J.D. Specialization in Business Law
Please Note: Course offerings may vary from year to year.
The below list of specialization courses is also available to UCLA School of Law students as a downloadable document on the Business Law Specializations MyLaw page.
Curriculum
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Foundation Courses (required)
LAW 220
Introduction to Federal Income Taxation
LAW 230Business Associations
LAW 234Accounting and Financial Analysis for Lawyers
Further information on Foundation Courses
Law 234. Accounting and Financial Analysis for Lawyers is intended for students who have had no prior exposure to accounting. If you believe you qualify for a waiver, please email Professor Michael Dorff at dorffm@law.ucla.edu listing the accounting and finance courses you have taken and any other accounting/finance experience you have.
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Group A Courses (three are required)
LAW 209
Real Estate Finance
LAW 228Mergers & Acquisitions
LAW 236Securities Regulation
LAW 240Antitrust Law I
LAW 248Business Bankruptcy
LAW 250Secured Transactions
LAW 291Taxation of Business Enterprises
LAW 307Intellectual Property
LAW 430Partnership and Passthrough Taxation
LAW 435Corporate Taxation
LAW 447Corporate Finance
LAW 907Mergers & Acquisitions
Students taking Law 228. Mergers and Acquisitions and Law 907. Mergers and Acquisitions may only count one of those courses toward their specialization certification.
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Group B Courses (one is required)
LAW 222
Estate and Gift Taxation
LAW 224U.S. International Taxation
LAW 231Advanced Corporation Law
LAW 238Executive Compensation
LAW 244Television Law
LAW 251Business Strategy and Corporate Governance
LAW 252Business Torts
LAW 261Employment Law
LAW 271International Business Transactions
LAW 272International Trade Law
LAW 274Trademark Law
LAW 285Local Government Law
LAW 286Land Use
LAW 299Federal White Collar Crime
LAW 302Copyright Law
LAW 303Music Industry Law
LAW 304International Intellectual Property
LAW 305Entertainment Law
LAW 306Patent Law
LAW 348European Union Law
LAW 363Nonprofit Law and Policy
LAW 380State and Local Taxation
LAW 419Real Estate Transactions
LAW 422Silicon Valley Law for Startups, Entrepreneurs and VCs
LAW 433Taxation of the Entertainment Industry
LAW 434Business Skills for Lawyers
LAW 437Telecommunications Regulation
LAW 449Business Crime
LAW 480Television Special Issues: SVOD/AVOD Platforms
LAW 484Information Privacy and Data Protection
LAW 485Consumer Financial Protection
LAW 490Energy & Infrastructure Finance
LAW 506Advanced Topics: Corporate & Securities Law
LAW 525Patent Intensive
LAW 532Monetary Law and Institutions
LAW 543UCLA Colloquium on Tax Policy and Public Finance
LAW 544Antitrust and Intellectual Property in the Digital Economy
LAW 575Regulation of Investment Funds
LAW 606Mergers and Acquisitions
LAW 621International Trade Law
LAW 648Business Law Workshop
LAW 652Professional Responsibility Issues in Sophisticated Business Transactions, Litigations, and Reorganizations
LAW 693Food, Beverage, and Consumer Products Litigation
LAW 780Tax Practice
LAW 900Contract Design
LAW 918Director and Officer Insurance and Corporate Governance
LAW 929Comparative Corporate Governance
LAW 969Corporate Financial Distress: Risks and Opportunities
LAW 982Political Activities of Nonprofit Organizations
LAW 985Silicon Valley Law for Startups, Entrepreneurs and VCs
LAW 987Business Crime
The Group B Course requirement can be fulfilled in any of three ways: (i) taking a Group B course; (ii) taking a fourth Group A course; or (iii) taking a second Transactional Skills course.
Students taking Law 299. Federal White Collar Crime, Law 449. Business Crime or Law 987. Business Crime may only count one of those courses toward their specialization certification.
Students taking Law 272. International Trade Law and Law 621. International Trade Law may only count one of those courses toward their specialization certification.
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Transactional Skills Courses (one is required)
LAW 271
International Business Transactions
LAW 343Complex Finance Transactions
LAW 364Motion Picture Distribution
LAW 391Venture Capital and the Start-Up Company
LAW 491Private Merger and Acquisition Transactions
LAW 707Mediation
LAW 721Real Estate Law: Affordable Housing
LAW 732Land Development Simulation
LAW 741Environmental Aspects of Business Transactions
LAW 744Merger and Acquisition Transactions
LAW 751Transactional Skills
LAW 759Life Cycle of a Business: From Start-up to Sale
LAW 763Contract Drafting
LAW 764UCLA Transactional Law Competition
LAW 768Sports Law Simulation
LAW 769Documentary Film Legal Clinic
LAW 777Patent Litigation
LAW 779Mergers & Acquisitions Due Diligence
LAW 780Tax Practice
LAW 782International Commercial Arbitration Law and Advocacy
LAW 791A/BTalent & Brand Partnerships / Name, Image & Likeness Clinic
LAW 802Entrepreneurship Practicum
LAW 972Negotiation Theory & Practice (J-Term)
LAW 990Private Merger and Acquisition Transactions
Students taking Law 491. Private M&A Transactions and Law 990. Private M&A Transactions may only count one of those courses toward their specialization certification.