InternationalLLM Programs

INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS AND COMPARATIVE LAW

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TECHNOLOGY LAW

A WORLD OFOPPORTUNITY

USFSCHOOL OF LAW

With modern facilities situated in a world-class city, there is no better place to study law than at the University of San

Francisco. The San Francisco Bay Area’s legal and business market offers unparalleled training and career opportunities. Home to Silicon Valley, leading international law firms, and corporations, the region is the business and financial capital of the West Coast of the United States and is a rich environment for observing American law in action. Whatever your plans are once you receive your degree, USF will prepare you with the knowledge, skills, and professional networking opportunities to help get you there.

The USF School of Law, founded in 1912 and accredited by the American Bar Association, offers a rigorous education with a global perspective within a diverse, supportive community. The law school is an Academic Partnership School of the American Society of International Law.

Our expert full-time and adjunct professors bring to the classroom the highest educational credentials, substantial practical experience, and an underlying dedication to teaching, scholarship, and service. Our students are among the most ethnically diverse in any law school in the United States, and Master of Laws students are integrated into many of the Juris Doctor courses. Our alumni are a vast network of practicing attorneys specializing in many diverse legal fields.

The law school is housed in the Koret Law Center, one of the most modern law school facilities in America. The center includes the technologically advanced Dorraine Zief Law Library and Kendrick Hall, which is home to classrooms, offices, and student lounges. The Koret Law Center sits on the University of San Francisco’s stunning 55-acre campus. Just steps from campus, Golden Gate Park is a green oasis for exercise, running, cycling, fun, exploration, or studying in the afternoon sun. LLM students gather to attend sports events and take a day-long excursion on the California Coast.

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• Study in the heart of San Francisco, minutes away from the Civic Center, where LLM students attend hearings at the California Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and a local jury trial.

• Benefit from individual counseling with a faculty member and career planning services.

• Learn from USF law school alumni mentors who are practicing attorneys specializing in a variety of legal fields.

• Take advantage of the Office of Career Planning’s array of services, programs, and networking opportunities.

YOUR SUCCESSFUL CAREER BEGINS WITH ENGAGED LEARNING AT USF

Our students and faculty are part of a diverse, supportive, intellectually vibrant community that allow each individual to excel and reach their educational and career goals. All of this happens in one of the most diverse international cities in the world, which plays a vital role in the educational experience of LLM students.

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Your Course of Study

Both LLM degree programs require completion of 25 units and can be completed in two full-time semesters (August through May). All foreign-trained students must complete the American Legal System I and American Legal Writing and American Legal System II courses that provide a strong foundation in the structure of the American legal system. The courses also teach the practical skills lawyers need to succeed, including fact gathering, legal analysis, legal research and writing, problem-solving, and oral advocacy.

Graduates of the LLM program may be eligible to take the bar exam in many U.S. states. Although students are responsible for researching eligibility requirements, which vary by state, they should inform their academic advisors at the beginning of the fall semester to discuss bar-related courses that they might choose to take.

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The LLM in International Transactions and Comparative Law program is your gateway to a thriving career in American, international, and

comparative law. The program equips students with a strong grounding in legal theory and practical skills to pursue gainful employment in the United States and abroad.

Students who choose this program specialize in one of two areas. The first option is to focus on the law relating to international business and commercial transactions or international human rights law. Students who select the second option focus on an area of American law as the subject of a comparative law study. Students pursuing either track may tailor their education by selecting from many recommended and elective courses. The coursework recognizes the increasing globalization of the practice of law, whether specializing in comparative law, business, or human rights law.

SHOURJYO MUKHERJEE ’09Managing Partner and Counsel, Custos Legis, India

“My LLM has given me a global perspective of commercial jurisprudence and equipped me with the tools to ably assist and advise foreign investors in India.”

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LLM IN INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS AND COMPARATIVE LAW

REQUIRED COURSES:American Legal System IAmerican Legal Writing and American Legal System II

CORE COURSES:Comparative LawInternational Business TransactionsInternational Human Rights LawPublic International Law

ELECTIVE COURSES INCLUDE:Asian Legal SystemsConstitutional Law and other bar exam coursesEmployment LawEnvironmental LawImmigration LawLegal Aspects of Modern Financial InstitutionsInternational Advocacy and ResearchInternational Civil Dispute Resolution & ArbitrationInternational Human Rights Law ClinicInternational Refugee Law and the European CrisisLabor LawMediationSecurities Regulation

FRANK C. NEWMAN

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN

RIGHTS LAW CLINIC

USF’s innovative Frank C. Newman International Human Rights Law Clinic is one of the only law clinics nationwide that gives students an opportunity to advocate for human rights issues at the United Nations in New York, with the Commission on the Status of Women, and in Geneva, Switzerland, with the Human Rights Council. Our students experience human rights mechanisms first- hand as they present written and oral interventions at the UN, as well as advocate for language in resolutions that help to pro-mote and protect human rights. A number of our graduates have gone on to work with NGOs and in some instances UN agencies at its headquarters or in their home countries.

LAURA RIVERA MARINERO ’09Democratic Governance Coordinator, United Nations Development Program, El Salvador

“Going to Geneva with the Frank C. Newman International Human Rights Law Clinic was a unique opportunity to put into practice the theory I had gained in the classroom. This experience gave my career a whole new perspective, and I think of it as the turning point in my path to an international career.”

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JACK GARVEYProfessor Garvey specializes in public and private international law, is published in premier journals, and is an arbitrator and consultant to law firms.

EXPERT FACULTY

On our faculty, you’ll find seasoned educators, practitioners, and scholars who share a zeal for teaching and are ready to help you define your own career direction.

REZA DIBADJProfessor Dibadj focuses on corporate and securities law, regulation and administrative law, antitrust, and social welfare theory.

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PETER HONIGSBERGProfessor Honigberg’s current research focuses on the rule of law and human rights violations that occurred in the detention center in Guatanamo Bay, Cuba, and on the study of terrorism and other post-9/11 issues.

CONNIE DE LA VEGAProfessor de la Vega is the academic director of international programs and director of the Frank C. Newman International Human Rights Law Clinic. She writes extensively on international human rights and leads delegations to United Nations meetings, and regularly submits amicus briefs detailing inter- national law standards to U.S. courts. She was named the California Bar Association’s International Lawyer of the Year for 2016.

EXPERT FACULTY

On our faculty, you’ll find seasoned educators, practitioners, and scholars who share a zeal for teaching and are ready to help you define your own career direction.

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This LLM program is designed for a diverse group of lawyers — from seasoned practitioners looking to stay abreast in that constantly changing

field, to recent graduates wanting to get an edge in a market where specialization is increasingly important to employers. Our alumni practice all aspects of IP law for law firms, governmental agencies, and corporations in the U.S. and abroad.

Skills training and career development are key features of the program. We offer a wide range of experiential learning and networking opportunities through our Internet and Intellectual Property Justice Clinic, Entrepreneurial Ventures Legal Services Project, and law school clinic program with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Students can also write for the nationally recognized Intellectual Property Law Bulletin and participate in our vibrant student organizations and alumni networking events.

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CYRIL MATSWETU ’13Associate, White & Case LLP“I was able to build a strong network in San Francisco and the Bay Area at large, and I was immediately welcomed into the supportive USF law school family. The IP courses I took laid a strong foundation on which I was able to build a deep and well-versed knowledge of the IP field.”

LLM IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND

TECHNOLOGY LAW

RUDOLF LEŠKA ’11Owner, Law Office of Rudolf Leška; Counsel, Vyskoil, Krošlák & spol., Czech Republic

“USF gave me a way of thinking, not only an education, a completely new insight into the substance of law, no matter whether you actually practice the law in California or in Europe. And I believe this is an important advantage on the highly competitive market of legal services.”

REQUIRED COURSES:American Legal System I

American Legal Writing and American Legal System II

IP Seminar

CORE COURSES:Copyright Law

Internet Law

IP Survey

Patent Law

Trademark Law

ELECTIVE COURSES INCLUDE:Antitrust Law

Antitrust Law and IP Rights

Biotechnology Law

Entertainment and Media Law

Information Privacy

International IP

Internet and IP Justice Clinic

IP Litigation

Law of News Gathering and Reporting

Sports Law

THE MCCARTHY INSTITUTE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TECHNOLOGY LAW

This leading trademark law institute serves as the center of USF’s intellectual property and technology program. It works to advance the body of knowledge related to IP law, with an emphasis on the relationship among IP law, cyberlaw, emerging technologies, and globalization. The McCarthy Institute focuses on the impact of increasing global trade, communications, and how the law can shape world trade to maximize its positive benefits. It hosts symposia and events that connect students with leading IP lawyers. The institute is named for USF Senior Professor J. Thomas McCarthy, the pre-eminent expert in the field who served on the faculty for 36 years and remains engaged with institute activities and scholarly work.

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DAVID FRANKLYNProfessor Franklyn directs the LLM in Intellectual Property and Technology Law Program and the McCarthy Institute for Intellectual Property and Technology Law. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles on trademark law, and is editor-in-chief of McCarthy’s Desk Encyclopedia of Intellectual Property.

SUSAN FREIWALDA former software developer, Professor Freiwald is now a top authority on cyberlaw, information privacy law, and internet law. She has authored amicus briefs in major cases involving electronic surveillance laws, has published extensively in legal academic journals, and is frequently quoted in the media.

EXPERT FACULTY

On our faculty, you’ll find experts in patents, trademarks, copyrights, cyberlaw, and information privacy, among other fields. They empower students with a comprehensive understanding of intellectual property and policy.

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ROBERT TALBOTProfessor Talbot is the founding director of many clinics at the law school, including the Employment, Mediation, Investor Justice, and Internet and Intellectual Property clinics. He has been involved in thousands of family, employment, and other civil mediations both as mediator and representative.

EXPERT FACULTY

On our faculty, you’ll find experts in patents, trademarks, copyrights, cyberlaw, and information privacy, among other fields. They empower students with a comprehensive understanding of intellectual property and policy.

JESSICA FAJFARAssistant Clinical Professor Fajfar teaches in several USF law clinics, including supervising the USPTO program and assisting students with the Entrepreneurial Ventures Legal Services Project and many trademark prosecution matters.

JIARUI LIUAssistant Professor of Law Liu is director of inter- national relations for LLM programs and specializes in intellectual property law, in particular the interactions between intellectual property protection, technological innovation, and the development of cultural industries.

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We seek to admit a diverse group of students who are among the most capable lawyers from countries throughout the world. The Admissions Committee reviews completed files in the order they are submitted, on a roll-ing basis. Applications will be reviewed once all required documents and the application fee have been received. Early application filing is encouraged in order to receive an application decision in a timely manner.

For more information, please contact:Julianne Cartwright TraylorAssociate Director of International LLM and Visiting Scholar Programsmasterlaws@usfca.edu415.422.6658

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LLM AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM

The LLM and English Language Program is designed for otherwise qualified LLM applicants who want to improve their English language skills and achieve the level of proficiency necessary to be successful in the LLM degree program. After submitting TOEFL or IELTS scores, conditionally admitted students may be required to take one or two semesters of English language development coursework at USF prior to starting their LLM degree. Students will receive some credit towards their LLM degree and a certificate at the completion of the program. More information about the program can be found at www.usfca.edu/law/academics/llm/english.

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ELIGIBILITY

The LLM program is open to applicants who have obtained a first degree in law, or have completed in a foreign country the university-based legal education required to take the equivalent of the bar exam-ination in that country, or are qualified to practice law in a foreign country, or are otherwise determined sufficiently qualified by the LLM Admissions Committee.

FINANCIAL AID

Financial aid may be offered to international applicants demonstrating financial need and outstanding academic achievement. Complete information on financial aid is available at www.usfca.edu/law/admissions/tuition-aid/llm.

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