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LLM in Competition, Innovation and Information Law Requirements 2026-27

Degree Requirements

The Competition, Innovation and Information Law Program (“CIILP”) has two areas of focus: Antitrust and Competition Law, and Intellectual Property and Information Law. Students in CIILP must take at least 16 of the required 24 credits in the area of focus that they select, including the required basic courses, unless they have already taken the required basic courses in a JD program.

Writing Requirement

All students are required to fulfill the Writing Requirement. This requirement is generally fulfilled by writing a paper in a seminar in the selected area of focus. It can also be fulfilled by a 2-credit Directed Research project supervised by a faculty member. If the Directed Research supervisor is a member of the adjunct faculty, the project must be approved by one of the Program’s Co-Directors. The Law School’s “Substantial Writing Credit” requirement does not apply to the Program.

Course Requirements

Antitrust and Competition Law Focus

Required Course

  • Antitrust Law (LW.11164) 

Elective Courses

  • A basic course in intellectual property (only one of the below three IP courses will count towards the antitrust focus):
    • Copyright Law (LW.11552), OR
    • Patent Law (LW.11678), OR
    • Trademark and False Advertising Law (LW.11923)
  • Advanced Antitrust Law: Big Tech and Beyond (LW.10967)
  • Advanced Antitrust Seminar: The Antitrust/Intellectual Property Interface (LW.10927)
  • Antitrust: International and Comparative Seminar (LW.11676)
  • Corporations (LW.10644 or LW.10344)
  • Criminal Antitrust Theory and Practice Seminar (LW.12994)
  • Graduate Lawyering I  (LW.12373 or LW.12375)
  • Information Privacy Law (LW.11019)
  • Innovation Policy Colloquium (LW.10930)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions (LW.10327)
  • NY State Attorney General’s Office - Antitrust Enforcement Externship (LW.12703 / LW.12704)
  • Sports Law (LW.10585)
  • Tech Company Litigation: Simulation Seminar (LW.12956)
Intellectual Property and Information Law Focus

Required Courses

Two of the following three basic courses:

  • Copyright Law (LW.11552) 
  • Patent Law (LW.11678)
  • Trademark and False Advertising Law (LW.11923)

Elective Courses

  • Third basic intellectual property course 
    • Copyright Law (LW.11552), OR
    • Patent Law (LW.11678), OR
    • Trademark and False Advertising Law (LW.11923)
  • Advanced Antitrust Seminar: The Antitrust/Intellectual Property Interface (LW.10927)
  • Antitrust Law (LW.11164) 
  • Art Law (LW.10122)
  • Artificial Intelligence: Tort and Administrative Law Seminar (LW.12831)
  • Artificial Intelligence and the Criminal Legal System: Aligning AI Tools with Social and Democratic Values Simulation (LW.12991)
  • Branding and the Law (LW.12580)
  • Colloquium on Art Law (LW. 11537)
  • Contracts (for LLM students) (LW.11171)
  • Cybersecurity Law Seminar: Hacking, Regulation and Governance (LW.12535)
  • Entertainment Law in the Digital Age: Transactions & Negotiations (LW.11721)
  • Fashion Law and Business (LW.12131)
  • FDA Law, Policy and Advocacy: An Introduction to Food and Drug Law and How FDA Regulates Seminar (LW.10931)
  • First Amendment Law (LW.12416)
  • Free Expression and Social Media Seminar (LW.12072)
  • Global Data Law I (LW.12755)
  • Global Infrastructure and Tech Law (LW.12666)
  • Graduate Lawyering I  (LW.12373 or LW.12375)
  • Information Privacy Law (LW.11019)
  • Innovation Policy Colloquium (LW.10930)
  • Intellectual Property and Human Rights Seminar (LW.12551)
  • International Intellectual Property Law (LW.11056)
  • Law and Complexity Seminar (LW.12925)
  • Litigating Economic Issues in Intellectual Property Actions (LW.12772)
  • Mass Media Law (LW.12156)
  • Music Contracts & Negotiations (LW.12950)
  • Sports Law (LW.10585)
  • Tech Company Litigation: Simulation Seminar (LW.12956)
  • Topics in Museum Studies: Museums & the Law (LW.12121)
  • Trade Secret Law (LW.12360)

Contact Information

Prospective students should direct their inquiries to the Office of Graduate Admissions.

Admitted and current students should direct their inquiries to either the Office of Graduate Affairs or Nicole Arzt.

Ashley Jacques, who can arrange for faculty advisement with Professor Sprigman, can be reached at:
Telephone: 212-992-8172
Email: ashley.jacques@nyu.edu

Henrieke Dekker, who can arrange for faculty advisement with Professor Beebe, can be reached at: 
Vanderbilt Hall 302
Telephone: 212-998-6617
Email: henrieke.dekker@nyu.edu