LAW 838 - International Business Transactions

2-3 cr

Description This course considers selected problems in international business and trade, surveying some of the many issues encountered in private international transactions and emphasizing the options available to counsel engaged in the “preventive” practice of law. As such, the primary focus is on recognizing and anticipating potential problems, and choosing the most appropriate form or structure for the business from among a range of equally viable or legally correct approaches, in order to manage the increased risk inherent in international transactions. Major areas explored include (1) international trading in goods (2) regulation of international trade (3) transfers of technology (4) establishing foreign means of production or distribution through “licensing” or “franchising” operations, and (5) direct investment in foreign means of production or distribution “onshore” in another country, and (6) the resolution of international disputes. These are topics that potentially concern any business dealing internationally, from global multinational corporations to small start-up ventures desiring to expand abroad.

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