This course of study spans the entire process of bringing a civil action to trial, the trial itself, and the appellate review of that trial. It deals with such fundamental concepts as the formulation of the claim (pleadings), trial preparation (discovery), important pre-trial motions, and the basic procedural devices employed during the trial. Considerable time is also devoted to the concepts of personal and subject matter jurisdiction as well as to the special question of federal jurisdiction.

This course examines the law and practice of multiple owner business organizations. It begins with an examination of basic agency law, followed by a study of the fundamental structure and most important legal doctrines regulating general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, small closely-held corporations, and large publicly-traded corporations. The course concludes with a brief survey of the most important aspects of federal securities regulation and a review of basic concepts of corporate finance.

This class will introduce you to some of the major business and legal issues that arise in the production, distribution and other exploitation of music in the international marketplace through retails sales of recordings, streaming, licensing, public performance, live touring and otherwise.

Artworks reflect the culture of their creators, but artworks themselves know no boundaries. Perhaps for that reason, the most interesting and newsworthy issues in art law today are international law issues. This course addresses international legal issues related to art as a creative endeavor, art as an article of commerce, and art as a significant cultural artifact.

This course surveys current legal issues relating to the global sports industries, with one week of focus on North America and the remainder focusing primarily on sports in the European Union.

This course will survey the international legal issues that lawyers deal with when representing clients in the entertainment industry -- especially the movie, music, theater, sports and publishing businesses.

This course of study spans the entire process of bringing a civil action to trial, the trial itself and the appellate review of the trial. It deals with such fundamental concepts as the formulation of the claim (pleadings), trial preparation (discovery), important pre-trial motions, and basic procedural devices employed during the trial. Considerable time is also devoted to the concepts of personal and subject matter jurisdiction as well as to the special question of federal jurisdiction.

The objective of Fashion Law is to provide foundational legal knowledge and skills in areas that new attorneys are likely to encounter should they pursue fashion law in either solo or firm practice. Those areas include relevant legal concepts within copyright, trademark, patent, sui generis protection, misappropriation, the FTC, international trade, labor and employment; and skills including, brand building, licensing, collaborative negotiating, advising start-ups, technology and client management.

The BEMLI Externship enables select students to return to an entertainment firm or company for a repeat externship or a second entertainment practicum, upon approval of the Director of the Biederman Institute. The course requirements are identical to any other externship or practicum, including, among other requirements, submitting periodic guided reflections, attending a group meeting with the faculty advisor, and in some cases submitting a paper at the conclusion of the externship.

Participation in the Negotiation Honors Program is by invitation only. Students who have been selected to participate in the Negotiation Honors Program must register for the program via Student Action Report (SAR) in the Registration Office (W102). For more details, please visit Southwestern's Negotiation Honors Program web page at http://www.swlaw.edu/curriculum/honors-programs/ad vocacy-programs/negotiation-honors-program.