As commercial transactions and business operations become more complex, so do the disputes between the parties. Students interested in a career of litigating business or commercial lawsuits may pursue the Business Litigation Professional Track. This professional track is also beneficial to students interested in managing litigation – or working to avoid litigation – on behalf of a business. Business litigators must work not only to become masters of procedure but also to develop a basic understanding of business and commercial transactions. To complete a professional track in Business Litigation, students take a variety of courses to introduce them to the major substantive and procedural areas likely to be encountered by a practitioner involved in business or commercial litigation. This professional track qualifies as a foundation track for the Special Distinction in Litigation.
Business Litigation Required Courses (complete 18 hours, 12 hours of which must come from this group):
Advanced Discovery Management (3hrs) 9353
Alternative Dispute Resolution (2hrs) 9247
Arbitration (2hrs) 9257
Bankruptcy (2hrs) 9295
Business Torts (3hrs) 9386
Business Organizations 2 (3hrs) 9322
Complex Litigation (3hrs) 9324
Conflict of Laws (3hrs) 9383
Contract Drafting and Negotiation (3hrs) 9316
Federal Courts (3hrs) 9323
Intellectual Property (2hrs) 9264
Insurance Law (3hrs) 9341
White Collar Crime (3hrs) 9351
Business Litigation Electives (additional courses available to meet hours requirement)
Administrative Law: Federal (2hrs) 9268
Administrative Law: Texas (2hrs) 9287
Administration of Estates (2hrs) 9235
Antitrust Law (3hrs) 9363
Business Organizations: Current Topics in Mergers & Acquisitions (2hrs) 9219
Commercial Law: Negotiable Instruments (3hrs) 9340
Commercial Law: Secured Transactions (3hrs) 9342
Consumer Protection (3hrs) 9349
Creditors’ Remedies (3hrs) 9384
Employment Discrimination (3hrs) 9362
Employment Relations (3hrs) 9372
Sales Transactions: Domestic & International Law (3hrs) 9308
Securities Regulation (3hrs) 9344
Trial Advocacy: Beginning Advocacy Skills (2hrs) 9220
Trial Advocacy: Advanced Trial Preparation (2hrs) 9263
Wealth Transfers (3hrs) 9332
Contact Professors Wren, Bates, Miller, or Underwood for additional information.