Private and Transactional Law
NYU School of Law provides a rich academic environment for the study of private and transactional international law. The Law School offers a diverse array of courses, special internship opportunities, and extra-curricular activities designed to provide students with a solid foundation upon which to develop careers in the fields of private and transactional international law – in an academic, governmental, inter-governmental, or professional setting.
Private and Transactional International Law at NYU (24-page guide)
Recent events:
March 18, 2010: Conflict of Laws in International Commercial Arbitration - a three-day conference at the Verona University School of Law in Verona, Italy. This conference examined conflict of laws in various contexts, such as jurisdiction, procedure, and adjudication of the merits of a case. The center’s executive director, Franco Ferrari, currently the Inge Rennert Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at NYU and a professor at Verona University School of Law, delivered the opening remarks. On March 19, Linda Silberman, Martin Lipton Professor of Law, joined Ferrari to discuss what law should apply to the merits of an international dispute. Co-sponsored by the Center for Transnational Litigation and Commercial Law.
June 3 – 5, 2009: NYU Law School and Osgoode Hall Law School of York University are jointly organizing the 2009 Conference of the International Association of Procedural Law. The theme of the Conference is "Common Law/Civil Law: The Future of Categories-- Categories of the Future". The Conference will consider whether, in view of ongoing procedural reforms, the age-old categories of common law and civil law continue to be relevant to procedural systems and, if not, whether new categories are emerging or whether, indeed, such categories will have a role to play in the future. As you will see from the Program, available at www.iapl2009.org., a spectacular group of scholars have agreed to participate as speakers and panelists. We will also welcome the lively participation of all attendees, including in "Reports from the Floor." The organizers are Janet Walker of Osgoode Hall (Global Law Profssor at NYU Law School), Oscar Chase of NYU LAw School, Barry Leon of Torys LLP, Toronto and Federico Carpi, President of the IAPL.
Toronto, Canada
April 17 & 18, 2009: Bi-annual conference of the Journal of Private International Law
More information available here. Call for papers.
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April 16, 2009: The conference in tribute to the career of Professor Andreas Lowenfeld will feature judges, scholars, and practitioners whose own work has been influenced by Professor Lowenfeld. Among the invited speakers are Justice Lawrence Collins (of the English Court of Appeal), Judge Diane Wood (of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals), Dean Harold Koh (of Yale Law School), Professor Jose Alvarez, Professor Thomas Franck, Professor and Judge Theodor Meron, Professor Robert Howse, Professor Mario Giovanoli, Professor Eleanor Fox, Professor George Bermann, Professor Joachim Zekoll, Professor Catherine Kessedjian, and arbitration experts Gary Born, Loukas Mistelis, Donald Donovan, Robert Smit, William (Rusty) Park, and Louise Teitz.
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News:
The Center for Transnational Litigation and Commercial Law has been established to advance the study and practice of international business transactions and the way to solve related disputes either through litigation or arbitration. Professor Franco Ferrari of the University of Verona, one of the most well-known and respected scholars in private international law, will serve as the initial Executive Director. Professor Ferrari will be joined by Professor Kevin Davis, Professor Clayton P. Gillette, and Professor Linda Silberman of NYU School of Law in the creation and implementation of the initial programs for the Center.
