New Courses for Spring 2012
L6701
The Media Industries: Public Policy and Business Strategy
The course is designed to introduce law and business students to the unusual regulatory and business conditions and challenges in the media industries. A variety of topics are covered including... (Lecture, 3 pts)
L8135
Advanced Transnational Litigation
The object of this seminar is to provide in depth discussion and study of selected topics in transnational litigation. The seminar will begin with the distinction between public and private law... (Seminar, 2 pts)
L8138
European Banking and Finance
The purpose of this seminar is to look at the difficulties and achievements of the European financial regulation in a post financial crisis environment dominated by the Eurozone sovereign debt... (Seminar, 2 pts)
L8161
Electronic Discovery
Modern discovery is no longer about rummaging through boxes of paper; today, relevant infor-mation is primarily stored electronically. The wealth of potential evidence contained in massive stores of... (Lecture, 2 pts)
L8189
Public Procurement Law
Public procurement markets—including the $500 billion federal procurement market—present unique and highly challenging legal issues. Practice in procurement spans issues of administrative... (Seminar, )
L8247
Advanced Bankruptcy: Deals and Issues in the Current Environment
The Seminar explores the federal Bankruptcy process in a business context as a way of dealing with insolvent entities and doing deals. Planning, consensus building and certain types of transactions... (Seminar, 2 pts)
L8248
Financial Institutions
It is over three years since the peak of the financial crisis and 18 months after the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act. A core policy goal of post-crisis regulatory reform, both in the US and... (Seminar, 2 pts)
L8349
African Human Rights Systems in Comparative Perspective
This seminar deals with the role and impact of African human rights systems in the promotion and protection of human rights in the African continent. It will analyze and critique the workings of... (Seminar, 2 pts)
L8482
Immigration Law: The Removal Practice and Procedure
This course will examine immigration law and the circumstances under which a non-citizen becomes subject to removal (previously called exclusion or deportation). It will focus on the conduct of a... (Seminar, 2 pts)
L8879
Internal Investigations
In recent years, an increasing proportion of litigation practice has fallen into the category of "internal investigations." Most frequently associated with white collar or regulatory matters,... (Seminar, 2 pts)
L9039
Legal and Ethical Obligations in Complex Litigation
This seminar focuses on the often subtle line between zealous advocacy and misconduct in the context of actual criminal and civil litigations. The seminar is organized around the life cycle of a... (Seminar, 2 pts)