Commercial Law Track
Contact Person: Professor Bates
The Commercial Law Professional Track equips students with the expertise and skills necessary to address the many and varied problems that can arise as part of the day-to-day activities of operating a business – especially smaller owner/family-operated businesses engaged in selling products or providing services. Commercial law, as opposed to what we think of as business law – law related to the organizational characteristics of a business operation (what is it), focuses on the practical problems that confront any business in its pursuit of the purposes for which it is established (how we do it) – whether that is selling appliances or the latest iThing, or dry cleaning suits or repairing air conditioners. Of course, Target and Amazon confront the same problems, but there are more small businesses selling and servicing our needs than there are Targets or Amazons. The Commercial Law Track prepares students once in practice to identify the problems inherent in the conduct of commercial life as we know it and to develop the legal strategies necessary to prevent or confront those problems.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 11-12 | |
| Bankruptcy | ||
or LAW 9384 | Creditors' Remedies | |
| Commercial Law: Secured Transactions | ||
| E-Commerce | ||
| Sales Transactions: Domestic & International Law | ||
| Commercial Law Electives | ||
| Select at least six hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Arbitration | ||
| Bankruptcy (if not taken to satisfy earlier requirement) | ||
| Business Basics for Lawyers | ||
| Commercial Law: Negotiable Instruments | ||
| Commercial Real Estate: Leasing | ||
| Commercial Real Estate Transactions | ||
| Construction Law | ||
| Consumer Protection | ||
| Contract Drafting & Negotiation | ||
| Creditors' Remedies (if not taken to satisfy earlier requirement) | ||
| Franchising | ||
| International Business Transactions & Disputes | ||
| Total Hours | 17-18 | |