Trade Regulation
Professor Harry First, Director
Vanderbilt Hall 327
Telephone: 212.998.6211
hf3@nyu.edu
Nicole Arzt, Assistant
Vanderbilt Hall 336
Telephone: 212.998.6013
nicole.arzt@nyu.edu
The Trade Regulation Program has three areas of concentration: Antitrust and Competition Policy, Intellectual Property, and International Trade.
Detailed Requirements
Course Requirements
At least 16 of the required 24 credits must be taken in Trade Regulation (L12) or “related courses.” Students are required to select one of the three areas of concentration and to take the basic courses in that area, unless they have already taken them in a J.D. program. Students can fulfill the remainder of the 16 credit requirement by taking any of the related courses listed below. Related courses most relevant to an area of concentration are listed below the heading for that concentration. Students must take at least one related course in an area outside the concentration. Please note that non-tax students may not register for more than 8 credits in Taxation courses.
Writing Requirement
Students must prepare a scholarly research paper. This requirement is usually fulfilled through a seminar or other course. The requirement may also be fulfilled by a 2-credit Directed Research project supervised by a faculty member. If the supervisor is a member of the adjunct faculty, the project must be approved by the Director. Please be sure to complete the LL.M. Writing Requirement Confirmation form.
A. Concentration in Antitrust and Competition Policy
Basic Courses:
• Antitrust Law (L12.3020)
• Antitrust: International Competition Law: Globalization and Developing Countries Seminar (L12.3543)
or Antitrust: Comparative Study of EU and US Law Seminar (L12.3542)
(Please note that students concentrating in Antitrust and Competition Policy must take one of these seminars. These seminars have limited space. Students must notify Professor First and Ms. Arzt of their intention to follow this concentration. Failure to inform Professor First and Ms. Arzt will result in not meeting the requirements for the Antitrust and Competition Policy concentration).
• A basic course in intellectual property:
o Copyright Law I or Copyrights (L12.3001)
o Patent Law I (L12.3010)
○ Survey of Intellectual Property (L12.3033)
o Trademarks (L12.3002)
Related Courses:
• Antitrust and Regulatory Alternatives II (L12.3023)
• Antitrust Issues in the Distribution of Goods and Services (L12.3015)
• Antitrust Law and Economics (L12.3506)
• Global Aviation Law and Policy (L05.3085)
• Quantitative Methods (L06.3027)
• Regulation, Deregulation, and Reregulation (L12.3018)
B. Concentration in Intellectual Property
Basic Courses:
• Antitrust Law (L12.3020)
• Copyright Law I or Copyrights (L12.3001)
• Patent Law I (L12.3010)
• Trademarks (L12.3002)
Related Courses:
• Advanced Trademark (L12.3541)
• Advanced Topics in Art Law (L01.3565)
• Anonymity & Accountability on the Internet (L12.3527)
• Art Law (L01.3004)
• Colloquium on Innovation Policy (L12.3534)
• Copyright Law in the Digital Era (L12.3012)
• Entertainment Law or Entertainment Law: Deals & Negotiations (L12.3535)
• First Amendment Rights of Expression and Association (L01.3008)
• International Intellectual Property Law (L12.3003)
• Media Law (L12.3028)
• Patent Litigation (L12.3516)
C. Concentration in International Trade
Basic Courses:
• International and Regional Trade Law: The Law of the WTO and NAFTA (L05.3049)
• Antitrust Law (L12.3020)
• A basic course in intellectual property:
o Copyright Law I or Copyrights (L12.3001)
o Patent Law I (L12.3010)
○ Survey of Intellectual Property (L12.3033)
o Trademarks (L12.3002)
Related Courses:
• European Union: Constitutional and Economic Law (L05.3013)
• Foreign Investment: Law and Policy (L05.3594)
• International Arbitration or International Arbitration: Investment Arbitration (L05.3575)
• International Commercial Arbitration (L05.3554)
• International Litigation (L05.3511)
• WTO: Core Issues and Dispute Settlement (L05.3087)
D. Other Related Courses
• The Administrative and Regulatory State for Transfer Students and LL.M.s (L01.3021)
• Business Crime (L04.3051)
• Economic Analysis of Law (L06.3020)
• Foundations of Economic Analysis (L06.3718)
• Law and Regulation of Financial Institutions (L03.3009)
• Law, Economics & Psychology (L06.3045)
• Mergers and Acquisitions (L03.3043)
• Survey of Securities Regulation (L03.3040)
• Hauser Global Law Faculty courses with permission of the Director of the Trade Regulation Program