Course Descriptions

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Real Estate Transactions (LWBC577)

Instructor(s): Chris Wonnell

3 credit(s), Letter Graded
Concentration(s): Business and Corporate Law (JD), LLM in Business and Corporate Law (LLMB), Business and Corporate Law (LLMUS), Business and Corporate Law (MSLS)

This course covers the practical aspects of real property transactions, both residential and commercial. Topics include purchase & sale transactions, escrows, title insurance, options, deeds and title issues, leases, basic financing transactions, brokers and agents, and applicable documents. The course builds on the broader conceptual concepts covered in the Property course, and examines the application of those concepts used by practitioners in advising their clients in transactions.

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REITs (LWTE550)

Instructor(s): Shane Shelley

1 credit(s), Letter Graded
Concentration(s): Business and Corporate Law (JD), LLM in Business and Corporate Law (LLMB), Business and Corporate Law (LLMUS), Taxation (LLMUS), LLM in Taxation (LLMT), Business and Corporate Law (MSLS), Taxation (MSLS)
Prerequisite(s): Completed or concurrent enrollment in Tax I

In this course, we take an in-depth look at the U.S. federal income taxation of “real estate investment trusts” (“REITs”) and related real estate transactions, including: the history and purpose of REITs; the primary tax requirements applicable to REITs; the structure of common REIT transactions, including “UPREIT” formations, real estate contributions and M&A transactions; and the use of REITs by private investment funds. Classwork and course materials will incorporate a close review and analysis of multiple sources, including the Internal Revenue Code and related authorities, the SEC filings of publicly traded REITs and examples of contractual agreements related to REIT transactions. This class runs for seven weeks.  Grades will be based on a final exam.

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Remedies (LWLP570)

Instructor(s): Kimberly Gosling

3 credit(s), Letter Graded
Concentration(s): Children's Rights (JD), Civil Litigation (JD), Public Interest Law (JD)

Legal and equitable remedies under statutes and the common law are examined and compared. The course focuses on methods of evaluating alternative remedies and arguing for or against their creation or use in a given case. The course objective is to enable the student not only to identify all available remedies but also to choose the preferred remedy from among them. The principal subjects covered are equity, restitution and damages.

Note: This is a required course for the Civil Litigation Concentration (JD).

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Reparations (LWPP574)

Instructor(s): Staff

1 credit(s), Letter Graded
Requirement(s): Writing

This seminar provides an intense study of reparations and allied strategies for redressing the atrocities of slavery and Jim Crow. Governments (federal, state, and local) and private institutions (such as banks, newspapers, and universities) are engaged in intensive discussions about the ways in which they can account for their participation in these lasting forms of racial oppression visited upon African Americans. This seminar situates itself in the middle of such discussions. Emphasis will be placed on competing frameworks advanced to understand and establish accountability for these past atrocities. Thus, students will be asked to learn these frameworks and apply them in a research paper.