Connect law, business, and finance: You'll learn to be an effective lawyer by studying the deals that are shaping the next generation of US and global business activity in America’s financial capital.
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Faculty
Take classes with some of the nation’s leading theorists in law and economics, corporate law and bankruptcy law, as well as academics whose work is oriented toward practice and the profession. Challenge yourself in courses taught by industry experts from New York’s businesses and firms, and choose from finance or international business classes taught by professors at the NYU Stern School of Business.
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Flexible Core Curriculum
You’ll develop an individualized curriculum from our exceptionally rich array of courses in finance, bankruptcy, and securities regulation, as well as advanced seminars and classes in related fields.
Transactional Courses
In our transactional and law and business courses, you’ll be in classes with MBA students and learn how real deals are made—their design, negotiation, finance, and implementation.
Advanced Certificate in Law and Business
The Advanced Certificate in Law and Business from NYU's Stern School of Business gives you tools to understand the finance and accounting underlying transactions. You can complete it with your LLM degree.
Watch: Professor Helen Scott discusses our innovative Law and Business courses.
Intellectual Life
Our centers and institutes convene conferences and events real-world practitioners and policymakers. Student groups and journals bring an interdisciplinary perspective to law and business.
Centers and Institutes
Pollack Center for Law & Business
Institute for Corporate Governance & Finance
Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement
Center for Financial Institutions
Center for Law, Economics, and Organization
Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
Center for Labor and Employment Law
Career Resources
Get ready for your next career move as you prepare to join NYU Law's network of 40,000+ alumni:
- The Office of Career Services supports your private sector job search.
- The Public Interest Law Center assists with your future public service career.
- Apply for post-graduate fellowships for LLMs in human rights or international finance and development.
- Explore the fully-funded JSD program, research fellowships at some of our centers and institutes, and the Law School's academic career fellowships.
- Learn more about the path from NYU to the New York bar.
Meet the Faculty Director
Marcel Kahan
George T. Lowy Professor of Law
Marcel Kahan’s main areas of teaching and research are shareholder voting, hedge funds, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and bondholder rights. He has written more than 60 articles for law reviews, finance journals, and professional publications. Read more about Professor Kahan