ORIENTATION IN U.S. BUSINESS LAW
COURSE MATERIALS
The primary textbook provided for the course is usually William Burnham’s Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States (West Publishing, 4th edition, 2006). Prof. Burnham is a law school professor and participating faculty member in the Institute's programs. The book is a comprehensive textbook, currently in its fourth edition. The book was written specifically for law students and lawyers from outside the United States. Professor Burnham has traveled and taught extensively at leading universities in several countries, including Russia, The Netherlands and Italy, and is a member of the Institute's summer faculty.
To review sample pages from Professor Burnham's textbook (in PDF format), click on the links below.
You will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader to view the pages. (To download Acrobat Reader,
click here.)
Author's Preface
Business Law Chapter (excerpted pages)
Some professors create course materials specifically for the classes they teach for the Institute.
By clicking on the link below, you can view a comprehensive outline (in PDF format) written by Professor Martin Kriegel for
a seminar he taught. The seminar, U.S. Business Planning, was held in Tokyo, Japan in March 2002. At the seminar,
Professor Kriegel also provided sample documents that are typically used by lawyers in the United States.
U.S. Business Planning (Outline)
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