The subject of this seminar is commercial fraud.  The goal is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of what parties should consider, what they should anticipate, and how they might respond in litigating and arbitrating commercial fraud cases.  The topics to be covered include (1) the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, (2) the federal securities laws, and (3) various state law claims.  Class will focus on the problems confronted daily by the practicing attorney. This course is jointly taught by practicting attorneys, Stephen Kupperman and George Freeman. This seminar may be taken to satisfy the upper-class writing requirement. (3 Credits)

Semester

Fall 2018

Instructor(s)

Stephen Kupperman & George Freeman

Academic Area(s)

Corporate & Commercial Law

Litigation & Procedure

Seminars