Courses
Your interests, your future. At Fordham Law, you can select from nearly 300 elective courses that will help you discover your legal interests while developing expertise in specific legal areas.
A Representative Sample of Electives
Corporate & Finance
Corporate & Finance
- Advanced Business Bankruptcy
- Advanced Business Law
- Advertising and Marketing Law
- Banking Litigation
- Bankruptcy
- Broker-Dealer
- Business Bankruptcy
- Commercial Arbitration
- Commercial Drafting
- Commercial Finance/Secured Transactions
- Commercial Transaction
- Comparative Corporate Law
- Compliance
- Corporate Crisis Management
- Corporate Crisis Management and International Investigations
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Finance: Legal Aspects
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Reorganization Under Bankruptcy Code
- Corporate Practice: Financial and Strategic Tools
- Corporate Strategy and Taxation
- Corporate Sustainability, Transnational Business, and Human Rights
- Corporate Tax
- Corporate Transactions: Finance and Litigation
- Corporations
- E-Commerce
- Employment Law
- Fundamentals of Private Equity Fund Formation
- Global Capital Markets and Governance
- Global Corporate Compliance
- Globalization of American Corporations: Tax and Regulatory Policy
- How Mergers and Acquisitions Get Done
- Income Taxation
- Insurance Law and Litigation
- International Banking
- International Business Transactions
- International Commercial Arbitration
- International Commercial Law Seminar
- International Trade Law
- Introduction to the Deal
- Investment Management and Compliance
- Law and Professional Sports
- Market Structure Regulation, Trading and Risk Management
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Partnership and LLC Law
- Public Finance Law and Practice
- Securities Litigation
- Securities Regulation
- Securities Regulation: The Broker-Dealer Perspective
- Securities Regulation Drafting
- Securitization
- Trust and Wills
Litigation & Civil Practice
Litigation & Civil Practice
- Civil Litigation Drafting
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Litigation Drafting
- Discovery and Pretrial Process
- Domestic Arbitration Practicum
- Evidence
- Federal Courts
- International Arbitration Practicum
- International Commercial Arbitration
- Land Use Law
- Medical Malpractice Litigation Practicum
- National Security and Civil Liberties
- National Security Law and Policy in 21st Century America
- New York Practice
- Patent Litigation
- Professional Responsibility: Civil Litigation
- Trusts and Wills
Experiential Learning
Experiential Learning
- Advanced Trial Advocacy
- Accounting Experiential Skills
- Advanced Appellate Advocacy
- Appellate Advocacy and Civil Rights Experiential
- Commercial Drafting
- Commercial Litigation Drafting and Mediation
- Compliance Risk Assessment
- Criminal Litigation Drafting
- Critical Race Theory
- Family Law Drafting
- Fashion Ethics and Sustainability and Development
- Fundamental Lawyering Skills
- Intellectual Property Drafting
- International Law and Justice Practicum
- Narrative Advocacy Drafting
- Pro Bono Scholars
- Real Estate Drafting
- Securities Regulation Drafting
- The Art of In-House Counsel
- Trial and Arbitration Advocacy
- Upper Class Legal Writing Workshop
- Writing/Righting Race in the Public Sphere
- Externship: Advanced Seminar
- Externship: CED/Transactional Seminar
- Externship: Government Civil Litigation Seminar
- Externship: NYC Special Federal Litigation
- Externship: Housing Litigation Seminar
- Externship: Immigration Law Seminar
- Externship: Intro Seminar
- Externship: Judicial Seminar
- Externship: New York City Council Seminar
- Externship: NYC Law Dept: Environmental
- Externship: NYC Law Dept Special Federal Litigation
- Externship: Queens DA Conviction Integrity Unit Seminar
- Externship: Queens District Attorney Seminar
- Externship: Voting Rights Seminar
Clinics
Clinics
- Community and Economic Development
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Criminal Defense
- Entrepreneurial Law
- Family Defense and Advocacy
- Federal Litigation
- Federal Tax
- Global Anti-Racism
- Housing and Environmental Litigation
- Immigrant Policy and Advocacy
- Intellectual Property Law
- International Cooperation and Justice
- International Human Rights
- Legislative and Policy Advocacy
- Mediation
- Rule of Law
- Securities Litigation and Arbitration
Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appellate Advocacy and Civil Rights
- Arbitration Practice
- Conflict Management Systems Design
- Domestic and International Arbitration Practicum
- Fundamental Lawyering Skills
- International Arbitration
- Introduction to the Deal
- Negotiations
- Trial and Arbitration Advocacy
Constitutional Law & Policy
Constitutional Law & Policy
- Colloquium in Law and Philosophy
- Comparative Constitutional Law
- Constitution, Presidency, Law & National Security
- Current Supreme Court Controversies
- Election Law and the Presidency
- First Amendment
- New York Practice
- Reforming Our Electoral System
- Regulation of Financial Institutions
- Slavery and the Constitution
Criminal Law
Criminal Law
- Anti–Money Laundering Law
- Capital Punishment
- Complex Criminal Litigation
- Criminal Justice and the Modern Prosecutor
- Criminal Law Theory
- Criminal Litigation Drafting
- Criminal Procedure: Adjudication
- Criminal Procedure: Investigative
- Cyber Crimes
- Discovery and Pretrial Process
- Discovery Drafting
- Environmental Law
- Ethics in Criminal Advocacy
- Evidence
- New York Criminal Procedure
- Organized Crime
- Race, Gender & Crime
- White Collar Criminal Investigations and Parallel Civil Proceedings
Environmental Law
Environmental Law
- Climate Change: Law and Policy
- Energy Law
- Environmental Law
Fashion Law
Fashion Law
- Cosmetics Regulation
- Fashion Ethics, Sustainability, and Development
- Fashion and Commercial Real Estate Law
- Fashion and Employment Law
- Fashion Law and Finance
- Fashion Law and International Trade
- Fashion Law and Social Justice
- Fashion Law Practicum
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property
- Advanced Blockchain, Digital Assets, and Smart Contracts
- Advanced Legal Research: Copyright, Trademark, and Patent
- Art and Cultural Heritage Law
- Artificial Intelligence, Business Applications and the Law
- Copyright Law
- Counseling and Advocacy in Intellectual Property and Information Technology Matters
- Digital Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- Electronic Discovery and Information Governance
- Intellectual Property and Advanced Technology: Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain
- Intellectual Property Law
- Introduction to Blockchain, Crypto Currencies, Digital Assets: Legal and Business Issues
- Journalism and the Law
- Patent Law
- Patent Litigation
- Patent Practice Skills
- Smart Securities and Blockchain Regulations
- Trademark Law
Comparative, International & Human Rights
Comparative, International & Human Rights
- Admiralty and International Maritime Law
- Advanced Legal Research: Foreign and International
- Anti-Discrimination Law
- Antitrust – International Cross-Border Mergers
- Antitrust Law
- Asian Americans and the Law
- Comparative Constitutional Law
- Comparative Corporate Governance
- Corporate Sustainability, Transnational Business, and Human Rights
- Critical Race Theory
- Diversity and Inclusion in Law Practice
- Human Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility
- Human Rights Law
- Immigration Law
- International Business Transactions
- International Commercial Arbitration
- International Human Rights Scholarship
- International Law
- International Litigation and Arbitration
- International Taxation
- International Trade Law
- Labor Law in International Context
- Nuclear Weapons and International Law
- Refugee Law and Policy
- Slavery and the Law: Comparative and International Perspectives
Labor & Employment Law
Labor & Employment Law
- Disability Law
- Employment Discrimination
- Employment Law
- Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Law
- Labor and Employment Arbitration
- Labor and Employment Law Drafting
- Labor Law
- Law and Professional Sports
- Role of General Counsel: Counselor, Strategist & Manager
- Workers, Law & Changing Economy
Legal History & Legal Theory
Legal History & Legal Theory
- American Law and the Influence of Religion
- Criminal Law Theory
- Critical Race Theory
- Family Law
- Gender, Sexuality, and the Law
- Natural Law & Social Justice
- Poverty Law
- Race, Gender & Crime
Property/Real Estate Law
Property/Real Estate Law
- Affordable Housing
- Clinical Housing Litigation Seminar and Fieldwork
- Community Economic Development Clinic Seminar and Fieldwork
- Cooperatives and Condominiums
- Land Use
- Land Use and Real Estate Development
- Real Estate Drafting
- Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Transactions
- Residential Landlord-Tenant Law
Professional Responsibility & Development
Professional Responsibility & Development
- Advanced Seminar in Public Interest Lawyering
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Ethics
- Corporate Counsel
- Ethics in Criminal Advocacy
- Ethics in Public Interest Law
- Leadership for Lawyers
- Peer Mentorship and Leadership
- Professional Responsibility
- Professional Responsibility: Civil Litigation
- Professional Responsibility: Lawyers and Justice
- #Lawyering Up: Skills for Success in the Legal Profession – Beyond the Books
Race, Gender, Sexuality, and the Law
Race, Gender, Sexuality, and the Law
- Access to Justice
- Anti-Discrimination Law
- Critical Race Theory
- Feminism, Race and the Law Practicum
- Health Law & Biomedical Ethics
- Race and the Law
- Race, Gender, and Crime
Public Interest Law
Public Interest Law
- Administrative Law
- Advanced Legal Research: Public Interest
- Advanced Seminar in Public Interest Lawyering
- American Law and the Influence of Religion
- Consumer Protection Law
- Disability Law
- Ethics in Public Interest Law
- Family Law
- First Amendment
- Healthcare Policy and the Law
- Health Law & Biomedical Ethics
- Human Rights
- Immigration Law
- International Human Rights
- Law and Policy of Climate Change
- Nonprofit Law
- Poverty Law
Tax Law
Tax Law
- Accounting for Lawyers
- Advanced Legal Research: Taxation
- Corporate Strategy and Taxation
- Corporate Tax
- Globalization of American Corporations
- Income Taxation
- International Taxation
- Seminar on Upcoming Tax Reform
- Tax Policy and Distributive Policy
Technology
Technology
- Advanced Legal Research: Law Practice Technology
- Artificial Intelligence & Law Practice Today
- Compliance, Technology and Financial Services
- Counseling & Advocacy in Intellectual Property & Information Technology Matters
- Electronic Discovery and Information Governance
- Global Financial Regulation in the Digital World
- Information Law Survey
- Information Privacy Law
- Intellectual Property and Advanced Technology: Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain
- Intellectual Property Law
- Law and Technology: The Corporate Lifecycle
- Technological Change and the Law