Syllabus
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Week
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Class
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Subject Matter
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Lecturer
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Readings
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Week 1
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Monday, 1/11 (Two Hours)
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Introduction / Basic Financial Principles
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Professor Van Alstine
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Hamilton/Booth, Chapter 1
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Wednesday, 1/13 (One Hour)
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Week 2
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MLK Holiday, 1/18
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Wednesday, 1/20 (One Hour)
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Basics of Accounting and Financial Reporting I
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Professor Andrew Blair-Stanek
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Hamilton/Booth, Chapters 2 & 6
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Week 3
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Monday, 1/25 (Two Hours)
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Basics of Accounting and Financial Reporting II
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Professor Andrew Blair-Stanek
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Hamilton/Booth, Chapters 2 & 6
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Wednesday, 1/27 (One Hour)
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Commercial Law I
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Professor Van Alstine
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Materials on Blackboard
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Week 4
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Monday, 2/1 (Two Hours)
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Legal Capital
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Guest Presenter: James Hanks Venable LLP
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Background Reading, Manning/Hanks, Legal Capital (4th ed., 2013)
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Wednesday, 2/3 (One Hour)
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Commercial Law II
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Professor Van Alstine
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Materials on Blackboard
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Week 5
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Monday, 2/8 (Two Hours)
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Business Organizations I
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Professor Will Moon
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Hamilton/Booth, Chapters 10 & 11
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Wednesday, 2/10 (One Hour)
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Real Estate and Mortgages
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Professor Van Alstine
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Hamilton/Booth, Chapter 3
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Week 6
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Monday, 2/15 (Two Hours)
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Business Organizations II
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Professor Will Moon
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Hamilton/Booth, Chapters 10 & 11
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Antitrust Law
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Guest Presenter: Michael Brockmeyer Haug Partners LLP
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Materials on Blackboard
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Wednesday, 2/17 (One Hour)
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Securities Regulations and Related Subjects I
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Professor Kevin Tu
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Hamilton/Booth, Chapter 12
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Week 7
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Monday, 2/22 (Two Hours)
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Securities Regulations and Related Subjects II
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Professor Kevin Tu
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Hamilton/Booth, Chapter 12
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Wednesday, 2/24 (One Hour)
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Basic Principles of Corporate Finance
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Professor Van Alstine
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Materials on Blackboard
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Week 8
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Monday, 3/1 (Two Hours)
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Tax Law
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Dean Donald Tobin
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Materials on Blackboard
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Wednesday, 3/3 (One Hour)
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Corporate and Commercial Litigation
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Guest Presenter: Ava Lias-Booker McGuire Woods
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TBA
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Week 9
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Monday, 3/8 (Two Hours)
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Bankruptcy Law
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Guest Presenter: Judge Michele Harner U.S. Bankr. Court, Dist. of MD
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Bankruptcy Basics: A Primer (on Blackboard)
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Wednesday, 3/10 (One Hour)
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Accounting, Auditing, and Consulting Firms
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Guest Presenter: Tamika Tremaglio Deloitte
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Materials on Blackboard
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Spring Break: 3/15–3/19
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Week 10
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Monday, 3/22 (Two Hours)
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Contract Drafting
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Professor Martha Ertman
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Developing Prof. Skills: Secured Transactions 1-25 (on Blackboard)
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Wednesday, 3/24 (One Hour)
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Sports and the Law
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Guest Presenter: Barry Gogel Rifkin Weiner Livingston
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Materials on Blackboard
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Week 11
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Monday, 3/29 (Two Hours)
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Deal Structuring for Mergers and Acquisitions
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Guest Presenter: Joseph Ward Miles & Stockbridge
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Hamilton/Booth, Chapter 13
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Wednesday, 3/31 (One Hour)
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Corporate Compliance
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Guest Presenter: Alexina Guiomar-Jackson AES Corp.
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Materials on Blackboard
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Week 12
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Monday, 4/5 (Two Hours)
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Intellectual Property Law I
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Professor Patricia Campbell
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Materials on Blackboard
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Commercial Arbitration
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Guest Presenters: James Egerton-Vernon & Melissa Gorsline Jones Day
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TBA
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Wednesday, 4/7 DIFFERENT TIME 3:15-4:10
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Intellectual Property Law II
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Professor Campbell
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Materials on Blackboard
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Week 13
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Monday, 4/12 (Two Hours)
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Intellectual Property Law III
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Professor Campbell
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Materials on Blackboard
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The Work of In-House Lawyers |
Shayon Smith Assistant General Counsel, The Hershey Company |
Materials on Blackboard
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Wednesday, 4/14 (One Hour)
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International Business Transactions I
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Professor Van Alstine
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Materials on Blackboard
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MLK Holiday Makeup Day
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Monday, 4/19 (Two Hours)
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International Business Transactions II
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Professor Van Alstine
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Materials on Blackboard
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Training Your Brain for Practice & Life
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Professor Hilary Hansen
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Materials on Blackboard
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