Peter Huang’s teaching and scholarship apply behavioral economics, finance, and neuroeconomics to business law, law student and lawyer well-being, leadership, legal education, legal ethics, and race and gender anti-discrimination. His research includes analyzing how to boost people’s decision-making competencies, including retirement planning, by practicing mindfulness, helpful thinking styles, and cognitive diversity. Huang is interested in fostering people to become more creative thinkers and innovative problem solvers. Huang teaches business law, law & economics, leadership, legal ethics.
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LAWS 5425 - Torts
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2019
Studies nonconsensual allocation of losses for civil wrongs, focusing primarily on concepts of negligence and strict liability.
LAWS 6103 - Legal Ethics Professionalism
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Spring 2019 / Spring 2020
Examines the legal profession as an institution, its history and traditions and the ethics of the bar with particular emphasis on the professional responsibilities of the lawyer. Discusses the Model Rules of Professional Conduct.
LAWS 6318 - Economic Analysis of Law
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Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021
Introduces the basic elements of economic theory and emphasizes demand and utility, cost and optimality.
LAWS 7621 - Business Associations
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Fall 2020
Covers the law of agency, partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations. It includes principles of agency, formation and operation of business entities, fiduciary duties of the actors in business entities, and the relevant federal and state laws related to those entities.
LAWS 8003 - Seminar: Lawyers and Leadership
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Spring 2021
Analyzes challenges and responsibilities of serving in leadership roles, with particular emphasis on utilizing law as a vehicle to change organizations and societies. Topics include characteristics, models, styles, and theories of leadership, charisma, civil and human rights, conflict management, decision-making, diversity, ethical responsibilities, forms of influence and persuasion, innovation, mindfulness, organizational dynamics, positive organizational scholarship, and scandal. Materials will include cutting-edge research, case histories, exercises, problems, simulations, and video clips from popular culture and media.
