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709 Lawyering Amongst Contemporary Developments in Securities and Corporate Law

This seminar focuses on a variety of current issues in securities and corporate law. A unifying theme across the diverse topics covered in this seminar is how the professional navigates through issues that at times conflict with the lawyer’s sense of appropriate conduct. In making this journey we study the close connection between law and the transactions that populate commerce. The specific subjects to be covered in the seminar are both emerging and revealing of how and why commercial law evolves as it has.

Course Areas of Practice
  • Business and Corporate Law
Evaluation Methods
  • Reflective Writing
  • Research paper option, 25+ pages
  • Research and/or analytical paper(s), 15-20 pages
Degree Requirements
JD SRWP with add-on credit
JD elective
LLM-LE (JD) elective
IntlLLM-SJD-EXC elective
IntlLLM writing
IntlLLM Business Cert
Course Type
  • Seminar
Learning Outcomes
  • Exercise of proper professional and ethical responsibilities to clients and the legal system
  • Other professional skills needed for competent and ethical participation as a member of the legal profession

Spring 2026

2026
Course Number Course Credits Evaluation Method Instructor

709.01 2
  • Reflective Writing
  • Research paper option, 25+ pages
  • Research and/or analytical paper(s), 15-20 pages
 James D. Cox

This seminar focuses on a variety of current issues in securities and corporate law. A unifying theme across the diverse topics covered in this seminar is how the professional navigates through issues that at times conflict with the lawyer’s sense of appropriate conduct. In making this journey we study the close connection between law and the transactions that populate commerce. The specific subjects to be covered in the seminar are both emerging and revealing of how and why commercial law evolves as it has.

Grading Basis: Graded

Degree Requirements
Pre/Co-requisites
None

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