This upper-level course for Tax LL.M. students requires authorship of a significant paper representing substantial legal research.
Graduate Tax Paper Option
Tax LL.M. candidates may elect to write a 15-page research paper in addition to the examination and other regular requirements for this course.
Guardianship: Balancing Autonomy and Paternalism
This course delves into the legal and ethical issues around guardianship. Students will learn about the process and ways to deal with the issues of whether a person needs a guardian, and if so, what powers should be given to the guardian.
Health Care Compliance
This course will progress from the basics of a compliance program, including the compliance operations and the Code of Conduct, to specific issues facing the healthcare industry.
Hedge Funds: Their Regulation and Structure
This course will provide an in-depth overview of the applicable laws and regulations respecting onshore and offshore hedge funds, their formation issues, and related core documentation requirements.
Independent Study
This course requires authorship of a significant paper representing substantial legal research, the work involved being equivalent to a two-credit course including preparation for classes and examination.
The In-House Counsel Experience: A Skills and Simulation Seminar
This seminar will serve as an introduction to the work of in-house counsel, preparing students to thrive in in-house roles.
Independent Study – Law Review Note
This writing and research course is a self-directed course with supervision by a faculty member and in compliance with the specific rules of the Law Review’s Note Guide.
Intensive Trial and Advocacy Skills
This course provides an introduction to the basic trial and advocacy skills that lawyers use in motion argument, hearings, trials, administrative proceedings and arbitration.
International Arbitration
This course introduces the theory and practice of international commercial arbitration and investment treaty arbitration.