To get ahead in business, get the DEGREE [that gets you there faster.] The Global Professional Master of Laws Because business issues are legal issues. ONE YEAR – PART - TIME – NO THESIS – FOR L AWYERS AND NON - LAWYERS DON WEST Senior Partner Aird & Berlis LLP STEPHANIE POON Vice President RBC Capital Markets OVIDIU CORBU Manager, Vendor Management CIBC Professional Master of Laws GPLLM Global Right away, I was able to put to work what I was learning – even as I was learning it. KATHRYN ROBERTSON Vice President, Marketing Voyport A Master’s Degree that’s unique in North America. The Global Professional LLM is a 12-month executive-style Master of Laws offered during evenings and weekends and taught by leading legal experts and renowned full-time faculty. The GPLLM combines the best of U of T’s reputation for academic excellence with the pragmatic real-world expertise that’s the gold standard in business today. It teaches lawyers, business leaders, and policymakers to think critically from a global perspective about key business decisions that impact every bottom line. The GPLLM provides an intensive experience like no other. You’ll examine the impact of globalization on laws, legal institutions and markets from a broad multi-disciplinary and comparative legal perspective. Through examples, case studies and real-life business deals you’ll gain hands-on practical knowledge – and emerge a valued leader for your organization. Equipped with a GPLLM, graduates add immediate value to their clients, businesses, organizations and agencies. So you’ll be better prepared to ask the right questions when leading both domestic and cross-border transactions. In collaboration with local and foreign counsel, auditors, and other parties, you’ll be better able to identify the issues and challenges arising from the globalized business environment. JESSICA KELLY Financial Services Commission of Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General SALMIN JADAVJI Head of Anti-Bribery & Corruption HSBC Bank Canada ALLEN KWAN Director, Product Management & Development NEI Investments RUBAL BHADU Lenczner Slaght LLP What you’ll take – and take away. • A Master of Laws degree from Canada’s top law school and one of the world’s great law schools. • A unique learning environment led by leading legal experts. • Professionals from different backgrounds, industries, experiences and perspectives. • Extensive business and alumni networks -- for life. • Career advancement via enhanced performance and leadership skills. • A unique combination of legal and business expertise that will change the way you think. • Analytical reasoning and insights that will boost your credibility and understanding, and put you a step ahead of your colleagues. • A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you can fit into your life and work. We get to interact with top lawyers, top legal professionals and top business leaders. ARIEL LANG Research Analyst RBC Global Asset Management It was integral in my advancing into partnership at my law firm…. and clearly set me apart from my peers. MARK MAHONEY Partner Dentons LLP Venue and Format The program takes place at the downtown campus of the University of Toronto. All classes are live and consist of seminar discussions, case studies and interactive learning. Timing The GPLLM is a part-time executive program for working professionals. Classes are held Wednesday evenings from 6 to 9 pm for 12 months. In addition, there are five weekend modules. There is no thesis requirement. Tuition $32, 240 for domestic students; $50,820 for international students for the one-year program. Contact NATASHA MACKLEY, GPLLM Coordinator, gpllm@utoronto.ca, 416 --978 --1400. BRIAN SOYE Vice President Head of Commercial and Special Situations Realstar Group ABAS KANU Senior Counsel Legal, Corporate & Compliance Group BMO Financial Group gpllm.law.utoronto.ca