Business, Tax, and Financial Regulation

Take your place in the world of business

Whether you’ve set your sights on a career in corporate or commercial law, hope to run your own nonprofit, want to develop real estate, or start a business of your own, a foundation of business law coursework and experience will position you to pursue a career in almost any industry. Choose from over 35 business-related courses, work with real clients in our clinics, and connect with mentors in the business community through our Business Fellowship Program. If you’re looking to expand your business expertise even more, we offer a joint JD/MBA degree in partnership with three area business schools.

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Explore Business, Tax, and Financial Regulation Curriculum

Our Business Law Program offers extensive coursework and experiential learning opportunities to help you prepare for a career path where business and the law intersect.

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Administrative Law
Advanced Legal Research: Business Law
Antitrust Law
Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights
Business and Financial Basics for Lawyers
Business Aspects of Health Care Law
Business Associations
Business Planning Seminar
Commercial Law: Secured Transactions
Commercial Law: Sales and Financing
Contract Drafting
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance Seminar
Corporate Taxation
Executive Compensation
Financial Derivatives Regulation
Government Contracts
Income Taxation
Insurance Seminar
International Business Transactions
International Trade Law
Law and Policy of Cybersecurity
Negotiation
Not-for-Profit Corporations
Real Estate Negotiation and Drafting
Products Liability
Securities Regulation
Sports and the Law
Survey of Employee Benefits Law
Tax Controversies and Tax Fraud
Taxation of Partnerships and Limited
Liability Companies
Trademarks and Unfair Competition
Writing in Law Practice: Drafting
Negotiated Agreements

Conference of State Bank Supervisors
Department of Business and Economic Development
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Electronic Privacy Information Center
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs
Internal Revenue Service
Johns Hopkins Office of Technology Transfer
Maryland Attorney General Securities Division
Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Maryland Tax Court
Maryland Terrapins Athletic Department
NFL Players Association
Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation of Maryland
Securities and Exchange Commission
U.S. Attorney’s Office
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
U.S. Commodity Futures
Trading Commission
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Department of the Treasury
U.S. Small Business Administration
World Bank

Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School
University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business
University of Maryland, College Park, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Business Law Society

This student organization will help you discover business law practice areas, meet other students with similar interests, and connect with lawyers in the field to build your network and learn about career pathways.

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Clinics at Maryland Carey Law

Our renowned Clinical Law Program offers a wide variety of clinics where you will get real-world legal experience and build the practical skills to be job-ready at graduation.

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Spotlight

Meet Shayon T. Smith '02

Shayon T. Smith ’02 quite literally has one of the “sweetest” jobs as she is head of global litigation at The Hershey Company, where she is responsible for managing Hershey’s global litigation portfolio and claims including class actions, employment litigation, and commercial disputes.

Careers

Examples of where our graduates have been employed:

In-House Counsel, Under Armour

General Counsel, Blue Cross Blue Shield

Legal Department Operations, Baltimore Ravens

Managing Counsel, T. Rowe Price

Commercial Counsel, Google

Corporate Counsel, Salesforce

Compliance, Morgan Stanley

Corporate Strategy, Constellation

Corporate Counsel, Amazon

General Counsel, Bank of America

Corporate Counsel, Marriott

Attorney, Allstate

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