Areas of Concentration
Business Litigation
Primary Contacts: Professor Larry Bates, Professor Elizabeth Miller
As commercial
transactions and business operations become more complex, so do the disputes
between the parties. Students interested in a career of litigating business
or commercial lawsuits may pursue the Business Litigation area of
concentration. This area of concentration is also beneficial to students
interested in preparing business cases for trial, managing litigation for a
large corporation, or working to avoid business litigation for an
administrative or corporate employer. Business litigators must work not only
to become masters of procedure but also to develop a basic understanding of
business and commercial transactions. To complete a concentrated course of
study in Business Litigation, students take a variety of courses to
introduce them to the major substantive and procedural areas likely to be
encountered by a practitioner involved in business or commercial litigation.
Business Litigation students complete the following courses:
Advanced Evidence
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Antitrust Law
Bankruptcy
Business Organizations II
Intellectual Property
Business Litigation students also complete at least one procedural course
from among the following:
Arbitration
Conflict of Laws
Federal Administrative Law
Remedies
Texas Administrative Law
Finally, Business Litigation students complete at least two additional
substantive classes from among the following courses:
Banking Law
Commercial Transactions: Negotiable Instruments
Commercial Transactions: Secured Transactions
Creditors’ Remedies
Employment Discrimination
Employment Relations
Securities Regulation
White Collar Crime