LL.M. in Transnational Commercial Practice tm
Post-Graduate Certificate in Transnational Commercial Practice
Distance-Learning Courses
Three
synchronous
and
seven
asynchronous
distance-learning
courses
are
offered
for
credit
toward
the
LL.M.
in
Transnational
Commercial
Practice
and
the
Post-Graduate
Certificate
(PGC)
in
Legal
Studies.
Once
commenced,
an
asynchronous
course
must
be
completed
within
12
weeks
unless
an
extension
is
requested
and
granted.
The
asynchronous
courses
are
available
via
the
Internet
on
servers
based
in
Europe
and
China.
These
courses
are
“self-contained”
-
no
additional
textbooks
or
case
books
or
other
resources
are
required
-
and
can
account
for
up
to
15
of
the
21
credits
required
for
the
LL.M. or 9 of the 12 credits required for the PGC.
Course Descriptions
Distance Learning Faculty
Professor
Dennis
Campbell
is
Director
of
the
Center
for
International
Legal
Studies
and
a
Lecturer
at
Boston
University
and
Eötvös
Lorand
University.
He
holds
an
LL.M.
from
Stockholm
University
and
is a member of the New York, Iowa, and Colorado state bars.
Professor
Julia
Sullivan
is
a
fellow
of
the
Chartered
Institute
of
Arbitrators
and
was
a
partner
at
Akin
Gump
Strauss
Hauer
&
Feld,
LLP
where
she
practiced
in
the
area
of
project
finance.
She
holds
a JD from American University and LL.M. degrees from Boston University and Lazarski University.
Professor
John
Erlick
was
a
Superior
Court
judge
for
20
years
in
Washington
State.
He
graduated
from
Harvard
College
with
honors
and
Georgetown
University
Law
Center
with
honors.
He
has
taught
legal
ethics
at
Seattle
University
for
15
years
and
served
as
a
Visiting
Professor
at
the
Far
Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia.
Professor
David
Zarski
is
a
member
of
Schuyler
Roche
Crisham
in
Chicago,
Illinois.
In
addition
to
managing
$25-billion-plus
transactions,
he
has
served
as
counsel
to
a
wholly
owned
bank
subsidiary
of
a
major
retailer
in
a
public
offering
of
a
credit
card
receivable
securitization
exceeding
$1-billion.
He
has
served
as
principal
structuring
counsel
to
the
United
States
branch
of
a
large
global
bank
and
its
associated
commercial
paper
conduits
in
various
transactions.
He
holds
a
Juris
Doctor degree from DePaul University and is a member of the Illinois Bar.
Professor
Elizabeth
Powers
is
a
member
of
Choate,
Hall
&
Stewart,
Boston,
Massachusetts,
specializing
in
cybersecurity
and
data
privacy.
She
has
30
years
of
experience
as
a
intellectual
property,
patent,
and
trade
mark
lawyer.
She
has
served
as
a
member
of
the
faculty
of
law
and
the
faculty
of
business
of
Santa
Clara
University
where
she
was
executive
director
of
the
High-Tech
Law
Institute.
She
holds
BS,
MBA,
MA,
Juris
Doctor,
and
LL.M.
degrees.
She
is
admitted
to
practice
in
California
and
Massachusetts
and
is
a
registered
patent
attorney
with
the
United
States
Patent
and
Trade Mark Office. She has lectured in Romania and in Poland.
Professor
Joseph
Matthews
was
a
trial
and
appellate
advocate
for
more
than
42
years.
He
is
a
magna
cum
laude
graduate
of
the
University
of
Miami
School
of
Law.
Professor
Matthews
is
a
Fellow
and
Past-President
of
the
International
Academy
of
Trial
Lawyers,
a
Fellow
of
the
American
College
of
Trial
Lawyers,
and
a
member
of
the
American
Board
of
Trial
Advocates
and
the
American
Law
Institute.
He
has
taught
international
arbitration
at
the
National
University
of
Mongolia
and
University
of
Dundee,
Scotland.
He
has
lectured
in
China,
Dubai,
Austria,
Ireland,
Scotland,
and
the
United
States.
He
serves
an
adjunct
professor
at
Florida
International
University
School of Law.
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