FALL 2024 SCHEDULE UPDATES

Canceled Courses

• Advanced Legal Writing in Practice with Professor DeLaurentis.
• International Business Transactions with Professor Erie.

• Medical Malpractice Seminar with Professor Hyman.  This course will be offered in Spring 2025.

• Strategic Responses to Data Breach: "We've Been Hacked!" with Professor Groman: 2 credits, Take-Home Exam, Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

New Courses

• Academic Legal English I: Special Topics with Professor Weger: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
• Academic Legal English I: Special Topics with Professor Lake: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
• Basic Accounting for Lawyers with Professor Foley: 2 credits, In-Class Exam, Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m.  - 5:30 p.m.
• Civil Discovery in Federal Courts with Professors Ramos and Concannon: 3 credits, Paper, Mondays, 5:45 p.m - 8:45 p. m.
• Computer Programming for Lawyers: An Introduction with Professor Orey: 2 Credits, During the Fall 2024 semester, the one-hour lecture will meet on the following Mondays, 5:45-7:45 p.m.: 8/26, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/15 (Monday classes meet), 10/21, 10/28. The one-hour lab will meet on the following Wednesdays, 5:45-6:45 p.m.: 8/28, 9/4, 9/11, 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16.
• Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, and Surveillance Law with Professor West: 2 credits, Paper and Special Requirement,  Tuesdays, 5:45 p.m.  - 7:45 p.m.
• Expelled from Democracy: A Legislative History and Contemporary Analysis of Voting Rights and Incarceration with Professor TBA: 2 credits, Paper, Wednesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.
• Externship I Seminar (J.D. Externship Program) With professor (TBA): Mondays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m on the following dates: 9/9, 9/23, 10/7, 10/21, 11/4 and 11/18
• Externship I Seminar (J.D. Externship Program) With professor LieAnn Van-Tull: Wednesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m on the following dates: 9/11, 9/25, 10/9, 10/23, 11/6 and 11/20.
• Externship I Seminar (J.D. Externship Program) With professor Ross: Thursdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m on the following dates: 9/5, 9/19, 10/3, 10/17, 10/24 and 11/14.
• Externship II Seminar (J.D. Externship Program) With professor (TBA): Mondays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m on the following dates: 9/9,   9/23, 10/7, 10/21, 11/4 and 11/18.

• First Amendment with Professor Barclay: 3 credits, in-class exam, Mondays and Wednesday, 1:20 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

• Fundamentals of Legal Writing I with Professor Weger: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Wednesdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. 

• Fundamentals of Legal Writing I with Professor Lake: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Wednesdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Gen AI and Big Law with Professors Rostain and Walters: 1 credit, special requirement, Wednesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. on the following dates: 8/28, 9/11, 9/25, 10/9, 10/23, 11/6, and 11/20.

• How to Design Your Own Data Privacy Law Seminar with Professor Lancieri: 2 credit paper and 3 credit writing requirement, Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

• International and Comparative Antitrust Law with Professor Losco: 2 credits, Take-Home Exam, Thursdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
• International Business Negotiations with Professor Jacobs: 3 credits, Paper and Special Requirement, Fridays 12:30pm-3:30pm
• International Business Transactions with Professor Erie: 3 credits, Take-Home Exam, Monday and Tuesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
• Introduction to U.S. Legal Systems with Professor Dundon: 2 credits, Take-Home Exam, Fridays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.

• Jurisprudence Seminar with Professor Barclay: 3 credits, writing requirement, Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

• Keeping Government Honest: The Role of Inspectors General and Other Oversight Entities in Promoting Government Accountability with Professor Fine: 2 credits, New Section (LAWG), Tuesdays 5:45 p.m-7:45 p.m.
• Law and Social Change with Professor Hunter: 3 credits, take-home exam,  11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. every Tuesday and alternating Thursdays on the following dates: 8/29, 9/26, 10/10, 10/24, 11/7, 11/21 and Monday, 12/2 (Thursday classes meet).

• Legal English I with Professor Cheng: 4 credits, Special Requirement, Tuesday and Thursdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. 

• Legal English I with Professor Horowitz: 4 credits, Special Requirement, Tuesday and Thursdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.

• Legal Writing Seminar: Theory and Practice for Law Fellows with Professor DeLaurentis: 6 credits, year-long, writing requirement, Tuesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

• Literacy and Law Seminar with Professor Roe: 2 credits, Paper, Mondays, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
• Natural Resources and Energy Law and Policy Practicum (Project-Based Practicum) with Professor Beneke and Wagner: 4 Credits, Special Requirement,  Thursdays 3:30pm-5:30pm

• Poverty Law and Policy (Fieldwork Practicum) with Professors Edelman and Rosenbaum: 8-10 credits, special requirement, year-long, Mondays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Private Law and the Costs of Climate Change Seminar with Professor Saad: 2 credit paper and 3 credit writing requirement, Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
• Professional Responsibility with Professor Teicher: 2 credits, take-home exam, Mondays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• Professional Responsibility in the United States with Professor Cheng: 2 credits, Take-Home Exam, Wednesdays, 11:10 a.m.  - 1:10 p.m. 
• Proseminar in National Security Law with Professor Regan: 3 credits, paper, Mondays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. Note: This course is only open to LL.M students who are admitted into the LL.M in National Security Law Program.
• Presentation Skills for Lawyers: An Experiential Workshop to Practice Core Skills With professor Bensinger: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Thursdays 1:20 p.m - 3:20 p.m.

• Reproductive Health and International Human Rights Law with Professor Gomez-Lugo: 4 Credits, Paper and Special Requirement, Wednesdays 1:20 pm to 3:20 pm.

• Rethinking Securities Regulations & the Role of the SEC with Professors Bondi and Folena: 2 credits, Take-Home exam, Wednesdays, 7:55 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. 

• Reproductive Health and International Human Rights Law (Fieldwork Practicum)- LAWG section with professor Gomez-Lugo: 4 credits,  Paper and Special Requirement, Wednesdays 1:20pm-3:20pm.

• Securities Regulation with Professors Cavanagh and Levine: 2 credits, Take-Home Exam, Thursdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

• Social Media Law with professor Dwyer: 2 credits, Paper, Tuesdays, 1:20 - 3:20p

• Tax Planning for Corporate Acquisitions Seminar with Professor Barrie: 2 credits, Paper and Special Requirement, Mondays, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
• U.S. Legal Research Analysis & Writing with Professor Jhunjhnuwala: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Wednesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
• U.S. Legal Research Analysis & Writing (Two-Year Program) with Professor Dundon: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Mondays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.
• U.S. Legal Research Analysis & Writing (Two-Year Program) with Professor Horowitz: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Mondays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.

Day/Time/Date Change

• Advanced Legal Writing: Practical Lawyering Skills and Strategies with Professor Donahoe: In Fall 2024, this class will meet on 10/4 from 12:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. and 10/5, 10/6, 11/9, and 11/10 from 9:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. 

• Antitrust Law with Professor Pitt: In Fall 2024, the first class meeting for this course will meet over Zoom on Friday, 8/30, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Students not enrolled in the course who need the Zoom link should email Professor Pitt at JPitt@wc.com. Enrolled students should access Canvas for the Zoom link.  Please review the Meeting Info section on the Curriculum Guide for the revised class meeting dates. This course will not meet on 8/26, 9/16, and 9/30.  To make up for these missed classes the course will meet on Friday, 8/30, Sunday, 9/15, and Sunday, 9/29.   Please review the Meeting Info section in the Curriculum Guide for the times.  Also, the following class sessions will be held by Zoom: 8/30, 9/9, 9/23, and 10/7.

• Applied Legal Composition with Professor DeLaurentis will meet on Tuesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.

• Arbitration in Latin America with Professor Zuleta will now meet on Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on the following dates: 11/09, 11/10, 11/16, and 11/17. 

• Business Essentials: A Mini-MBA for Lawyers with Professor Hills (both sections): The course will normally meet for 85 minutes, but five classes will meet the full 2 hours. In Fall 2024, the dates the course will meet the full 2 hours are: 10/10, 10/29, 11/5, 11/19, and 11/21. There will also be four joint class sessions on Fridays, from 9:35 am - 11:00 am. In Fall 2024, the dates of the joint class sessions are: 9/27, 10/25, 11/8, and 11/15.

• Computer Programming for Lawyers: An Introduction with professor Orey: 2 Credits, Special Requirement, this course will meet on Mondays 5:45pm-7:45pm (8/26 to 10/28) and Wednesdays 5:45pm-6:45pm (8/26 to 10/16).

• Copyright Law with Professor Cohen: This course will not meet on 9/23 and 11/6.  To make up for the cancelled classes, this course will meet from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. on the following dates: 9/4, 9/11, 10/15 (Monday classes meet), 10/21, 10/23, and 10/28.

• Estate Planning: Special Topics in Transfer Tax with Professors Beckwith, Bradenham, and Kaufman: This course will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:45-7:45 p.m. on the following dates: 10/23, 10/28, 10/30, 11/4, 11/6, 11/11, 11/13, and 11/18. 

• Industry Epidemics: NCDs, Commercial Risk Factors and the Law with Professors Barbosa and Castagnari: This course will meet on Mondays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• International Business Negotiations (Negotiating International Technology Licenses, International Joint-Venture Contracts and Foreign Investment Contracts) with Professor Tejtel: This course will meet on Tuesdays, 1:20 - 3:20 pm on the following dates: 8/29, 9/5, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/31, 11/7, and 11/14. In addition, this course will meet on two Saturdays (10/26 and 11/9) from 2:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. 

• International Economic Law and Institutions with Professor Hillman: This course will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:35 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.

• Law and Social Change with Professor Hunter: This course will meet 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. every Tuesday and on the following Thursdays: 8/29, 9/12, 9/26, 10/10, 10/24, 11/7, and 11/21.

• Legal Writing Seminar: Theory and Practice for Law Fellows with Professor Perlin: This course will meet on Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Professor Changes

• Business and Human Rights (Fieldwork Practicum) will be taught by Professor Holland. 

• Criminal Defense and Prisoner Advocacy Clinic will be co-taught by Professors Smith, Rogers and Suen.

• Criminal Justice Clinic will be co-taught by Professors Johnson, Copacino, Rogers and Suen.

• Employee Benefits: Health & Welfare Plans will be co-taught by Professors Bierma and LaGarde.
• Estate Planning: Estate and Gift Tax will be co-taught by Professors Koss, O’Brien, and Goode.
• Securities Regulation will be co-taught by Professors Cavanagh and Levine.
• The First 1000 Days: Global Health Law & Policy from Gestation to Age Two will be taught by Professor Morrison.
• Intro to Humanitarian Crises will be taught by professor Ferris.

Requirement Changes

• Constitutional Law II: Individual Rights and Liberties with Professor Cole: This course meets the upper-level graduation requirement for JD students matriculating in Fall 2022 and later under the following Institutional Learning Outcome, which provides that the course will provide students with an "[a]bility to think critically about the law’s claim to neutrality and its differential effects on subordinated groups, including those identified by race, gender, indigeneity, and class."

• Constitutional Law II: Individual Rights and Liberties with Professor Goodwin: This course meets the upper-level graduation requirement for JD students matriculating in Fall 2022 and later under the following Institutional Learning Outcome, which provides that the course will provide students with an "[a]bility to think critically about the law’s claim to neutrality and its differential effects on subordinated groups, including those identified by race, gender, indigeneity, and class."

• Employment Discrimination with Professor Simmons: J.D. students may not take this course on a pass/fail basis.  This course will have an in-class exam.

• How to Design Your Own Data Privacy Law Seminar with Professor Lancieri: There are no prerequisites for this course.  It is recommended that students have taken Information Privacy Law or The GDPR: Background, Development, and Consequences.  This course no longer requires professor permission for LL.M. students. 

• Public Health Law and Ethics with Professor Gostin: This course will have a take-home exam. 

• Race and Poverty in Capital and Other Criminal Cases Seminar with Professor Bright: This course meets the upper-level graduation requirement for JD students matriculating in Fall 2022 and later under the following Institutional Learning Outcome, which provides that the course will provide students with an "[a]bility to think critically about the law’s claim to neutrality and its differential effects on subordinated groups, including those identified by race, gender, indigeneity, and class."

• Slavery, Abolition, and the Constitution with Professor Mikhail: This course meets the upper-level graduation requirement for JD students matriculating in Fall 2022 and later under the following Institutional Learning Outcome, which provides that the course will provide students with an "[a]bility to think critically about the law’s claim to neutrality and its differential effects on subordinated groups, including those identified by race, gender, indigeneity, and class."

• The Magic of Corporate Separateness Seminar with Professor Thompson: All J.D. and LL.M. students will be required to complete a substantial paper that satisfies each element of the writing requirement for J.D. students as outlined in the Student Handbook.

Credit Hour Changes

• Center for Applied Legal Studies with Professor Schoenholtz will be offered for 12 credits.

• Communications and Technology Law Clinic (IPR) with Professor Moy will be offered for 10 credits.

• Environmental Law and Justice Clinic with Professor Colangelo will be offered for 10 credits.

Course Description Changes

• European Union Law: Foundations and International Reach with Professors Katwan and Propp.

• Evidence with Professor Rostain:  Grades based on take-home exam (70%) and 3 quizzes. The two best quizzes are counted toward 30% of grade.

• Federal Income Taxation with Professor Satterthwaite.

• Gen AI and Big Law with Professors Rostain and Walters: Pass/Fail:  Receiving a passing grade depends on submission of assignments, thoughtful class participation, and a short paper due during the exam period.

• How to Design Your Own Data Privacy Law Seminar with Professor Lancieri.
• Regulation of Commodities and Derivatives Markets with Professors Hayeck and Malyshev.
• Indigenous Health Law and Access to Health Care with Professors Jacobs and Ginsbach.

​SPRING 2025 SCHEDULE UPDATES

Canceled Courses

• Advanced Constitutional Law Seminar: The Creation of the Constitution with Professor Mikhail.

• Advanced Legal Writing with Generative AI with Professor DeLaurentis.

• Business Planning Seminar with Professor Davis.

• Comparative Law: Focus on EU and US with Professor Werro.

• Complex Litigation with Professor Glover.

• Drafting Contracts (LAWG 160-12) with Professor Arthur.

• EU Law: Selected Topics in ECJ Jurisprudence (Week One) with Professor Werro.

• Immigration Policy across the Branches with Professor Glen.

• International Contracts with a Focus on the Law of Sales with Professor Werro.

• Law, Healthy Lifestyles, and Business Regulation (Week One) with Professor Magnusson.

• Sustainability for Big Law and Big Business with Professor Wilkins.

New Courses 

• Abolitionism and the Law Seminar with Professor Cashin: 2 credit paper section added.  Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

• Academic Legal English II: Special Topics with Professor Lake: 2 credits, Special Requirement,  Thursdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. 

• Academic Legal English II: Special Topics with Professor Weger: 2 credits, Special Requirement,  Thursdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.
• Access to Reproductive Healthcare Under the Law (How We Got to Dobbs and What’s Next?) with Professor Meegan: 2 credits, Take-Home Exam, Mondays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

• Advanced Topics in Corporate Law: Corporate Governance with Professor Sale: 3 credits, in-class exam, Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.

• Advanced Individual Income Tax and Personal Financial Planning with Professors Keller and Kirk: 2 credits, Take-Home Exam, Thursdays, 11:10 a.m. - 3:20 p.m. on the following dates: 1/16, 1/23, 2/6, 2/13, 2/27, and 3/13.
• Advanced Legal Writing for International Business Lawyers with Professor Goldman: 2 Credits, Special Requirement,  Mondays  11:10am-1:10pm
• Arbitration Practice in China with Professor Tao: 1 credit, take-home exam, Saturdays and Sundays, 10:00 am - 1:40 pm on the following dates: 3/29, 3/30, 4/5, and 4/6.
• Business and Financial Basics for Lawyers with Professor Sawers: Week One, 2 credits, take-home exam, This course will meet for one week only on the following days: Monday, January 6, 2025 through Friday, January 10, 2025.  This course will meet Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
• Business and Financial Basics for Lawyers with Professor Sawers: 2 credits, in-class exam, Tuesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.
• Breaking Privilege: An In-Depth Analysis of Privilege Issues in the Context of Civil Litigation with Professors Ramos and Concannon: Week one, 1 credit, Special requirement, This course will meet for one week only on the following days: Monday, January 6, 2025 through Thursday, January 09, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

• Civil Rights: The Ensuing Pursuit of Justice with Professor Josey-Herring: Credit 3, Writing requirement, Thursdays 5:45 p.m - 7:45 p.m.

• Climate Change Law and Policy Seminar with Professor Arroyo: 2 credit paper and 3 credit writing requirement, Tuesdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Comparative Constitutional Law - Free Expression with Professor Tushnet: 2 credit paper and 3 credit writing requirement, Mondays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

• Computer Crime Law with Professor Haghighat: 2 credits, take-home exam, Mondays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

• Computer Programming for Lawyers: An Introduction with Professor Orey: 2 credits, special requirement, The two-hour lecture will meet on the following Mondays, 5:45-7:45 p.m.: 1/13, 1/27, 2/10, 2/20 (Monday classes meet), 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31 and 4/7. The one-hour lab will meet on the following Thursdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m.: 1/16, 1/30, 2/13, 2/27, 3/13, 3/20, 4/3 and 4/10.

• Conflict of Laws (Private International Law) with Professor Vazquez: A new LL.M. section was added.  Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:55 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Congressional Investigations Seminar with Professors Leon and Podesta: 2 credits, paper, Mondays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

• Constitutional Litigation and the Executive Branch with Professor Matz: 2 credits, paper, Thursdays, 11:10 a.m - 1:10 p.m.
• Cybersecurity Risks, Rules and Responsibility with Professor Raul: 2 Credits, Short Papers (5) throughout semester, Tuesday,  3:30 p.m - 5:30 p.m
• Derivatives Regulation with Professors Higgins and Loesch: 2 credits, Paper, Thursdays, 7:55 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
• Discussion Skills for International Lawyers with Professor Cheng: 2 credits, special requirement, Friday and Saturday, 9:00 am - 6:30 pm on the following dates: 3/14, 3/15, 3/21, and 3/22.

• Dispute Resolution & the Pursuit of Fairness: Negotiating Neutrality, Scarcity, & Belonging with Professor Eckblad: 2 credit paper and 3 credit writing requirement, Thursdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Drafting Contracts with Professor Dundon: 2 credits, Paper, Friday, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. 

• Drafting and Negotiating for Commercial Real Estate Transactions with Professor Sesrafino: 2 Credits, Special Requirement, Wednesday, 5:45p - 7:45p

• Employee Benefits Practicum with Professors Paliga and Serron: 4 credits, Special Requirement, Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
• Entertainment Disputes with Professor Emhoff: 1 credit, paper, Week One, Monday, January 6, 2025, through Thursday, January 9, 2025, 9:00 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

• Evidence Stories with Professor Gelbach: 1 credit, paper, Fridays and Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. - 1:20 p.m. on the following dates: 1/24, 1/25, 1/31 and 2/1.

• Externship II Seminar (J.D. Externship Program) with Professor Glazer: Thursdays, 5:45 p.m - 7:45 pm., on the following dates: 1/23, 2/6, 2/27, 3/20, 4/3 and 4/17. 
• Foreign Relations Law with Professors Malin and Kimball: 2 Credits, Take-Home Exam, Tuesday, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

• Fundamentals of Legal Writing II with Professor Lake: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Wednesdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Fundamentals of Legal Writing II with Professor Lake: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Wednesdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Gender and Immigration (Fieldwork Practicum) with Professors Gandhi and Shea: 2 credits, paper and special requirement, Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., and Wednesday, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (1/15).

• Global Indirect Tax: The VAT with Professors Ahanchian and Stephanny: 1 credit, take-home exam, Wednesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. on the following dates: 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, and 2/26.

• Human Rights and the Environment: Creative Lawyering to Save the Planet with Professor Brownell: 2 credits, paper, Tuesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.

• Insurance Law with Professor Hyman: 2 credits, in-class exam, Tuesdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Integrated Advocacy for Social Justice with Professor Hunter: Week One, 1 credit, special requirement, Monday, January 6, 2025 through Thursday, January 9, 2025, 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

• Integrated Advocacy for Social Justice (Week One Teaching Fellows) with Professor Hunter: Week One, 1 credit, special requirement, Monday, January 6, 2025 through Thursday, January 9, 2025, 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

• International Arbitration and Human Rights: Past, Present, and Future with Professors Spano and Yeginsu: 1 credit, paper, Friday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. -2:30 p.m. on the following dates: 3/14, 3/15, and 3/16.

• International Criminal Law with Professors Nicholson and Prugh: 2 credits, Take-Home Exam, Monday, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
• International Law, Human Rights & Fighting Impunity with Professor Vlasic: 1 credit, Paper, Tuesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. on the following dates: 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/25, 3/18, and 3/25. This course will also meet on Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. on the following date: 1/26.
• International Negotiations Seminar with Professors Greenberg and Smith: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Tuesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
• International Environmental Law in Practice (Project-Based Practicum) with Professors Vidal and Slobodian: 4 Credits, Special Requirement, Thursdays  9:00 a.m-11:00 a.m.
• International Organizations with Professors Bischoff and Gorove: 2 credits, take-home exam, Mondays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
• International Trade, Energy and Climate Change Law with Professors Bartels and Morgandi: 2 credits, paper, Mondays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

• International Trade Remedies and the WTO with Professor Hillman: Week One course, 1 credit, paper, Monday, January 6, 2025 - Thursday, January 9, 2025, 9:00 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

• Interstate (State-to-State) Dispute Resolution with Professors Bigge and Jedrey: 2 credits, take-home exam, Tuesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
• Introduction to Constitutional Law with Professor Dundon: 2 credits, Take-Home exam, Wednesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. 
• Introduction to Torts with Professor Williams: 2 credits, Take-Home exam, Wednesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
• Introduction to U.S. Legal Systems with Professor Castaldi: 2 credits, Take-Home Exam, Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• Law and National Security Space Operations with Professor Pennington: 2 credits,  Take-Home exam, Tuesdays, 5:45 p.m.. - 7:45 p.m. 

• Law and Rhetoric Seminar with Professor Tiscione: 3 credits, writing requirement, Thursdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.

• Law and Solidarity Economy (Fieldwork Practicum) with Professor Cook: 5 credits, special requirement, Tuesdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Law, Policy, and Practice of Disasters and Complex Emergencies with Professor Sanders: 2 credits, special requirement, Friday and Saturday, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm, and Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 - 4:30 pm on the following dates: 2/7, 2/8, 2/22, and 2/23.

• Lawyering in Web3: Supporting Clients in A Dynamic Legal Environment with Professor Hoppe: 1 credit, special requirement, Friday, 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (4/4), Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (4/5 & 4/6).

• Legal English II with Professor Lake: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Tuesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. 

• Legal English II with Professor Weger: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Tuesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.

• Legal Writing Seminar: Theory and Practice for Law Fellows with Professor DeLaurentis: 6 credits, year-long, writing requirement, Mondays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

• Legal Skills in an AI-Powered World with professors Barber and Christensen: 1 credit, Special Requirement, Week one course: MTWTh 6:00pm-10:00pm (1/6 to 1/9).

• Medical Malpractice Seminar with Professor Hyman: 2 credit paper and 3 credit writing requirement, Mondays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

• Mergers and Acquisitions in Practice: Advising the Board of Directors with professors Stebbins and Chitwood: 1 Credit, on the following days: Friday, 1/31, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.; Friday, 2/07, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2/8, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; and Sunday, 2/9, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• Negotiations Seminar with Professor Eckblad: 3 credits, paper and special requirement, Fridays, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

• Palestine/Israel: A Legal and Historical Account with Professor Abu-Odeh: 2 credit paper and 3 credit writing requirement, Fridays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

• Policy Advocacy Seminar with Professor Arroyo: 2 credits, paper, Thursdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Poverty Law and Policy (Fieldwork Practicum) with Professors Edelman and Rosenbaum: 8-10 credits, special requirement, year-long, Mondays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Professional Responsibility Law in the United States with Professor Horowitz: 2 credits, Take-Home exam, Tuesdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Public Speaking for Lawyers with Professor Tiscione: 2 credits, special requirement, Tuesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.

• Race and Democracy in the Nation’s Capital with Professor Cook: 2 credits, paper, Mondays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Reconstruction and Civil Rights Seminar with Professor Snyder: 3 credits, writing requirement, Tuesdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Regulating Migration: Comparative Perspectives and Theory Seminar with Professor Chertoff: 2 credit paper and 3 credit writing requirement, Wednesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.

• Remedies in Business Litigation with Professor Taurman: This course will meet every Tuesday and A-week Thursdays from 11:10 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. The A-week Thursdays in Spring 2025 are 1/16, 1/30, 2/13, 3/13, 3/27, 4/10, 4/24.
• Securities and Financial Fraud Investigations with Professor Muhlendorf and Weitz: 2 credits, take-home exam, Wednesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
• Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Sex Characteristics and International Human Rights Law with Professor Gomez-Lugo: 4 Credits, Paper and Special Requirement, Wednesdays 1:20 pm to 3:20 pm.
• Space Law Seminar with Professor TBA: 3 Credits, Writing Requirement, Wednesdays  5:45 p.m-7:45 p.m. 
• Social Enterprise, Impact Investing, and the  Law with professor Cornell: 2 Credits, Paper, Mondays, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

• Strategic Responses to Data Breach: "We've Been Hacked!" with Professor Groman: 2 credits, take-home exam, Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

• Taxes and the Clean Energy Economy – Incentives for Clean Energy and Climate Action (the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and Beyond) with professors Donnelly and Gross (LAWG section): 1 credit, Special Requirement this course will take place on the following Mondays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.: 1/13, 1/27, 2/10, 2/24, 3/10, and 3/24.

• Tax Policy and Gender Seminar with Professor Satterthwaite: 2 credit paper and 3 credit writing requirement, Tuesdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Telecommunications Law and Policy Seminar with Professors Shelanski and Nuechterlein: 3 credits, writing requirement, Tuesdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• The Supreme Court’s Docket with Professor S. Vladeck: 2 credit paper and 3 credit writing requirement, Wednesdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Trial Practice with professor Heiden: 3 credits,  Special Requirement. This seminar will meet on the following dates: 4/4 - 4/6  and 4/11- 4/13.

• Trial Practice with professor Last and Howard : 2 credits,  Special Requirement. This seminar will meet on Mondays from 5:45pm-7:45pm.

• Tech Law Scholars Seminar I with professor Dwyer: 0 Credit, Special Requirement, this course will meet on Friday 11:10 am-1:10 pm during the following dates (1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28).
• Tech Law Scholars Seminar II with professor Dwyer: 2 Credit, Special Requirement, this course will meet on Friday 1:20 pm-3:20 pm during the following dates (1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28).
• Week One Teaching Fellows with professors Barber and Christensen: 1 credit, Special Requirement, Week one course: MTWTh 6:00pm-10:00pm (1/6 to 1/9).

• Week One Teaching Fellows with professor Dwyer: 1 credit, Paper and Special Requirement, Week one course: MTWTh 1:30pm-5:30pm (1/6 to 1/9).

Day/Time Changes

• Applied Legal Composition with Professor DeLaurentis: This course will meet on Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.

• Business, Capitalism, and Society with Professors Feinerman and Shaw: Upperclass Week One course.  This course will meet Monday, January 6, 2025 - Thursday, January 9, 2025 from 1:30 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.

• Business Essentials: A Mini-MBA for Lawyers with Professor Hills (section 05): The course will normally meet for 85 minutes, but five classes will meet the full 2 hours. In Spring 2025, this course will meet from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. on the following dates: 2/6, 2/27, 3/25, 4/3, 4/8. There will also be four joint class sessions on Fridays, from 9:35 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. In Spring 2025, the dates of the joint class sessions are: 1/31, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4.

• Business Essentials: A Mini-MBA for Lawyers with Professor Hills (section 09): The course will normally meet for 85 minutes, but five classes will meet the full 2 hours. In Spring 2025, this course will meet from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. on the following dates: 2/6, 2/27, 3/25, 4/3, 4/8. There will also be four joint class sessions on Fridays, from 9:35 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. In Spring 2025, the dates of the joint class sessions are: 1/31, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4.

• Current Developments in International Taxation Seminar with Professor Grinberg: This course will meet on Wednesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.

• Discussion Skills for International Lawyers with Professor Cheng will meet on Friday, 1:20 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (3/14 and 3/21), Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. (3/15 and 3/22), and Friday, 1:20 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (3/28).

• Emerging Topics in Social Media Law with Professor Reich: Week One course. This course will meet Monday, January 6, 2025 - Thursday, January 9, 2025, 1:30 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.

• Environmental Justice: Law, Policy & Regulation with Professors Bolston and Prather will meet on Thursdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

• Ethics in International Arbitration with Professor Kantor: This course will meet on Saturday and Sunday, 2:00 p.m. - 5:20 p.m. on the following dates: 2/15, 2/16, 2/22, and 2/23.

• Global Health Security and the Law with Professor Halabi: This course will meet Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (4/11 - 4/13) at the following times: Fri, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Sat, 9:00 a.m. - 5:20 p.m.; and Sun, 1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

• Global Indirect Tax: The VAT with Professors Ahanchian and Stephanny: This course will meet on Wednesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. on the following dates: 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, and 2/26.

• Information Privacy Law with Professor Cohen: This course will not meet on 3/10 and 3/12.  To make up for the cancelled classes, this course will meet from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. on the following dates: 2/10, 2/12, 2/24, 4/9, 4/14 and 4/16.

• International Business Negotiations with Professor Finkelstein will meet on Mondays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. In addition, the seminar will meet on Friday, 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. on the following dates: 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, and 2/28. A special session will be held Friday, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. on 2/14 due to the Monday of Presidents Day being a holiday. The course will also meet Friday, 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. on 3/14. Due to the Friday sessions, the Monday sessions will end earlier in the semester.

• Legal Writing Seminar: Theory and Practice for Law Fellows with Professor Perlin: This course will meet on Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

• Negotiations and Mediation Seminar with Professors Berger and Rozdeiczer: This course will meet on 2/21, 2/22, 2/23, 3/28, 3/29, and 3/30.

• Securities Regulation (section 07) with Professor Tu: This course will meet on Tuesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 8:50 p.m.

• Technology and Society Impact Lab (Project-Based Practicum) with Professors Ohm and Jones: This course will meet on Wednesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:40 p.m.

• The United States Constitution: A Historical Perspective with Professor Puig-Lugo: This course will meet on Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. on the following dates: 10/26 and 11/16. 

• Theories of Statutory Interpretation Seminar with Professor Krishnakumar: This course will meet on Thursdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

Professor Changes

• Advanced Topics in International Humanitarian Law will be co-taught by Professors Meier and Schoettler.
• Constitutional Dimensions of Environmental Law will be co-taught by Professors Greenfield and Hostetler.
• Corporate Income Tax Law II (LAW 850-12) will be co-taught by Professors Dunkin and Solomon.

• Corporate Income Tax Law II (LAW 850-11) will be co-taught by Professors Howard and Singer.

• Criminal Defense and Prisoner Advocacy Clinic will be co-taught by Professors Smith, Rogers and Suen.

• Criminal Justice Clinic will be co-taught by Professors Johnson, Rogers and Suen.

• Decolonization, Global Health & the Law will be co-taught by Professors Bosha and Erondu.
• Drafting Contracts (LAW 160-09) will be co-taught by Professors Arthur and Beatty-Arthur.
• Employee Benefits Practicum will be co-taught by Professors Paliga, Serron, and Wolff.
• Environmental Justice: Law, Policy & Regulation will be co-taught by Professors Bolston and Prather.
• Externship I Seminar (J.D. Externship Program) will be taught by Professor Prasanna.
• Federalism in a Changing Legal Landscape Seminar will be co-taught by Professors Dixon and Stern.

• Housing Advocacy Litigation Clinic at Rising for Justice, Law Students in Court Division will be taught by Professor Robinson.

• Intellectual Property and Medicines will be co-taught by Professors Brand, Sauer, and Till.

• International Arbitration and Human Rights will be taught by Professor Yeginsu. 

• International Criminal Law will be co-taught by Professors Prugh and TBA.

• International Economic Law & Policy Colloquium will be co-taught by Professors Hillman and Claussen.

• International Law I: Introduction to International Law will be taught by Professor Sullivan.
• Modern Law of the Sea will be taught by Professor Kunoy.

• Securities Regulation (section 07) will be taught by Professor Tu.

• The Prison Reform Project: Making an Exoneree (Project-Based Practicum) will be co-taught by Professors Evans and Tankleff.
• Trauma-Informed Lawyering will be co-taught by Professors Rubenstein and Schmaedick.
• World Health Assembly Simulation: Negotiation Regarding Climate Change Impacts on Health will be co-taught by Professors Gottschalk, Hoverter, and Kayongo.

Requirement Changes

• Addiction and Mental Health Law with Professor Casapri will have a take-home exam. 

• Advanced Environmental Law: Climate Change (Project-Based Practicum) with Professors Zyla and Rupp: Students may not receive credit for this course and Climate Change Law and Policy Seminar. 

• Law and Rhetoric Seminar with Professor Tiscione: First class attendance is mandatory.

• Modern Litigation Theory and Practice Seminar with Professor Glover: This seminar can be taken for a grade or pass/fail.

• Negotiations Seminar with Professor Eckblad: There is a course materials fee for this course, which covers outside vendor materials purchased on behalf of all enrolled students (these materials are distributed as part of the course’s in-class assignments and exercises). This fee is posted to your student account in August (for Fall courses) or December (for Spring courses), or as soon as you are enrolled in the course, whichever is later. Students who drop the course will be refunded the amount. Students approved to withdraw will not be refunded.

• Palestine/Israel: A Legal and Historical Account with Professor Abu-Odeh: This course cannot be taken pass/fail.

• Professional Responsibility (LAW 361-97) with Professor Gerzhoy will have an in-class exam.

• Public Speaking for Lawyers with Professor Tiscione: This course cannot be taken pass/fail.

Credit Hour Changes

• Center for Applied Legal Studies with Professor Gilman will be offered for 12 credits.

• Communications and Technology Law Clinic (IPR) with Professor Moy will be offered for 10 credits.

• Environmental Law and Justice Clinic with Professor Colangelo will be offered for 10 credits.

Course Description Changes

• Breaking Privilege: An In-Depth Analysis of Privilege Issues in the Context of Civil Litigation (Week One Teaching Fellows) with Professors Ramos and Concannon: THIS COURSE REQUIRES PROFESSOR PERMISSION TO ENROLL. The Application Form will be made available to students no later than September 2024. 
• Criminal Law Across Borders with Professor Luban.

• Week One Teaching Fellows, All sections: THIS COURSE REQUIRES PROFESSOR PERMISSION TO ENROLL. The Application Form will be made available to students no later than September 2024. 

• White Collar Criminal Practice: International Scandal Investigations (Week One Teaching Fellows) with Professors DeLaurentis and Coleman: THIS COURSE REQUIRES PROFESSOR PERMISSION TO ENROLL. The Application Form will be made available to students no later than September 2024. 

Course Number Changes 

• Trauma-Informed Lawyering with Professors Schmaedick Tan and Rubenstein: The course number has changed to LAWJ-1937-05 CRN 48015. 

• Week One Teaching Fellows with Professors Schmaedick Tan and Rubenstein: The title is now Trauma-Informed Lawyering (Week One Teaching Fellows) and the course number is LAWJ-1938-05 CRN 48016.

Title Changes

• Complex Securities Investigation with Professors Muhlendorf and Weitz is now titled Securities and Financial Fraud Investigations.

Summer 2025 SCHEDULE UPDATES

New Courses 

• Externship I Seminar with Professor Wedderburn:  Wednesdays, 5:45pm - 7:45pm on the following dates: 6/4; 6/11; 6/18; 6/25; 7/9; and 7/16.

• Securities Law and the Internet with Professors Norman and Paz: Tuesday, 5:45 - 9:05 p.m. In summer 2025, this course will have a LAWD, LAWG, and LAWJ section. 

Day/Time/Date Change

• Tax and Research Writing with Professors Dilorio and Wiley: This course will meet on Wednesdays, 5:45 - 9:05 pm.