Sample of Courses - Capital Markets

Sample of Courses Taken for Students Interested in the Area of Concentration on Capital Markets

To earn the LL.M. degree over two semesters (assumes that the LL.M. degree students does not need to take the two pre-requisite courses of Derivatives Market Regulation (offered in the Fall semester) and Securities Regulation (offered in the Spring semester)

Fall Semester (need to take any six of these LL.M. courses)
Audit, Examination and Inspection of Financial Firms
Bank Security Act and AML Regulations
Consumer Credit & Financing
Derivatives Documentation -- Mastering the Master Agreement
Derivatives Law -- An Introduction to OTC Derivatives
Financial Services Externship
Hedge Funds -- Their Regulation and Structure
Insolvency Issues facing Financial Institutions
OTC Products -- Trading and Clearing Issues (Proposed Course)
Regulatory Investigations -- From a Defense perspective
Regulatory Policy (Required Course)

Spring Semester (need to take any six of these LL.M. courses)
Advanced Research Seminar (Required Course)
Correspondent Clearing Issues (Proposed Course)
Criminal Prosecutions -- From a Defense Perspective
Employment Law and Executive Compensation Issues
Global Compliance Issues Facing Financial Institutions
Hedge Funds II -- Drafting and Negotiation of Agreements
Prime Brokerage and Securities Financing
Regulation of Financial Services Firms in the European Union
Securities Litigation -- From a Defense Perspective
Securitization, Structured Finance and the Capital Markets (Proposed Course)