The Lowell Milken Institute influences the field of business law and policy through innovative research, world-class policy analysis and sophisticated training that prepares students to become leaders in an entrepreneurial economy. The institute uses its conferences and publications to reach a broad audience and to have a transformative impact.
Our Programs and Activities
Research and Policy Reform
The Lowell Milken Institute is setting the agenda for research and policy reform through targeted initiatives that tackle the most pressing problems in business law and policy. These initiatives result in conferences that bring leading figures to the campus and in publications that reach academics, legal practitioners, the business community and policy-makers. Consistent with a spirit of collaboration and cooperation, the institute regularly partners with others to enhance the impact of its work. For example, the annual NYU-UCLA Tax Policy Symposium rotates between Los Angeles and New York, reaching two key hubs of business activity. The institute publicizes the results of its research through various outlets, including its own white papers. The proceedings of the annual Tax Policy Conference are published in the prestigious Tax Law Review.
Curricular Innovation
The Lowell Milken Institute is dedicated to ensuring that the business law and policy curriculum remains in the vanguard of innovative approaches to legal education. In undertaking this effort, the institute presumes that lawyers who work in the corporate world require broad-based expertise. To ensure that fullness of perspective, the program of study combines theory with real-world opportunities for students to explore the intersection of law and business. Students are prepared for a sophisticated practice in a wide range of areas, including bankruptcy, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation, finance, commercial law and taxation. Graduates master the skills necessary to adapt to a changing legal marketplace, to identify emerging areas of economic opportunity and for those who choose to pursue alternatives to practice, to make the transition to leadership positions in business, the nonprofit sector and philanthropy.
Conferences and Events
Upcoming Events
Friday, June 7, 2013,
Basics of Business Bankruptcy sponsored by Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy and the Financial Lawyers Conference, UCLA School of Law.
Friday, October 18, 2013, NYU-UCLA Tax Policy Symposium: Politics and Taxation. UCLA School of Law.
Recent Events
Monday, April 22, 2013, Business Law Specialization Information Session for 1Ls, UCLA School of Law Room 1420.
Thursday, April 18, 2013, UCLA Business Law Association and La Raza Welcome Proskauer for a Panel Discussion on Mergers & Acquisitions, UCLA School of Law, Room 1457. Please RSVP to bla@lawnet.ucla.edu.Thursday, April 11, 2013, UCLA Law and Economics Workshop with Robert E. Scott, Columbia Law School. UCLA School of Law.
Thursday, April 4, 2013, UCLA Tax Policy and Public Finance Colloquium with Yair Listokin, Yale Law School. UCLA School of Law.
Thursday, April 4, 2013, UCLA Law and Economics Workshop with Richard Holden, University of New South Wales. UCLA School of Law.
Thursday, March 21, 2013, UCLA Tax Policy and Public Finance Colloquium with Itai Grinberg, Georgetown Law Center. UCLA School of Law.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013, Life After Law School meeting for UCLA School of Law students. UCLA School of Law. RSVP to estrada@law.ucla.edu.Monday, March 18, 2013, Lowell Milken Institute Roundtable Lunch for Students with David Weild, UCLA School of Law.
Thursday, March 14, 2013,
UCLA Law and Economics Workshop with Justin McCrary, Berkeley Law. UCLA School of Law.Wednesday, March 13, 2013,
What is the Future of Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities? presented by the Business Law Association, featuring Carson Leonard, Partner at Alston & Bird LLP, Gary Duff, Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, and Courtney Wright, Senior Associate at Alston & Bird LLP. 12:15 pm, UCLA School of Law, Room 1457. Please RSVP to
bla@lawnet.ucla.edu.
Thursday, March 7, 2013,
UCLA Tax Policy and Public Finance Colloquium with Day Manoli, UC Economics.
UCLA School of Law.Thursday, February 28, 2013,
UCLA Tax Policy and Public Finance Colloquium with Roberta Mann, University of Oregon Law School.
UCLA School of Law.Thursday, February 28, 2013,
UCLA Law and Economics Workshop with Ronen Avraham, UT Austin School of Law. UCLA School of Law.
Friday, February 22, 2013, Venture Capital Workshop for Students with Danielle Naftulin, 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm, UCLA School of Law. RSVP to
bla@lawnet.ucla.edu.
Thursday, February 21, 2013,
UCLA Law and Economics Workshop with Ezra Friedman, Northwestern School of Law. UCLA School of Law.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013, Lowell Milken Institute Roundtable Lunch for Students with Mary Rose Brusewitz, UCLA School of Law.
Friday, February 15, 2013,
Bankruptcy Success Modeling Conference, UCLA School of Law.
Thursday, February 14, 2013,
UCLA Tax Policy and Public Finance Colloquium with Sarah Lawsky, UC Irvine Law School.
UCLA School of Law.Thursday, February 14, 2013,
UCLA Law and Economics Workshop with Fernando Gomez from NYU School of Law. UCLA School of Law.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013, Presentation by UCLA School of Law Alum and Tax Lawyer Michael Herbert, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, Room 1420, UCLA School of Law.
Monday, February 11, 2013, Careers in Business Law Panel, 12:00 pm, UCLA School of Law Room 1457. Sponsored by the State Bar of California’s Business Law Section and UCLA’s Business Law Association.
Friday, February 8, 2013, Pircher, Nichols & Meeks Real Estate Transactions Competition sponsored by the Ziman Center for Real Estate and the Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy, UCLA Anderson.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013, Lowell Milken Institute Roundtable Lunch for Students with Haim Bodek, UCLA School of Law.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013, Lowell Milken Institute Roundtable Lunch for Students with Neil Barofsky, UCLA School of Law.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012, Municipal Bankruptcy in the 21st Century, UCLA School of Law.
Friday, October 19, 2012, NYU/UCLA Tax Policy Symposium: Income Tax at 100, NYU School of Law.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012, "Exploring Business Law In-House" panel for students, sponsored by the UCLA
Business Law Association, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, UCLA School of Law.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012, "Spain, Greece and Financial Markets" panel for students, sponsored by the UCLA Business Law Association, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, UCLA School of Law.
Thursday, September 27, 2012, Lowell Milken Institute Roundtable Lunch for Students with Charles Elson, UCLA School of Law.
Thursday, September 27, 2012, Lowell Milken Institute Business Law Breakfast with Charles Elson, UCLA School of Law.
Thursday, April 5, 2012, Lowell Milken Institute Roundtable Lunch for Students with Kathy Bazoian Phelps, UCLA School of Law.
Lowell Milken Institute Roundtable Lunches for Students
Two Lowell Milken Institute Roundtable Lunches for Students were held in Spring 2012. SEC Commissioner Troy Paredes was the guest at the first Roundtable held on March 1, 2012. UCLA School of Law alum Kathy Bazoian Phelps was the guest at the Roundtable on April 5, 2012, speaking about her book, The Ponzi Book: A Legal Resource for Unraveling Ponzi Schemes, and discussing with students the potential pitfalls for attorneys and other professionals in Ponzi schemes.
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Transactional LawMeet℠
UCLA School of Law was proud to host the first Western Regionals of the Transactional LawMeet℠ on February 17, 2012, at which business law students representing 10 law schools worked in teams competing against each other to draft a transactional agreement and to negotiate its provisions with other student teams. UCLA School of Law will again be host to the second Western Regionals on February 15, 2013. For more information, visit the Transactional LawMeet webpage. |
The
Federal Tax Reform Beyond the Beltway Conference was held on February 3, 2012. It was co-sponsored by the Tax Policy Center and UCLA School of Law.
Streaming video of the conference is available.
The
First Annual NYU/UCLA Tax Policy Symposium on Tax Law and Health Care Reform was held on October 28, 2011. Experts on the topic came from across the country to discuss issues related to tax law and health care. Papers from the conference will be published in an upcoming issue of
Tax Law Review.
Streaming video of the conference is available.
Curriculum
The
Business Law and Policy Specialization is designed for students who wish to focus their schooling in a particular area of business law and ultimately earn a certificate of completion with their J.D. Students may choose from five tracks: Business Law, Bankruptcy, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities Regulation and Taxation.
For the student who wants to be prepared for transactional practice at the highest level, the Business Law and Policy Specialization offers an unparalleled opportunity, producing lawyers who combine legal analysis with a thorough understanding of the business client’s goals and challenges and the tools necessary to meet the client's needs.
Our faculty recognizes that successful business lawyers do not just advise on the law. They help their clients structure, negotiate and execute their transactions. To do so effectively, lawyers must understand not only the basics of business, but also the business purpose and context of the transactions in which they are involved. Too many young lawyers discover this only after graduation, but the Business Law and Policy Specialization gives aspiring business lawyers a head start by providing them with a broad perspective on the issues likely to be encountered in their future legal and business careers and the skills necessary for effective transactional lawyering.
Publications
Please check back soon for information on upcoming publications.