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Law & Business Program

Curriculum

Section Contents

A Solid Foundation

The Law & Business curriculum offers students interested in a career in corporate law a solid foundation into how businesses work, including an introduction to basic finance and accounting principles for students who lack an undergraduate business or accounting degree.

  • How to Earn the Certificate

    To earn the Law and Business Certificate students must meet the following:

    1. File a Law & Business Intent to Enroll form;
    2. Pass ALL of the following required courses:
      1. Introduction to Corporate Finance and Accounting for Lawyers
      2. Corporations or Corporations and Business Entities
      3. Securities Regulation;
    3. Pass ONE of the following courses:
      1. Federal Tax Law
      2. Bankruptcy
      3. Mergers and Acquisitions (Law 8138, 8055 and 8056 all fulfill this possible path)
    4. Earn nine additional credits in program-approved courses. (Marked by an asterisk in the course scheduler.)
  • Waiver for Introduction to Corporate Finance and Accounting for Lawyers

    Introduction to Corporate Finance and Accounting for Lawyers is required unless a student obtains an approved waiver from the Director of Academic Operations. A waiver will be granted if the student:

    1. is currently pursuing either a J.D. /MBA. or a J.D./M.S.F.;
    2. has earned an MBA or MSF; or
    3. has earned a grade of B or better in college-level accounting and finance courses, excluding personal finance, public finance, or international finance courses.

    If a student would be eligible for a waiver or has earned a grade of B or better in a college-level finance course, and elects to take this course, the student will be required to take the course on a pass/fail basis. If a student has earned a grade of B or better in college-level Accounting but not taken Finance, they would not be eligible for a waiver and would need to take Introduction to Corporate Finance and Accounting for Lawyers on the fully-graded basis.

Law & Business Courses

Advanced Problems in Corporate Law SeminarAlternative Business Entities Short CourseBankruptcy
Business and Securities ResearchCapital Markets: Theory and PracticeCommercial Litigation Finance Short Course
Community Enterprise ClinicCorporate Governance: Basic Foundations and Trends in Today's EnvironmentCorporate Litigation
CorporationsCorporations and Business EntitiesDistressed Debt and Corporate Restructuring Short Course
Drafting & Negotiating Private M&A TransactionsDrafting and Negotiating Public Mergers and Acquisitions TransactionsDrafting Securities Filings
Disruptive Technologies & the Evolution of Corporate Law Short CourseEntertainment Industry Transactions: Negotiations and DraftingEstate Taxation and Planning
Federal Tax LawGaming LawGovernment Contract Law
Hedge Fund Regulation and ComplianceInternational Economic LawInternational Mergers and Acquisitions
International Project Development and Finance Short CourseIntroduction to Corporate Finance and Accounting for LawyersLaw as a Business
Law in the C-SuiteLawyering Skills for Cross-Border Corporate PracticeLifecycle of a Corporation
Mutual Fund Investing, Law and RegulationNetworks, Law, and Entrepreneurial StrategyNonprofit Law
Private Environmental Governance and Corporate Sustainability Short CourseThe Purge and Poverty: Radical Solutions to Debt and Inequality SeminarSecured Transactions
Securities LitigationSecurities RegulationStatutory Revolutions in Delaware Corporate Law: A Short Course
The Swinging Pendulum in Corporate LawVenture Capital Seminar

Dual Degree Offerings

Combine a study in law with a study in management with the Owen Graduate School of Management.

J.D./M.S.F.

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J.D./M.B.A.

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