478.01 Real Estate Transactions and Litigation
Students will be introduced to the core types of real estate transactions practicing attorneys are likely to encounter, with a particular focus on how certain issues and relationships common to such transactions first impact document negotiation and later often lead to disputes and litigation. The course will explore these transaction types through actual case studies to identify and reinforce key business considerations, areas of friction and disagreement, and transactional/litigation strategy. Class meetings will include either a group or individual exercise on transactional drafting, negotiation or litigation strategy on which students will be graded. The course will conclude with a final simulation in which students will be given fact patterns regarding a hypothetical transactional dispute and asked to: (i) “mark-up” and revise select contract provisions from a selection of the various transactional types studied during the course; and (ii) evaluate and analyze the issues most likely for dispute.
Special Notes:
*new*
*3 credits*
Spring 2022
Course Number | Course Credits | Evaluation Method | Instructor | ||
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478.01 |
3
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Simulated Writing, Transactional
Practical exercises
Class participation
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Brian Schwalb, Joe Creech | ||
Sakai site: https://sakai.duke.edu/portal/site/LAW-478-01-Sp22 | |||||
Email list: LAW-478-01-Sp22@sakai.duke.edu |
Course | |
Degree Requirements |
JD elective
JD experiential
LLM-LE (JD) elective
IntlLLM-SJD-EXC elective
IntlLLM Business Cert
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Course Areas of Practice |
Business and Corporate Law
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