Part-time LLM Specializing in Securities Law

This program is available via Distance Learning.

Directors

 
Mary Condon, Osgoode Hall Law School
Heather Zordel, Cassels Brock and Blackwell LLP

Market globalization, competition and technological changes have had a significant
impact on securities regulation. This cutting-edge program, taught by leading academics and practitioners covers: Canadian capital markets, including complex financial products, transactions and legal structures; regulatory systems, including disclosure requirements and enforcement regimes; and current and emerging international issues and influences. Students will leave this program with a deep and broad understanding of the most important theoretical and practical issues confronting securities lawyers in Canada today.

Degree Requirements
There are two options for completing this degree.

Option I

  • The required course [6 credits];
  • 24 additional credits of course work, at least 18 of which must be courses in the Securities specialization
  • A Major Research Paper [6 credits]; and
  • Advanced Legal Research Workshop.

Option II

  • The required course [6 credits]; and
  • 30 additional credits of course work, at least 24 of which must be courses in the Securities specialization.

The Curriculum*
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.

Required Course
Foundations of Securities Regulation: Theories and Concepts

Elective Courses

International Securities Regulation
Corporate Governance, Markets and Institutions
Products, Transactions and Legal Structures
Litigation and Enforcement
Markets and Market Intermediaries
Keeping the Market Informed
Major Research Paper

Start Date: Fall 2011

* Please note that faculty, curriculum and course descriptions are subject

to change.

Contact


Sophia Seventikidis, Admissions and Client Services Assistant
Phone: 416.673.4670

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

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