Summer 2026 Class Descriptions: Electives
International Deals & Global Crises - Madrid (LWIC534)
Instructor(s): Frederick Heller
3 credit(s), Letter Graded
Concentration(s): International Law (JD), International Law (LLMUS), International Law (MSLS)
The High Stakes Game: Lawyering Cross-Border Deals in a Turbulent World.
In today’s turbulent times, lawyers managing cross-border deals face unprecedented complexities. Cross-border deals always require mastering different legal systems, cultures and economies. Now those bedrocks of international practice are shifting more rapidly than ever before. This course teaches the fundamentals every cross-border lawyer needs to know: international M&A, joint ventures financing, getting money in and money out. It also discusses how to address deal-shaking events that demand innovative solutions, with no two alike. These events will be selected based on world developments at the time. They may include crises such as the Ukraine-Russia war, political reversals such as the election of Milei in Argentina and shifts in policy such as in relations between China and the U.S.