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Accounting, Data Analysis, and Financial Reporting for Lawyers

rchung — Fri, 01 May 2020 22:36:18 +0000

Accounting, Data Analysis and Financial Reporting for Lawyers

The course covers accounting techniques in the contexts in which a lawyer is likely to confront accounting issues. It provides knowledge of fundamental accounting techniques and principles of recordation, presentation, and analysis of financial data. Students will also learn how to analyze various SEC disclosure documents, including SEC Form 10-K.

This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.

Open to Tax LL.M. students.

Recommended for the Following Professional Pathways: Corporate Transactions and Governance; Financial Services and Compliance; Health Care Management and Compliance; International Business; Labor and Employment (Corporate Perspective); Real Estate and Land Use; Tax; Trusts and Estates; Government/Public Sector; Media, Entertainment, Sports, Fashion; Tech/Privacy; General Practice – Transactional

2 Credits

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Administrative Law

rchung — Fri, 01 May 2020 22:36:18 +0000

Administrative Law

The complexity of modern government means that much governing is done not by the traditional three branches but by administrative agencies with quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial, as well as executive, functions. This course explores administrative process and procedure: how, in the federal government, the Constitution, Congress (through organic statutes and the Administrative Procedure Act), the courts, and the agencies themselves help define the powers and responsibilities of the independent and executive agencies. The course examines specific agencies as bureaucratic institutions, considers approaches to regulatory reform, and specially emphasizes the courts.

This is a substantive course that deals with law and policy.

Recommended for the Following Professional Pathways: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties; Family Law; Government/Public Sector; Immigration; International Law/Human Rights; Labor and Employment; Corporate Transactions and Governance; Financial Services and Compliance; Health Care Management and Compliance; Labor and Employment (Corporate Perspective); Real Estate and Land Use; Tax; IP/Copyright and Trademark;Tech/Privacy; General Practice – Litigation/Dispute Resolution; General Practice – Transactional

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Advanced Corporate Tax

rchung — Fri, 01 May 2020 22:36:18 +0000

Advanced Corporate Tax

This course examines the tax consequences of various forms of taxable as well as nontaxable mergers and acquisitions. Building upon the distribution and liquidation regime covered in TAX 110, it considers the Section 338 election in the context of practical merger and acquisition planning. Tax-free reorganizations are examined in some detail, including the tax consequences to the parties and circumstances in which one or another type of reorganization may be appropriate. The course will introduce students to intragroup sales subject to Section 304 and the closely related.

This course complements and goes beyond TAX 110 Federal Income Tax: Corporate. A substantive/statutory course that deals with law, theory, and policy in the context of the U.S. Tax Code.

Open to Tax LL.M. students.

Recommended for the Following Professional Pathways: Corporate Transactions and Governance; Tax

Prerequisites: Federal Income Tax: Individual, and Federal Income Tax: Corporate

2 Credits

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Advanced Real Estate Transactions

rchung — Fri, 01 May 2020 22:36:18 +0000

Advanced Real Estate Transactions

This course builds on principles from Real Estate Transactions and Finance. It examines legal issues related to the initial development of real estate from the ground up and complex issues related to the financing, ownership, and operation of commercial properties. Topics may include: commercial mortgage commitments; permanent financing; construction lending and mechanics’ liens; subordinated financing; lender liability related to construction; ground lease financing; commercial leases; shopping center development and operation; condominium and cooperative development and operation; distressed properties; the effect of environmental regulation on real estate transactions; green leases and sustainable development; and globalization of American real estate transactions.

This upper-level course focuses on the legal and business issues of sophisticated real estate transactions, i.e., transactions beyond the sale of an existing residence or an existing, basic commercial property. It represents a final step for students in the area of real estate transactions and finance. The course provides substantive learning through cases, statutes, and scholarly and professional articles. It also develops skills by having the students address, critique, and alter sample transaction documents in light of lessons learned and through the use of problems. The course focuses on developing a transactional approach to issues, applicable to real estate, corporate, business, and other related practices.

Recommended for the Following Professional Pathways: Real Estate and Land Use; Corporate Transactions and Governance; General Practice – Transactional

Prerequisite: Real Estate Transactions and Finance

2 Credits

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Advanced Sports Law

kking — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 19:24:45 +0000

Advanced Sports Law

This course shall take an advanced approach and dig deeper into the topics raised in sports law. More importantly, this class will explore how agents, arbitrators, and attorneys interface with one another and shall include, among other things, the review actual complaints, contracts, and motions filed in relevant sports law cases. In addition, students shall engage in in-class group exercises. All topics are designed to have students apply their lawyering skills directly to the field of sports. This will take these in-class exercises to the next logical, advanced level to help students gain practical legal experience.

Enrollment is limited.

Prerequisite(s): Sports Law

Recommended for the Following Professional Pathways: Media/Entertainment/Sports/Fashion; IP/ Copyright and Trademark; Labor and Employment—Corporate; Litigation/Dispute Resolution

2 credits

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Advanced Topics in Dispute Resolution

kking — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 13:16:15 +0000

Advanced Topics in Dispute Resolution

This seminar course offers the opportunity for intense and robust investigation of discrete issues arising in the course of resolving disputes by means other than the courts. Students will prepare and discuss issues of public policy, practice, and theory, and they will be responsible for original scholarship on a topic of their choosing. Issues may include cross-cultural negotiation, investor-state conciliation, public policy of mediation confidentiality, consequences of diversity in arbitration, mediation practices outside the United States, and conflict resolution in religious communities.

The course is the post-introductory offering in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). It will require students to become conversant with current issues of policy regarding court-annexed and independent dispute resolution processes with an emphasis on such topics as implicit bias in “neutral” arbitrators and mediators; the increasing concern of lack of diversity among ADR practitioners; the impact of globalization on traditionally culturally homogeneous approaches to ADR; and broad public policy questions such as class action waiver and confidentiality of mediation communications.

Recommended for the Following Professional Pathways: Litigation/Dispute Resolution; International Business; International Law/Human Rights; Labor/Employment; Family Law

Prerequisites: At least two of the following—any mediation course, any arbitration course, any negotiation course, or membership in the Dispute Resolution Team.

2 Credits

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Advanced Topics in International Public Law

jbancamper — Wed, 14 May 2025 18:11:13 +0000

Advanced Topics in International Public Law

This advanced seminar equips students with the legal knowledge and practical skills essential for careers in international advocacy, intergovernmental organizations, global governance, and cross-border dispute resolution. Designed for upper-level students with foundational exposure to international law, this course blends theoretical analysis with applied case studies to explore how international law functions in practice.

The seminar begins with foundational frameworks—sources of law, sovereignty, and the role of states—before advancing to complex issues such as the use of force, international criminal law, human rights enforcement, investor-state arbitration, climate governance, and the role of international courts and tribunals. Students will examine current controversies, including cyber operations, global health emergencies, and legal accountability for non-state actors.

Through critical engagement with landmark decisions, treaty texts, and current reform efforts, students will develop advanced competencies in legal analysis, argumentation, and policy evaluation. The course emphasizes professional pathways in international organizations (e.g., UN, ICC, WTO, regional cooperation), government ministries, NGOs, and global law firms.

Guest speakers, simulation exercises, and research assignments will prepare students for roles involving treaty negotiation, human rights litigation, state representation, and international arbitration. By semester’s end, students will have sharpened their ability to operate effectively in transnational legal environments and to contribute meaningfully to the development and application of international public law.

Recommended for the following Professional Pathways: Financial Services and Compliance; International Business; Tech/Privacy; Government/Public Sector

2 Credits

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Anatomy of New York State Divorce Action

rchung — Fri, 01 May 2020 22:36:18 +0000

Anatomy of New York State Divorce Action

This course guides students from initial interview through final argument in a New York divorce action. Students draft a complaint, examine a net worth statement, handle a preliminary conference, meet with forensic experts, and more. Working with a fact pattern, students learn about complex but critical issues involving forensics, financial statements, the legal effect of filing dates, the use of orders of protection, requests for exclusive occupancy, media concerns, and the like.

This course deals with the substantive and procedural laws and policy related to a divorce action in New York State. Students must timely complete assignments throughout the semester, and may be required to write a final paper.

Enrollment is limited.

Recommended for the Following Professional Pathways: Family Law; Trusts and Estates; General Practice – Litigation/Dispute Resolution

2 Credits

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Antitrust Laws

rchung — Fri, 01 May 2020 22:36:18 +0000

Antitrust Laws

This course examines the laws on monopoly and restraint of trade with special emphasis on the federal antitrust laws. Topics include the role of competition and the goals of antitrust policy; the common law on monopoly and restraints of trade; historical developments leading to passage of the 1890 Sherman Act; development of the “rule of reason” and the “per se doctrine;” the 1914 Clayton and Federal Trade Commission Acts; private and government enforcement of antitrust laws; market definition, monopoly power, monopolization, attempts and conspiracies to monopolize; competitor collaboration on price fixing, market allocations and other horizontal restraints; industrial concentration, price leadership, and trade associations; group boycotts, standardization, and joint ventures; the Noerr-Pennington doctrine and exemptions for regulated industries and state action; resale price maintenance and exclusive territorial arrangements; tying arrangements; exclusive dealing arrangements; refusals to deal; and horizontal, vertical, and conglomerate mergers.

This is a substantive course that covers legal, economic and societal issues involved in restraints of trade.

Recommended for the Following Professional Pathways: Corporate Transactions and Governance; Financial Services and Compliance; Health Care Management and Compliance; International Business; Labor and Employment (Corporate Perspective); Real Estate and Land Use; Media, Entertainment, Sports, Fashion; Tech/Privacy; General Practice – Transactional

Prerequisite or Co-requisite: Corporations

3 Credits

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Art Law

rchung — Fri, 01 May 2020 22:36:21 +0000

Art Law

Art Law is a survey course on the law and business of art. In-class simulations include negotiations of the following: an artist-dealer representation agreement; an art consignment agreement with an auction house; a commission agreement between an artist and collector; a loan agreement with a museum. Other topics for discussion include the international transport of art and the conflicting values of free trade and repatriation, the efficacy of the Visual Artists Rights Act in according moral rights to artists, and the tensions between the restitution of Holocaust-looted art and the merits of the good-faith purchaser. Other topics explored from the perspective of the artist include First Amendment rights, copyright, and resale rights. Also touched on are tax and estate planning for collectors and artists, including the tax and estate planning aspects of charitable contributions, and the art collection as investment property.

This survey course deals with the related substantive law, policy, and theory. In-depth discussion and some simulations will be conducted.

Recommended for the Following Professional Pathways: IP/Copyright and Trademark; Media, Entertainment, Sports, Fashion; Trusts and Estates

2 Credits

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Accounting, Data Analysis, and Financial Reporting for Lawyers

Accounting, Data Analysis and Financial Reporting for Lawyers

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