This J-term course, taught in Israel, will familiarize students with the unique legal aspects of Israel's entrepreneurial culture through a series of lectures, meetings with practitioners, businesses and government institutions.
We will explore how to advise boards of directors, and private equity firms, when their companies face capital structure challenges.
This course is designed to provide students with a practical perspective on the governance and management of global law firms and how the structure of firms manifests itself in the …
This course covers the constitutional prohibition of tax discrimination against taxpayers with interstate income or activities.
Deciding on an appropriate rule involves a complex process that implicates social norms, available scientific evidence, and policy goals. The introduction of new technologies or making better use of existing …
This short course will explore the genealogy and contested contemporary use of the category "political prisoner."
This short course will focus on selected topics that pose contentious policy challenges for law enforcement, including crafting and implementing effective crime control strategies, implementing investigative practices that are both …
This class will introduce students to the basic concepts and principles of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and reflect on the current challenges the GDPR is facing, most …
This short course will explore pressing issues in AI governance, the underlying perspectives and motivations of the different players in AI governance debates around the world, and areas where legislative …
The course will focus on the responsibilities of public company Boards of Directors and the issues Boards deal with from the routine to crisis management. Emphasis will be on practical …
Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions of private companies is very different from public company transactions. This course explores the structuring and negotiating of private deals by strategic (another company) and financial …
This is a short course about how countries tax the income of multinational companies. The course will provide an overview of the fundamentals of U.S. transfer pricing rules in the …
This short course will teach students how to use professional skills to protect free-ranging wild animals. This course will introduce wildlife biology and animal ethics as they relate to various …
This discussion-based course will examine in depth a number of current topics in law, medicine, and society, such as organ transplantation, recent human research scandals, vaccination policy, unilateral treatment withdrawal, …
Through a simulation oriented course, students will be exposed to recent economic history of the People's Republic of China, foreign direct investment law of China, and negotiating norms of US …
An examination of the numerous and increasingly sophisticated ways in which science and scientific evidence impacts the legal system and how scientifically unsophisticated judges try to deal with it.
This short course will explore federal trial and appellate court practice through a very practical lens. We will think about litigation strategy and federal court theory as we survey and …
This short course will develop managerial and leadership competencies through the case method and course dialogue. Readings include organizational psychology research and cases featuring UVA alumni and defining moments in …
This course introduces students to key international law and standards related to corporate social responsibility and business and human rights. It also explores the global governance structures through which these …
This short course will introduce students to the practice of "art law,' which lies at the intersection of several bodies of law. Contract doctrines such as meetings of minds, mistakes …