Business Law

Below are possible course offerings and extracurricular activities for those interested in Business Law.  For a complete listing of available course please consult the First, Second, and Third Year course descriptions.   

Leading Faculty

• Christopher M. Bruner
• Samuel W. Calhoun
• Joshua A.T. Fairfield
• Margaret Howard
• Lyman P.Q. Johnson
• David Millon

First Year Courses

• Law 140 - Contracts
• First Year Course Descriptions:  http://law.wlu.edu/academics/page.asp?pageid=1100

Second and Third Year Elective Courses

• LAW 200 - Accounting and Finance for Lawyers.
• LAW 212 - Advanced Negotiations, Strategies and Skills.
• LAW 215 - Antitrust Law.
• LAW 210 - Bankruptcy.
• LAW 218 - Close Business Arrangements.
• LAW 246 - Copyright Law.
• LAW 315 - Insurance.
• LAW 320 - Intellectual Property.
• LAW 325 - International Business and Investment Dispute Resolution.
• LAW 318 - International Commercial Litigation and Arbitration.
• LAW 333 - International Economic Regulation and Trade Law.
• LAW 385 - Negotiation.
• LAW 386 - Non-Profit Organizations.
• LAW 380 - Payment Systems.
• LAW 396 - Publicly Held Businesses.
• LAW 413 - Sales.
• LAW 414 - Secured Transactions.
• LAW 410 - Securities Regulation.
• Second and Third Year Course Descriptions:  http://law.wlu.edu/academics/page.asp?pageid=1102

Practicum Courses

• LAW 213P - Banking Law Practicum
• LAW 217P - Business Planning Practicum.
• LAW 251P - Corporate Counsel Practicum.
• LAW 276P - e-Commerce Practicum.
• LAW 279P - Entertainment Law Practicum.
• LAW 393P - Failing Businesses and Potential Remedies: Bankruptcy Practicum. 
• LAW 345P - Labor and Employment Law Practicum.
• LAW 364P - Mergers and Acquisitions Practicum.
• LAW 411P - Securities Fraud Practicum.
• Practicum Descriptions:  http://law.wlu.edu/academics/page.asp?pageid=1102

Clinics and Externships

• LAW 533 - Externship Program.
• LAW 536 - Tax Clinic.
• Clinic and Externship Descriptions:  http://law.wlu.edu/academics/page.asp?pageid=1102

Extracurricular Opportunities

• Law and Business Society
• Student Bar Association
• Tax Law Society/VITA

Extracurricular Opportunities

• Regulation in the Fringe Economy