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True or false – “artificial intelligence will make organizations more productive, innovative, competitive, and efficient. But the law will struggle to keep pace, and sophisticated and forward-thinking legal counsel are needed to navigate this nascent legal environment.” If you answered “true,” keep reading! In this class, you’ve been engaged as the Company’s newest General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer to assess the Company’s proposed uses of artificial intelligence and algorithmic decision-making for legal compliance and to mitigate risk. We’ll dive into algorithms and data sets, play with large language models, explore the applicable legal and public policy environment, and develop a legal framework for assessing the Company’s plans.

Most lawyers interview clients and witnesses, counsel clients, and negotiate on their clients’ behalf. In this intensive course, students learn these interrelated skills primarily through simulation, where they participate in a series of exercises with prompt feedback. This one-credit, intensive course focuses on skills development and self-reflection to improve those skills.

Hedge funds, private equity funds and other private pooled investment vehicles continue to play an impactful role in the financial marketplace. This course is designed to provide practical learning through the use of a series of simulations where the student will be required to lead a hypothetical client through the process of establishing an investment management business and formation and operation of a private fund. This involves gaining an understanding of (i) the basic differences among the types of funds and investment strategies along with primary fund terms and conditions and (ii) the primary securities laws applicable to forming, operating and making investments for a private fund. The course will be taught with support from Jason Daniel and Burke McDavid who are partners in the investment management practice group of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.

Offers a practical exploration of joint ventures within real estate transactions, focusing on the relationships between parties throughout the joint venture's lifecycle. Students learn how market forces typically allocate control and management responsibilities, capital investments, economic benefits, and exit strategies. Through a hypothetical negotiation, the course guides students from the letter of intent and term sheet phase to a simulated liquidity event, providing an immersive experience in the intricacies of joint venture agreements.