Securities Law York University

Overview

You will learn through interactive discussions and explore practical issues related to your specialization. You’ll have access to a wide range of elective options to broaden your legal knowledge or explore new areas related to your professional interests.  

This Professional LLM specialization in Securities Law from York University offers an in-depth examination into 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 within the field. Required courses address foundations and theoretical approaches to securities law, litigation and enforcement, and products, transactions, and legal structures. You will explore challenging issues concerning the appropriate regulation of complex products, how regulatory responsibility is shared among entities, and the nature of systemic risk. 

Who is the Specialization for?

• Lawyers or law graduates with legal work experience who have a strong demonstrated interest in securities law and wish to establish or expand a practice in this area of specialization 
• Professionals without a law degree who have significant related professional experience in the securities field, whether in the public or private sector, who wish to develop an advanced knowledge of securities law for professional purposes