Professional growth is key to career advancement. The Master of Laws (LLM) in Business Law is a post-JD master's degree program designed for attorneys hungry for greater opportunity. You'll build your insights through interaction with faculty, legal thought leaders, jurists and business professionals.
Knowing what's important to the business community will enhance your learning about regulatory and transactional practice and help you develop advanced skills for advising corporate clients.
Curriculum
Beginning each fall, you can complete the program in just one year on a full-time basis and in two years on a part-time basis. Courses are offered at Loyola's Water Tower Campus. Or, you may choose to take select online courses, after consulting with your advisor.
Courses
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
| Business Planning | |
| International Business Trans | |
| Transactional Skills Seminar | |
| Mergers and Acquisitions | |
| International Trade Law | |
| Bankruptcy | |
| Women and Leadership | |
| Secured Transactions | |
| Entertainment and Sports Law | |
| Corp & Partnership Tax | |
| Law and Accounting | |
| Environmental Law | |
| Insurance Law | |
| International Business Trans | |
| Advanced Corporate Tax | |
| Financing An Aging Population | |
| Client Counseling | |
| Business Practice Transactional Skills | |
| Advanced Business Law | |
| Documenting and Negotiating Finance Transactions | |
| Structured Finance | |
| Art Law | |
| Advising Not-For-Profit Organizations | |
| Corporate Governance Law and Practice | |
| Corporate Transactions in Health Law | |
| Health Law: Business and Finance | |
| Compliance and Securities Regulation | |
| Where Business Meets Law | |
| Business Law Center Clinical & Seminar | |
| Business Law Clinic II | |
| Business Planning | |
| Contracts | |
| Intntl Commercial Arbitration & the CISG | |
Total Hours | 24 |
Degree Requirements
To earn an LLM in Business Law degree, you must complete 24 credits hours, including a thesis paper. Visit our Registrar for a complete list of degree requirements, academic calendars, and registration process. You may access full course descriptions here.
Graduate & Professional Standards and Regulations
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