International Business Regulation, Litigation, and Arbitration
Credit Requirement
Students in the International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration program are required to take International Business Transactions for IBRLA LL.M. students (3 credits - 2 credits in the fall semester and 1 credit in the Spring semester), in which they will need to write a thesis. The seminar and written work requirement will enable students to synthesize their studies and benefit from close interaction with faculty and other students concentrating in the field.
IBRLA LL.M. students are also required to choose a minimum of 10 credits from the Core Curriculum consisting of Core International Litigation and Arbitration Courses and Core Regulatory and Business Courses (including at least one course from subset A. and one course from subset B.). Students will also be required to choose an additional 7 credit hours from the Core Curriculum (subsets A. and B.) or Related Electives listed below (subset C.). Additional free electives (4 credits) will make this a 24 credit program.
Required Course
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International Business Transactions (for IBRLA LL.M.s)(LW.10296 - 2 credits in fall, 1 in spring)
Core Curriculum (10 credits from subsections A. and B.)
A. International Litigation and Arbitration Courses
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Alternative Dispute Resolution (LW.11368 - 3 credits)
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Complex Litigation (LW.10058 - 4 credits)(Introduction to U.S. Civil Procedure is a prerequisite for this class)
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Conflict of Laws (LW.10701 - 4 credits)
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International Arbitration (LW.11128 - 2 credits) OR International Commercial Arbitration (LW.11915 – 2 credits)
- International Arbitration: Investment Arbitration (LW.11100 - 2 credits) OR International Investment Law & Arbitration (LW.12182 - 4 credits)
- International Litigation and Arbitration (LL.M. Students) (LW.10272 - 4 credits)
- The Practical & Theoretical Anatomy of an International Commercial Arbitration Seminar (LW.12192 – 2 credits) (enrollment requires students to previously have taken a class on international arbitration)
B. Core Regulatory and Business Courses
- A Study of Cross Border Insolvency: Cases and Relevant Law (LW.12076 - 2 credits)
- Introduction to U.S. Civil Procedure (for LL.M. Students)(LW.10514 - 2 credits)
- Commercial Law (LW.10965 - 3 credits)
- Financing Development (LW.11806 - 2 credits)
- International Tax Policy (LW.11459 - 2 credits) (if no prerequisites)
- Introduction to International Trade Law (LW.11426 - 4 credits)
- Law and Business of Microfinance (LW.11682 - 2 credits)
- Law and Policy of Foreign Investment (LW.10709 – 2 credits)
- Project Finance Seminar (LW.12062- 2 credits)
C. Related Electives
- Antitrust Law (LW.11164 - 4 credits)
- Antitrust and Regulatory Alternatives I (LW.11348 - 3 credits)
- Law & Economics Colloquium: Business Law and Economics (LW.10634 - 2 credits)
- Comparative Law and Economics of Contracts (LW.12153 – 3 credits)
- Contracts (for LL.M. students – 3 or 4 credits)
- Corporations (LW.10644 – spring course only)
- Corporations (For LL.M. Students) LW.10344 – 4 credits)
- European and Comparative Company, Financial Markets and Bankruptcy Law (LW. 12168 - 3 credits)
- International Law (LW.11218 - 4 credits) OR Advanced International Law (LW.11860 -2 credits)
- International and Comparative Antitrust Seminar (LW.11676 -2 credits)
- International Business & Investment Transactions with China Seminar (LW.10490 -2 credits)
- International Monetary System (LW.11960 - 2 credits)
- Law and Business of Corporate Governance (LW.10042 - 3 credits)
- Law and Business of Corporate Transactions (LW.10503 - 3 credits)
- Law and Business of Financial Institutions (LW.11550 - 3 credits)
- Negotiation (LW.11642 - 3 credits) OR Negotiation (LW.12017 - 2 credits)
- Regulation of Foreign Corrupt Practices (LW.12081- 2 credits)
- Restructuring Firms and Industries (LW.10189 - 3 credits)
- Professional Responsibility and the Regulation of Lawyers (LW.11479 - 2 credits)
- Professional Responsibility in Civil Litigation (LW.10309 - 2 credits)
- Professional Responsibility in Law & Business (LW.10387 - 2 credits) *
- Secured Transactions (LW.10118 - 3 credits)
- The Law of Securitization (LW.10375 - 2 credits)
- U.S. Legal Research, Writing and Analysis II (LW.12130 - 1 credit)
* Students who need the LL.M. degree to qualify to sit for the NY Bar Exam should note that Professional Responsibility in Law and Business does not meet the requirements of §520.6(b)(3(vi)(a).
Contact Information
Prospective students should direct their inquiries to the Office of Graduate Admissions.
Current students may contact the Office of Graduate Affairs or Professor Ferrari at franco.ferrari@nyu.edu.