Program Overview
Global Business Law Concentration Track
The Global Business Law Concentration Track is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the legal principles and practices that govern international business transactions. This concentration track is part of the J.D. program at the University of Washington School of Law.
Planning Steps
To pursue the Global Business Law Concentration Track, students must follow these planning steps:
- Attend a student advising session in the Spring Quarter of their 1L year.
- Have a planning consultation with a Faculty Advisor prior to 2L course selection.
- Obtain a Faculty Advisor signature on the Concentration Track form.
- Complete the requirements outlined below.
Faculty Advisors
The following faculty members serve as advisors for the Global Business Law Concentration Track:
- Xuan-Thao Nguyen
- Ramón E. Ortiz-Vélez
- Scott Schumacher
- Dongsheng Zang
Program Requirements
Writing Requirement
Students must complete a faculty-supervised Law E500 Advanced Writing Project on a Global Business Law topic, approved by the supervising faculty member.
Course Requirement
- A578 International Business Transactions
Additionally, students must complete six courses amounting to at least 18 credits, with three courses from each of the following groups:
Business Law Group
- A515 Business Organizations
- A510 Sales
- A511 Payment Systems
- A512 Secured Transactions
- A582 Bankruptcy
- A534 Mergers and Acquisitions
- B536 Drafting Business Documents
- A530 Individual Income Tax
- A516 Accounting for Lawyers
- E510 Banking Law
- P502 Trademark and Trade Secret Law
- P507 Copyright Law
- P508 Patent Law
- T501 Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders
- A552 Antitrust Law and Policy
- B566 Legal Problem Solving in the Corporate Context
International Transactional Law Group
- B516 International Contracting
- P505 International Intellectual Property Law or P506 Transnational Intellectual Property Law Theory and Practice
- B583 Comparative Commercial Law
- E545 International Trade Law
- E513 Theories and Tools for Combatting Corruption
- T508 US Aspects of International Taxation
- T550 Global Tax Perspectives
- T524 Transfer Pricing Seminar
- B508 Business, Social Responsibility and Human Rights
- E520 European Union Constitution
- E505 International Business Compliance
- B579 Law and Sustainable International Development
- B546 Cross-Border Business Transactions
- E546 International Commercial Arbitration
- B587 Sustainable Business Law
Global Business Law Learning Outcomes
In addition to the competencies expected of all students graduating with a J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law, those students who graduate with a Concentration in Global Business Law should be able to:
- Determine and synthesize the law applicable to international business transactions and understand the main consequences of the application of differing laws.
- Apply foundational principles of comparative law related to business law.
- Draft legal documents in an international transaction setting.
- Understand dispute resolution mechanisms in a global context, including differing cultural and business norms.
- Understand the development of domestic and transnational business law in diverse jurisdictions, including the political, social, and economic forces that shape the law.