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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 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 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 …
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 …
Developing a successful project proposal for a postgraduate public interest fellowship requires multifaceted research, creativity, and strategic advocacy. In this class, students interested in becoming public interest attorneys will learn …
This short course will explore the history of pro bono at law firms, how law firms partner with public interest organizations on impact litigation and policy reform, how law firms …
This short course explores Reproductive Justice as a paradigm for understanding reproductive oppression -- that is, the subordination of individuals through their bodies, sexualities, and abilities to reproduce.
This course will cover the development of U.S. and international initiatives against public-official bribery; address cutting edge issues around key provisions of the FCPA and its extraterritorial application; related offenses …
This course examines print and electronic research. Topics include basic primary and secondary sources, including legislative history and administrative law; using Lexis and Westlaw; research in specialized areas and transnational …
This course deals with the tax considerations involved in the formation, operation, reorganization, and liquidation of corporations. It analyzes the relevant sections of the Internal Revenue Code and regulations and …
Patent protection is increasingly important in the knowledge economy. Advances in biotechnology, controversial uses of patent rights, and divergent court opinions are impacting this area in far-reaching ways. This course …
A survey of the income tax aspects of (1) foreign income earned by U.S. persons and entities, and (2) U.S. income earned by foreign persons and entities. The principal focus …
This course examines legal issues that arise from different financing choices made by corporations, the relationship between a corporation and its investors, and how the courts have treated that relationship. …
The course will examine the federal statutes and regulations relating to the sale of securities and the duties of issuers, underwriters, brokers, dealers, officers, directors, controlling persons, and other significant …
The course will cover intestate succession; requirements for the execution, revocation, republication, and revival of wills and codicils; probate procedure and grounds for will contests; requisites for the creation and …
The course is organized and presented primarily for students who intend to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The course includes a study of the Virginia judicial system and …
In this course, students will learn in detail the rules and procedures associated with taking depositions in federal litigation. This is a hands-on, practical problem simulation course.
This is the second semester of a yearlong clinical course providing students the opportunity to brief and argue one or more appeals before a federal appeals court. The rules and …
This is the second semester of a yearlong clinic offered in conjunction with JustChildren, a program of the Legal Aid Justice Center in Charlottesville. Students may represent children with legal …