Professional LLM Specializing in Business Law

This program is available by Distance Learning.

Directors

Poonam Puri, Associate Dean, Research, Graduate Studies & Institutional
Relations, Associate Professor of Law, Co-Director, Hennick Centre
for Business and Law, Osgoode Hall Law School

Vanessa Grant, Partner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP

The Professional LLM in Business Law is a two-year, part-time program designed for professionals from across Canada who want to develop greater expertise in this dynamic area of law. Market globalization, competition and technological changes have had a significant impact on the regulation of businesses in Canada and around the world. This cutting-edge LLM in Business Law, taught by leading academics and practitioners, will cover, at an advanced level: Canadian corporate law principles and rules, legal duties of directors and managers, rights of shareholders and other stakeholders and remedies available to them. The program will involve an in-depth examination of corporate finance and corporate structuring issues. It will also examine the current regulatory system, including emerging international influences and trends. Students will leave this program equipped with a deep and broad understanding of the most important theoretical and practical issues confronting business lawyers in Canada today.

The degree requirements will be satisfied upon the completion of 36 credits. There are two options for completing this degree:

Option I: Coursework and Major Research Paper [36 credits]

• The required courses for Business Law [18 credits];
• 12 additional credits of coursework, at least 6 of which must be courses from the Business Law-related electives*; and
• A Major Research Paper (70 pages) in the Business Law field [6 credits]

The Advanced Legal Research Workshop is required for all students who wish to complete a Major Research Paper. Please note that this will not count towards the 36 credits required to complete the degree.

Option II: Coursework only [36 credits]

• The required courses for Business Law [18 credits];
• 18 additional credits of coursework, at least 12 of which must be courses from the Business Law-related electives*; and
• A Significant Research Paper (30 pages) as a means of evaluation for one of the required Business law courses

* Up to 6 credits of coursework from other Professional LLM specializations may be taken during your period of enrollment.

Courses will be offered in a combination of weekly and intensive formats. Videoconferencing is available for most courses although occasional attendance in person in Toronto is required (refer to the schedule for specific details on each course).

Note: Faculty, curriculum, course descriptions and degree requirements are subject to change without notice.

Advanced Corporate Law
Boards of Directors
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Corporate Remedies
Corporate Transactions

International Commercial Arbitration

International Securities Regulation
International Taxation

Managerial Tax Planning

Partnerships and Alternative Business Vehicles

Regulatory Regimes

Securities Regulation

Tax Treaties: Policy, Application and Interpretation

Check our website for other courses that may be available as electives
in this category.

Phone:  416.673.4670

Toll free within Canada: 1.888.923.3394
Email: admissions-opd@osgoode.yorku.ca

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