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2009-2010 Program Requirements TRADITIONAL LL.M. General Course Requirements No specific courses are required for students enrolled in the traditional LL.M. program. However, at least 8 credits of the required 24 credits must be taken in courses that are graded on the basis of examinations. Please note that students in this program may not register for more than 8 credits in Taxation courses without approval from both the traditional LL.M. and Tax Directors. There is no formal writing requirement for this program, but students are strongly encouraged to take at least one seminar that allows them to write a substantial research paper. Furthermore, like students in other programs, students in this program have the opportunity to expand the typical research assignment into a thesis under the supervision of a faculty member. *Please note: Corporations (L03.2010) for either 4 or 5 credits is open only to LL.M. students in the corporation law specialization. Students in other specializations may register for the three credit course in U.S. Corporate Law and Theory (L03.4602). CORPORATION LAW Credit Requirement At least 21 of the required 24 credits must be taken in Corporations (L03) or “related courses.” There is no writing requirement for this program, but it is recommended that you take at least one seminar that offers a writing opportunity. Corporations (L03.2010) All International LL.M. students in the Corporate Law Program who have not taken a course in Corporation law in a common law country must register for Corporations (L03.2010) for either 4 or 5 credits. International LL.M. students in the Corporation Law Program are ineligible for the three-credit U.S. Corporate Law and Theory (L03.4602) since this course is intended for students in other LL.M. programs. Prerequisite: please note that this course serves as a co-requisite for any course requiring Corporations as a prerequisite. This information is not specifically listed in each course description. When registering for a course that has Corporations as a prerequisite, a prerequisite warning message will appear. If students have registered for L03.2010, they should disregard this warning. Core Business Courses All students must enroll in at least 4 credits within this group: Accounting for Lawyers (L03.3001 - 3 credits) Corporate Finance (L03.3020 - 3 credits) Mergers and Acquisitions (L03.3043 - 2 credits) Negotiating Mergers & Acquisitions (L03.3056.001 - 2 credits) Securities Regulation (L03.3041 - 2 credits) Survey of Securities Regulation (L03.3040 2 or 4 credits) Recommended Courses The following courses are highly recommended for a strong background in corporation law: Accounting for Lawyers (L03.3001.001/2) Corporate Finance (L03.3020.001) Corporate Tax l & ll (L11.3081.001/2/3) Mergers & Acquisitions (L03.3043.001/2) Related Courses All law school courses related to legal regulation of business activity, which include: All courses and seminars designated L03 - Corporate and Commercial Law (except for Contracts L03.2001) Fall 2009 L03 Spring 2010 L03 Advanced Corporate Tax Problems (L11.3055) Alternative Dispute Resolution (L09.3523) Antitrust: Comparative Study of EU and US Law Seminar (L12.3542) Antitrust Issues in the Distribution of Goods and Services (L12.3015) Antitrust Law (L12.3020) Antitrust Law and Economics (L12.3506) Antitrust and Regulatory Alternatives II (L12.3023) Business Crime (L04.3051) Conflict of Laws (L09.3010) Copyrights (L12.3001) Copyright Law in the Digital Era Seminar (L12.3012) Corporate and International Tax Policy Seminar (L11.3510) Corporate Tax l & ll (L11.3080) Corruption and Corruption Control (L04.3515) Economic Analysis of Law (L06.3020) Entertainment Law Seminar (L12.3535) European Union: Economic Regulations (L05.3013) Evidence (L09.2010) Foreign Investment: Law and Policy (L05.3594) Foundations of Economic Analysis Seminar (L06.3718) Global Financial Market Governance Seminar (L05.3704) Income Taxation (L11.2001) International Competition Law: Globalization and Developing Countries Seminar (L12.3543) International and Regional Trade Law: The Law of the WTO (L05.3049.001) International Arbitration (L05.3575) International Commercial Arbitration (L05.3554) International Financial Architecture Seminar (L05.3584) International Intellectual Property Law (L12.3003) Investment Disputes in International Law (L05.3083) Law and Economics Colloquium (L06.3513) Law, Economics, and Politics Colloquium (L06.3531) Negotiating Mergers and Acquisitions (L09.3002) Negotiation (L09.3545) Patent Law I (L12.3010) Real Estate Transactions (L10.3035) Regulation, Deregulation and Re-regulation (L12.3018) Structure and Financing of Corporate Transactions (L11.3507) Survey of Intellectual Property (L12.3033) Taxation of Affiliated Corporations (L11.3002) Taxation of Business Conduits (L11.3050) Taxation of International Business Transactions (L11.3037) Taxation of Merger and Acquisition (L11.3038) Transnational Regulation (L05.3086) Trademarks (L12.3002) U.S. Legal Methodology (L05.4615) WTO: Core Issues and Dispute Settlement (L05.3087) Stern Business School Courses There are two categories of Stern courses which students may take for credit toward the LL.M. degree (to receive degree credit for courses outside the categories listed below, you must petition to and be granted approval by the Vice Dean): 1. Cross-Listed Courses: courses offered together by the Law School and Stern (cross- listed courses) are treated exactly the same as other law school courses. They have a course number beginning with “L” and are listed along with other law school courses in the Law School’s Course Management System. 2. Stern Preferential Courses: courses designated by the Law School as Stern Preferential courses may count both toward the LL.M. degree and toward the 21 credit corporate specialization requirement. Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 Stern Preferential courses are listed online. Please review the information regarding preferential courses and please take note of the following important items: A. Stern Preferential courses have insufficient meeting hours for the Law School to award, for example, 3 or 4 credits so that the credit value assigned to these courses by the Law School is lower than that assigned by Stern. For example, a course assigned 3.0 credits by Stern, may be assigned 2.5 by the Law School. B. Students may not take more than 6 credits through Stern. C. In order to be eligible to sit for the bar exam, 20 semester hours of credit must be in professional law subjects. Stern Preferential courses do not qualify as professional law subjects D. Grades earned in Stern Preferential courses appear on the Law School transcript but are not calculated in the law school GPA. Note: The Stern Preferential course Corporate Finance is recommended only for students with a strong background in mathematics and requires permission from the instructor to register. Further, many Stern Finance courses, have prequisites/corequisites which may be waived only when certain requirements are met. ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (Offered 2010-11) Credit Requirement The program will require students to take Environmental Law (4 credits), International Environmental Law (2 credits) and an Environmental Law Seminar (3 credits) in which they will write a thesis. The seminar and written work requirement will enable students to synthesize their studies and benefit from close interaction with faculty and other students concentrating in the field. Students will also be required to choose an additional 7 credit hours from a selection of core environmental and land use law courses. Additional electives (8 credits) make this a 24 credit program. Required Courses (9 credits) Environmental Law (L01.3035 – 4 credits) Environmental Law Seminar w/ Writing (L01.3547 – 3 credits) International Environmental Law (L05.3532 – 2 credits) Subject Area Core Courses Students must choose 7 credits from the below courses: Climate Change Policy (L01.3578 - 2 credits) Environmental Law Clinic (L02.2510 – 3 credits) Seminar in Environmental Law: Environmental Values, Policy & the Law (L01.3563 - 2 credits) Environmental Governance Seminar (L01.3572 - 2 credits) International Environmental Law Clinic (L02.2505 -2/3credits) Land Use Regulation (L10.3020 - 4 credits) Colloquium on The Law, Economics and Politics of Urban Affairs (L10.3504 – 2 credits) Natural Resources Law (L01.3013 - 3 credits) Public Interest Environmental Law Practice (L01.3546 - 1 credit) Related Courses Courses related to environmental law, which may include: The Administrative and Regulatory State (L01.1001 - 4 credits) Advanced International Law (L05.3078 - 4 credits) Community Development Law (L13.2050 - 2 Credits) Federalism: Law and Policy (L01.3579 - 2 credits) International Investment Law (L05.3073 - 3 credits) Global Regulation and Governance (L05.3591 - 1 credit) Housing and Urban Development Law and Policy (L10.3507 - 2 credits) Colloquium on Innovation Policy (L12.3534 - 3 credits) Investment Disputes in International Law (L05.3083 - 3 credits) International Arbitration (L05.3575 - 2 credits) International Arbitration: Investment Arbitration (L05.3575 - 2 credits) International Economic Transactions (L05.3017 - 4 credits) International Intellectual Property Law (L12.3003 - 3 credits) International Law (L05.3001 - 3 credits) Intellectual Property Law & Globalization Seminar (L12.3522 - 2 credits) International and Regional Trade Law (L05.3049 - 4 credits) International