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Contract Drafting: Sneaker Law

Note: There are multiple Contract Drafting courses available and no student may take more than one from the following options: LAW-321, LAW-221, and LAW-222.

Contract Drafting: Sneaker Law

Course Number: LAW-222
Course Type: Highly Specialized and Experiential
Credits: 2
Enrollment Limit: 16
Note: This course will meet once every two weeks
Description: Sneaker Law will provide hands-on contract drafting experience through the lens of the sneaker industry – covering areas of law including entity formation, employment, intellectual property, licensing and influencer collaborations, and litigation. Adjunct professor Nic Mayne from Nixon Peabody’s Entertainment & Media team will be joined by guest speakers from leading Portland-based sneaker and apparel companies, providing students exposure to a number of different areas of law, and the opportunity to develop drafting skills through weekly in-class drafting assignments. Required Textbook: Sneaker Law, Anand & Goldstein.
Prerequisite: Business Associations I is strongly recommended but not required
Evaluation Method: Weekly in-class drafting assignments
Capstone: no
WIE: yes

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