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LL.M.-J.S.D. Program in International & Comparative Law
Professor William Allen, Director
Vanderbilt Hall 336B
Telephone: 212.998.6653
allenw@juris.law.nyu.edu
Monica Cortez-Langham, Assistant
Vanderbilt Hall 322
Telephone: 212.998.6653
monica.cortez@nyu.edu
The program leading to the Master of Laws in Corporation Law is aimed primarily at international students seeking an intensive one-year program of academic training in the legal regulation of U.S. and global business activity. The program affords maximum flexibility for students to design their own program of study within the broad area of relevant courses.
All students must take at least 21 credits of the required 24 credits from any combination of courses listed below. Please note that non-tax students may not register for more than 8 credits in Taxation courses.
1. 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 may choose either the 4 or 5 credit course to satisfy this Corporation Law Program requirement. International LL.M. students in the Corporation Law Program are prohibited from registering for the three-credit U.S. Corporate Law and Theory (L03.4602) since this course is intended for students in other LL.M. programs.
International LL.M. Corporate students must register for Corporations (L03.2010) by selecting from sections 006, 007, 008, 009 or 010 depending upon preference and schedule. Please note that the name of the professor, course description, date, time, and location are the same for both J.D. and LL.M. students. In order to ensure enrollment in a Corporations course, students should list all sections in the lottery in order of preference.
Therefore, students must enter the section and lottery number with one of the following:
L03.2010.006 Corporations - Allen
L03.2010.007 Corporations - Kahan
L03.2010.008 Corporations - Slain
L03.2010.009 Corporations - Miller
2. Core Business Courses
All students must enroll in at least 4 credits within this group:
3. Related Courses
All law school courses related to legal regulation of business activity, which include:
The following courses are highly recommended for a strong background in Corporation Law for international students:
4. Stern Business Courses
All graduate-level Stern courses may count towards the 21-credit Corporation requirement. Stern School of Business preferential courses are listed online. Please note that students may not take more than 6 credits through Stern. In order to be eligible to sit for the bar exam, 20 semester hours of credit must be in professional law subjects, and the credits must include basic courses in American law. Stern cross-listed courses do qualify within the 20 credits.
Please note that the Stern course Corporate Finance is recommended only for students with a strong background in mathematics and requires permission from the instructor in order to register.
Students must submit the Request to Register for Non-Law School Graduate-Level Course form to register for Stern courses that are not cross-listed.
5. No Writing Requirement
There is no writing requirement for this program, but it is recommended that you take at least one seminar that offers a writing opportunity.
6. Corporations (L03.2010) and U.S. Corporate Law and Theory (L03.4602) as a prerequisite/corequisite
For International LL.M. students registering for either of these two courses, please note that both courses serve as a corequisite 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 in Albert. If students have registered for either L03.2010 or L03.4602, they should disregard this warning.