Business and Corporate Law
The LL.M. in Business and Corporate Law was developed in response to the growing number of attorneys who needed to expand an existing practice to include complex business transactions, as well as those who sought to change their practice from a law firm to an in-house position as corporate counsel. Available courses provide practical as well as theoretical knowledge. Through a unique blending of core courses and electives, candidates can design a program that best meets their professional interests and goals. Available courses focus on a wide range of subjects that impact business transactions in the U.S. and around the world, including taxation, labor and employment, corporate finance, intellectual property, and international transactions.
Summary of Degree Requirements
To receive the LL.M. in Business and Corporate Law, a candidate must successfully complete 24 credit hours of appropriate course work, including a four credit writing requirement. Fifteen of the 24 credits must come from core curriculum courses. Core curriculum courses are designated below. The writing requirement may be satisfied by a thesis or a minimum of two research papers in the area of business and corporate law.
Full details of the degree requirements may be found in the School of Law Academic Rules in the Student Handbook.
Required Courses
Corporations: Corporations is a required course, but the requirement will be waived for candidates who have taken it, or its substantive equivalent, as a J.D. student within four years of enrollment in the LL.M. program.
Degree Clock
Candidates may enroll on a full-time or part-time basis and have up to four years to complete degree requirements.
Core Curriculum Courses
- Antitrust
- Bankruptcy
- Business Planning
- Comparative Corporate Law
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Tax (Tax II)
- Corporations
- Deals
- International Business Transactions
- Securities Regulations
- Unincorporated Business Entities
- White Collar Offenses
Credits from up to three “related category” courses may also count as core curriculum credits. Related categories of courses include:
- Advanced Finance
- Advanced Tax
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Commercial Law
- Environmental Law
- Intellectual Property
- Labor & Employment Law
- Regulated Industries
See course offerings for the 2007-2008 academic year.
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