Faculty & Classes

Philip Halpern and Amy Westbrook

Faculty for the Program are drawn primarily from UB Law School, with additional assistance from other schools. UB Law School Finance Transactions faculty, in consultation with the Management School, have developed the innovative course curriculum.

Classes are taught in weekly modules that focus on different topics within finance and law, often specific areas of practice. Each week, well-known practitioners (many of whom are UB Law graduates) join the class to lend the benefits of their experience in and spe- cific knowledge of the field.

• Academic Faculty
• Class Topics

2010 Academic Faculty

Philip Halpern,
Professor
University at Buffalo Law School

Thomas E. Headrick,
SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus
University at Buffalo Law School

Stuart G. Lazar,
Associate Professor
University at Buffalo Law School

R. Nils Olsen, Jr.,
Former Dean and Professor
University at Buffalo Law School

Philip R. Perry,
Associate Professor and Associate Dean for International Programs,
University at Buffalo School of Management

John Henry Schlegel,
Roger and Karen Jones Faculty Scholar and Professor
University at Buffalo Law School

Spring 2009 Class Topics

Classroom instruction is the cornerstone of the program, and covers an array of advanced topics. A partial list below demonstrates the breadth of knowledge that the students gain.

• Bankruptcy Reorganization
• The Future of the Financial Markets
• International Business: Valuation and Ethical Issues
• International Dispute Settlement and Taxation
• International Project Finance and Political Risk
• International Securities Markets
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Regulation of Executive Compensation and Self-Regulatory Organizations
• Regulation of Financial Institutions
• Transactions
• Tax