Curricular Guide Sheet
Corporate Law
Attorneys practicing in the corporate and business sector are required to apply legal principles from different areas of the law to the multi-faceted problems that often confront businesses. In this regard, corporate law practice can vary substantially depending on whether one contemplates a practice serving large corporate clients versus small family or closely held companies. As such, there is no single prescribed curriculum for students interested in corporate practice. The corporate law faculty believe, however, that the following courses are all highly valuable.
Corporate: Corporate Law Course Group
Business Associations (required course)
Corporate Finance (recommended second course)
Securities Regulation (recommended second course)
Antitrust
Business Planning
Corporate Counsel Practice
Accounting for Lawyers
Corporate Taxation
Taxation of Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies
Environmental Issues in Business
Transactional Skills
International Economic Law
International Finance
White Collar Defense
Insurance
Commercial Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights
Contemporary Issues Confronting Non-Profit Corporations (AWR)
Current Issues in Securities Law
Agency Partnership and LLCs
Comparative EU and US Antitrust Law
International Environmental Law
In addition, students may wish to take some litigation-related courses, if their interest extends beyond the transactional aspects of corporate law.