Drucker


TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE This concentration provides students with the tools tomanage globally in an environment where legal norms and institutions are increasingly important. The programhighlights corporate governance issues both at the local and transnational levels – issues central to raising capital for companies around the globe – and explores other key international issues including human rights concerns, which now can be crucial in shaping the image of a global business. The programcovers the basics of business law and offers externships at leading international law firms, inmajor businesses in the Los Angeles area and beyond, and at international organizations such as Amnesty International and the International Criminal Court at the Hague; a student-run law journal; various international-oriented student organizations; amoot court teamthat focuses exclusively on international law; and academic exchange programs with countries all over the world. For those in search of a deeper global perspective, Southwestern also offers popular semester and summer abroad opportunities in Argentina, Canada, England andMexico. Elective offerings* in this area include:


Accounting for Lawyers Agency and Partnership Antitrust Law AsianMarkets Becoming a Social Entrepreneur/Global Change Agent Class Action Litigation Comparative Constitutional Law Comparative Law Corporate Governance CorporateMergers and Acquisitions Corruption and Government Criminal LawTheory Seminar:White Collar Crime Debtor-Creditor Relations Doing Business in Asia European Union Externships Federal Corporate Taxation Federal Partnership Law and Taxation Global Economy Global Finance Global Strategy Globalization and Transformation of Roles of Lawyers and Law in Latin America


Immigration Law International and Comparative Intellectual Property Law International Business Transactions


International Business Transactions with Latin America International Cybercrimes International Dispute Resolution International Environmental Law and Policy International Income Taxation International Labor and Employment Law Seminar International Litigation and Arbitration International Protection of Human Rights International Refugee Law International Trade Law Labor Law Law of International Development Seminar Mass Tort Litigation Mass Tort Litigation (Capstone) Mediation Organizational Behavior Patent Prosecution and Drafting Products Liability Public International Law Real Estate Transactions Settlement of Transnational Disputes Securities Regulation Strategic Alliances Taxation of Business Entities White Collar Crime and Other Aspects of Federal Criminal Law


THE SCALE® 3-YEAR JD/MBA OPTION Beginning in 2010, students will be able to integrate the JD andMBA curriculum, earning both degrees in just three years through Southwestern’s accelerated SCALE® Program. Established in 1974 as the nation’s first two-year JD program, SCALE combines substantive knowledge and professional skills instruction, amodel that is just now being incorporated into curricular reforms atmany other law schools. By combining SCALE with Drucker’s innovativemanagement curriculum, students will be extremely well-prepared for high-level positions in the legal and business worlds. Students in this concurrent-degree programwill spend their first year at Southwestern, their second at Drucker and their third taking courses fromboth schools. Specially-designed externships and joint courses that integrate classroominstruction in law andmanagement with hands-on skills will be a part of the required curriculumin this program. Formore information, contact the law school’s Assistant Dean for Interdisciplinary Studies (see contact information on the back).


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