LLM in International Business Law

This program is designed for students interested in the academic analysis and practical applications of U.S. business law and international business transactions.

Required Courses

Required Credits: 24

• Business Associations (4) – Fall or Spring
• U.S. Contract Law for LL.M. (3) – Fall or Spring
• Foreign Graduate Seminar (2) - Fall or Spring
• U.S. Legal Research, Writing and Analysis (2) - Fall or Spring

Elective Courses

In addition to the required courses above, students pursuing the LL.M. in International Business Law must complete 12 credits (for a total of 24 credits) from the list of elective classes below. Students must choose at least one elective from the group I; other electives may be from either Group I or Group II.

Electives Group I

• Trade Law (3) – Fall
• Mergers & Acquisitions (3) – Spring
• Internaitonal Business Transactions (3) - Spring

Electives Group II

Fall

• Antitrust Law (3) - Fall
• Bankruptcy (3) - Fall
• Commercialization & Intellectual Property Management (3) - Fall
• Doing Business in the U.S.A. (3) - Fall
• ePayment Systems (1)
• Federal Income Tax (4) - Fall
• Financial Institution Regulation (3) - Fall
• Immigration Law (2) - Fall
• Information Privacy Law (1) - Fall
• International Arbitration (2) - Fall
• International Envirnomental Law (2) - Fall
• International Real Estate Transactions (1) - Fall
• International Tax (3)
• International Trade Law & Policy (3) - Fall
• Sales (3) - Fall or Spring
• U.S. Scholarly Legal Writing (1) - Fall or Spring
• Secured Transactions (3) - Fall
• Sports Law (1)
• Torts (4) - Fall

Spring

• Advanced Securities Regulation (3)
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (3) - Spring
• Business and Law Colloqium (3) - Spring
• Conflict of Laws (3) - Spring
• Corporate Finance (3) - Spring
• Employment Law (3) - Spring
• Entering the Profession (2) - Spring
• Environmental Law (3)
• ePayment Systems (1) - Spring
• Federal Taxation of Corporations & Partnerships (3) - Spring
• Financial Markets (2) - Spring
• Franchise Law (2) - Spring
• Governance, Risk Management & Compliance (3) - Spring
• Immigration Law II: Business Immigration (1) - Spring
• Insurance (2) - Spring
• Negotiation in Sports Management (2) - Spring
• Professional Responsibility for LLMs (2) - Spring
• Property (4) - Spring
• Real Estate Transactions and Finance (2) - Spring
• Representation of Professional Athlete (2) - Spring
• Venture Finance & Transactions (2) - Spring
• White Collar Crime: Prosecution & Defense (2) - Spring