Business and Finance-related Curriculum

GW Law’s comprehensive and rigorous curriculum prepares students for practicing in all areas of law and policy, and is uniquely poised through its location, faculty, and connections to offer students insight into the world of economics and finance. The following courses selected from a recent curriculum closely reflect the mission and scope of C-LEAF. Students should work closely with the Office of Student Affairs and members of the faculty to build a schedule appropriate to their needs and interests. Learn more about the available GW Law courses.

All J.D. students are required to take Contracts I and II. Other business and finance-related courses, such as Corporations and Secured Transactions, are often recommended to J.D. candidates as they introduce students to material that is considered by most lawyers (including bar examiners) to be part of the lawyer's basic toolkit. The following list represents the C-LEAF faculty's views as to additional courses to be considered by those wishing to advance within the fields of business and finance.

Learn more about GW Law's innovative LL.M. program in Business and Finance.

Recommended for those hoping to practice in the business and finance area:

Securities Regulation
Corporate Finance
Banking Law
International Business Transactions
International Finance

Advanced courses related to business and finance:                 

Takeovers and Tender Offers
Venture Capital Law
Regulation of Mutual Funds and Investment Advisers
Regulation of Derivatives
Corporation Law Seminar
Securities Law Seminar
Corporate Reorganization Seminar
Employee Benefit Plans
Commercial Paper - Payment Systems
E-Commerce 
Creditors’ Rights and Debtors’ Protection 
Consumer Protection Law 
Admiralty 
Agency and Partnership
Business Planning 
Insurance 
Federal Income Taxation 
Corporate Taxation 
Partnership and LLC Taxation 
International Taxation 
Nonprofit Organizations: Law and Taxation 
Modern Real Estate Transactions 
Land Use Law 
Law of Real Estate Financing 
White Collar Crime 
Antitrust Law 
Trade and Sustainable Development 
International Anti-Money Laundering 
International Competition Law Regime 
International Commercial Law 
International Trade 
Advanced International Trade 
Law of the European Union 
U.S. Export Control Law and Regulation
International Banking 
Foreign Direct Investment 
International Project Finance 
Chinese Business Law 
International Arbitration 
Introduction to Transnational Islamic Law 
International Negotiations 
Trade Remedy Law 
International Business Transactions Seminar 
Law and Economics 
Law and Accounting