Sustainable business practices are gaining relevance as more and more businesses evaluate their environmental impact. Oregon Law’s Green Business Law concentration prepares you to enter this emerging field by immersing you in a rich, interdisciplinary curriculum. If you are interested in environmental and natural resources law, you should also consider concurrently pursuing an Environmental Law concentration to complement your legal education.
Requirements
Group A – Must satisfactorily complete the following courses:
- LAW 664 Administrative Law
- LAW 620 Business Associations
Group B – Must satisfactorily complete 1 or more courses:
- LAW 793 Environmental Law
- LAW 690 International Environmental Law
- LAW 794 Natural Resources Law
Group C – Must satisfactorily complete 2 or more courses:
- LAW 653 Climate Change Law and Policy
- LAW 610 Energy and the Law
- LAW 793 Environmental Law
- LAW 690 International Environmental Law
- LAW 668 Land Use Law
- LAW 794 Natural Resources Law
- LAW 669 Water Resources Law
Group D – Must satisfactorily complete 2 or more courses:
- LAW 627 Accounting for Lawyers
- LAW 712 Business Law Clinic
- LAW 633 Business Planning
- LAW 681 Federal Income Tax II
- LAW 626 Mergers & Acquisitions
- LAW 665 Securities Regulation
- LAW 610 Sustainability and Business
- LAW 630 Tax Policy
In addition to completing the curriculum listed above, you must satisfactorily complete an appropriate paper, clinic, field placement, business plan, integrative project, or substantially equivalent work. All work must be approved by a member of the Green Business Law Concentration Committee.