Institute for Global Business
In a global economy, attorneys must think globally.The Institute for Global Business addresses the need to prepare attorneys for practice in the global economy. The Institute designs innovative curricula, the goals of which encompass both ensuring that all law school graduates are familiar with the international issues they may expect to encounter in an era of increasing globalization, as well as providing distinctive programs for J.D. and LL.M. students seeking to specialize in transnational practice. The Institute sponsors an array of research activities exploring the intersections of law and global business, including holding regular conferences and symposia, as well as working with the impressive scholars on the Pacific McGeorge faculty whose writings explore the relationships between law and global business. The efforts of the Institute for Global Business are part of reasons why the international law program at Pacific McGeorge is ranked among the top international law programs in the United States.
Our Mission:
To optimize preparation for attorneys for practice in the global economy
To study the intersections between law and the global economy
We carry out our mission through:
Curricular Innovation
Globalizing the Curriculum Through the path-breaking globalizing the curriculum initiative, the Institute works to ensure that all law school graduates are prepared for practice in era of increasing globalization. Read more
Certificate in International Legal Studies For the benefit of J.D. students seeking specialized study in the international area, the Institute works with Pacific McGeorge faculty to further develop Pacific McGeorge's Certificate in International Legal Studies, which is distinctive for its equally strong curriculum in public international law (relations between states) and private international law (transnational business). Read more
LL.M. in Transnational Business Practice The Institute works with the Pacific McGeorge faculty to further develop Pacific McGeorge's pioneering LL.M. in Transnational Business Practice, with its first of its kind and often copied experiential learning opportunities and the opportunity for collaborative study at a partner foreign law school. Read more
Research Activities
Conferences
The Institute sponsors conferences and symposia, which bring together academics, professionals and policy makers to examine critical issues facing global business. Articles resulting from the symposia appear in the Pacific McGeorge Journal of Global Business and Development. Recent conferences and symposia include:
I Think I Can, I Think ICANN...[papers] [webcast]
Rethinking Corruption...[papers] [webcast]
Faculty Expertise on Law and Global Business
Yelpaala Professor Yelpaala has produced cutting edge scholarship on such topics as regional trade organizations, intellectual property, foreign direct investment, licensing agreements, international conflict of laws, and global product distribution. Read more
Gevurtz A leading commentator on corporate law in the United States, Professor Gevurtz, in recent years, has written important scholarship comparing corporate law in the United States with other nations. Read more
