Students interested in pursuing the study of American corporate and commercial law will find literally dozens of course offerings at Tulane. These include basic courses in corporate law, US tax law, and commercial law, as well as advanced courses in all of these areas.
The degree requires successful completion of 24 credit hours of coursework. In addition to the required Introduction to US Law course (held during the month of August) and Legal Research & Writing for International LLMs, students pursuing the LLM in American Business Law take Business Enterprises (4 credits), Contracts II (3 credits), and at least one of the following courses: Antitrust, Bankruptcy, or Income Taxation (all 3 credits). In addition, students fulfill a 3-credit advanced writing requirement in the form of a paper on a business law topic, as approved by the student's faculty advisor. The paper may be written for a seminar or through directed research. In total, the requirements comprise 13 credit hours. The remaining 11 hours of coursework may be selected from any other courses open to graduate students at Tulane Law School, including whichever of Antitrust, Bankruptcy, or Income Taxation was not applied to fulfill the requirements.
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