation (3)
      Securities Litigation Seminar (3)

      *If student has not had the equivalent in law school

    2. BUSINESS FINANCE
      Accounting for Law Students and Lawyers (3)
      Bankruptcy (3)
      Business Basics for Law Students and Lawyers (3)
      Financial Institutions (3)
      International Trade Finance (2)
      Negotiable Instruments (3)
      New Venture Creation (3)
      Securities Regulation (3)
      Topics in Corporate Finance (3)

    3. THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF TECHNOLOGY
      Intellectual Property (3)
      Intellectual Property and the Internet: Seminar (2, 3)
      Introduction to Patent Law (2)
      Introduction to Trademark and Copyright Law (2)
      Patent Law Seminar (2)

      *(If student has not had the equivalent in law school).

  3. BUSINESS LAW ELECTIVES
    Advanced Corporate Tax (3)
    Advanced Torts (3)
    Antitrust (3)
    Antitrust in the Health Care Field (2)
    Competition Law in the Global Economy (3)
    Consumer Law (3)
    Corporate and Partnership Tax (3)
    Employee Benefits Law (2)
    Employment Discrimination (3)
    Employment Law (3)
    Emvironmental Law (3)
    Federal Tax Clinic (4)
    Financial Institutions (3)
    Food, Drug, Cosmetic and Medical Device Law (2)
    Insurance Law (3)
    International Law
    International Tax (3)
    Labor Law (3)
    Land Use (2)
    Real Estate (3)
    Sales (3)
    Secured Transactions and Creditors Rights (3)
    Securities Regulation (3)
    Taxation of Financial Instruments and Transactions Tax Exempt Health Care Organizations (1)

International students

  1. REQUIRED COURSES
    1. Business Organizations (4)
    2. Fundamentals of American Law (1)
    3. Legal Research and Writing (2)
    4. International Business Transactions (3)
    5. Writing Project (LL.M. Paper) (3)

  2. RECOMMENDED COURSES
    Antitrust (3)
    Bankruptcy (3)
    Contracts (4)
    Employment Discrimination (3)
    Employment Law (3)
    Federal Income Tax (4)
    Intellectual Property (3)
    International Law
    Labor Law (3)
    Real Estate (3)
    Property Sales (3)

  3. BUSINESS LAW ELECTIVE COURSES
    1. Consumer Law (3)
    2. Corporate finance
    3. Environmental Law (3)
    4. Payment systems (negotiable instruments) (3)
    5. Products Lliability
    6. Secured Transactions and Creditors Rights (3)
    7. Securities Regulation (3)
    8. International Trade Finance (2)

    In some cases, students may receive a waiver of required courses.

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