Curriculum

Concentration

Business Law & Financial Services

21credits required

Twenty-one credits, with four required core courses covering thirteen to fourteen of them and an externship or practicum on top.

Enrol by October 1 (January graduates) / February 1 (May graduates) · completion form November 1 (January graduates) / March 1 (May graduates)

Plan around these

Courses listed by a concentration but absent from the 2026-27 catalog may be on a multi-year rotation, renamed, or discontinued. Verify with Academic Services.

  • Core, spring only: Securities Regulation
  • Listed but not running in 2026–27: Basic Federal Income Tax, Transactional Skills OR Transactional Skills: Intellectual Property OR Transactional Skills in Commercial & IP Practice, Business Law or Financial Services externships (placement requires pre-approval by Administrative Director and a Faculty Director), Intellectual Property Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic, Online Dispute Resolution for ADR, Securities Law Moot Court Team, Transactional Law Clinic, Business Law & Financial Services, Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Moot Court Team

What it takes

  • Completing the four (4) required core courses (13 - 14 credits)
  • An approved externship with a business, corporate, finance or tax placement OR a Concentration Practicum course, or an exemption from the externship or Concentration Practicum requirement, as granted by the Concentration Director and/or the Administrative Director of Concentrations
  • Completing at least six (6 credits) additional elective course credits so that it is possible to complete the required 21 credits in approved Business Law and Financial Services Concentration courses by the time the student graduates;
  • Periodically reviewing the student's progress in attaining the requisite grade point averages with the Concentration Faculty Director and/or the Office of Academic Services; and
  • Obtaining the Concentration Faculty Directors' approval of the student's plan for completing the Concentration's writing requirement.
  • Meeting the GPA Requirements for the Concentration

Suffolk's requirements page · its course list · Academic Rules

Courses that count

51 listed, 31 running this year.

A. Core Courses

Basic Federal Income Tax4 crNot offered 2026-27
Business Entity Fundamentals4 crBoth terms

Adam Eckart, Anthony Polito, Christopher Gibson

Securities Regulation3 crSpring only

Joseph Franco

Transactional Skills OR Transactional Skills: Intellectual Property OR Transactional Skills in Commercial & IP Practice3 crNot offered 2026-27

B. Business Practicum Courses and Externships

Business Law or Financial Services externships (placement requires pre-approval by Administrative Director and a Faculty Director)2 crNot offered 2026-27
Business of Practice: Hit the Ground Running2 crSpring only

Andrew Garcia

Business Planning2 crFall only

Gregory Pickard, Karl Hartmann

Compliance Practice Seminar2 crSpring only

Barbara-Ann Boehler

Design Thinking for Lawyers & Business Professionals3 crFall only

Alexander Gavis, Philippe Mauldin

Intellectual Property Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic5 crNot offered 2026-27
Mediation3 crSpring only

Beth Aarons

Negotiating Business Transactions - Simulation2 crSpring only

Christopher Gibson

Negotiation2 crBoth terms

Darren Braham, Diana Chiang, Gabriel Teninbaum

Online Dispute Resolution for ADR2 crNot offered 2026-27
Securities Law Moot Court Team2 crNot offered 2026-27
Transactional Law Clinic5 crNot offered 2026-27

C. Elective Course Requirements:

Business Law & Financial Services6 crNot offered 2026-27
Accounting for Lawyers2 crSpring only
Antitrust3 crBoth terms

Elbert Robertson

Banking Law3 crFall only

Dario Hernandez

Bankruptcy2 crNot offered 2026-27
Bankruptcy Moot Court Team2 crNot offered 2026-27
Bankruptcy Reorganizations2 crNot offered 2026-27
Biotechnology and the Law3 crFall only

Bruce Leicher

Business Law or Financial Services Thesis (topic requires pre-approval by Administrative Director and a Faculty Director)2 crNot offered 2026-27
Commercial Law Survey4 crBoth terms

Michael Rustad, Stephen McJohn

Compliance Life Sciences Regulation and Recognition3 crSpring only

Stephanie Macholtz

Corporate Finance3 crSpring only

Anthony Polito

Corporate Taxation3 crNot offered 2026-27
Directed Study (topic requires pre-approval by Administrative Director and a Faculty Director)2 crNot offered 2026-27
Emerging Issues in Law: Information Technology and Transnational Business2 crNot offered 2026-27
Employment Law3 crSpring only

David Yamada

ERISA and Retirement Plans2 crNot offered 2026-27
In-House Counsel: Ethical Practice2 crFall only

Neal Goldman

In-House Counsel Immersion2 crFall only

Bill Gabovitch

In-House Intl Commercial Practice2 crSpring only

Neal Goldman

International Business Transactions3 crFall only

Christopher Gibson

International Investment Law3 crSpring only

Christopher Gibson

International Tax Law3 crSpring only
International Trade Law3 crSpring only

Sara Dillon

Investment Management Regulation3 crNot offered 2026-27
Labor Law3 crFall only

Katie Lev, Thomas Henry

Law and Economics2 crFall only

Elbert Robertson

Mergers and Acquisitions4 crSpring only

Joseph Franco

Real Estate Transactions and Conveyancing2 crNot offered 2026-27
Secured Transactions3 crNot offered 2026-27
Taxation of Sports and Entertainment2 crFall only

Drew Logue

Tax Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions2 crFall only

Kirsten Price

Tax Law Moot Court Team2 crNot offered 2026-27
Taxation of Mergers/Acquisition2 crFall only

Meredith Conway

Taxation Practice and Procedure2 crFall only

Carlton King, Patrick Gallagher

Verified 2026-08-27. Confirm with Academic Services before you plan around it.

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