Global Business and Financial Law (LL.M.)

Explore topics such as commercial law, hedge funds, and banking laws and regulations with Chicago Kent School of Law’s LL.M. in Global Business and Financial Law.

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Chicago-Kent's LL.M. program in Global Business and Financial Law allows students to broaden their knowledge and sharpen their skills in order to handle the range of legal issues arising from the new and evolving business law and financial law. It emphasizes the global nature of business and markets, in which globalization, technology, and revolutionary market forces have created an environment that requires legal professionals to be adaptive and consistently up to date.

Program Overview

The LL.M. is a full- or part-time degree program for individuals holding a J.D. For individuals holding an LL.B. or other non-U.S. first law degree, the program is on a full-time basis only.

Career Opportunities

The LL.M. in Global Business and Financial Law helps attorneys expand their knowledge and stay up to date on topics related to business and finances.

Here are a few courses our students find interesting:

  • LAW 138 Hedge Funds There are over two trillion dollars invested in hedge funds—investment giants that move and shape today's international financial markets. Yet many do not understand their significance or their complex workings. This course is designed to give you a practical understanding of hedge funds and the documentation that supports the formation and operation of these funds.
  • LAW 215 E Commerce This course covers Internet contracting both domestically and internationally; payment systems and related privacy concerns; Internet business torts and anti-trust in e-commerce. Legal issues are examined against the background of the nature of e-commerce.
  • LAW 828 Banking Law and Regulation This course examines the legal and regulatory framework applicable to U.S. banking organizations, which includes bank holding company systems, federally and state-chartered banks and savings and loans. The course will introduce basic statutory and regulatory concepts and explore the goals of these laws and regulations.

Students are required to graduate with 24 credits. Most students in the Global Business and Financial Law program are required to take Business Organizations and a variety of other courses. The director of the program will meet with each student to determine their personal goals and the best classes to further the education of the student.

Tuition and Fees

Learn more about the university’s general tuition and fees, visit the Student Accounting website.

Featured Faculty

Felice Batlan

Felice Batlan

Professor of Law Director of the Institute for Compliance Co-Director of the Institute for Law and the Humanities

Get In Touch

Email intllm@illinoistech.edu to request information and updates regarding admission to the LL.M. Program in Global Business & Financial Law.