Master's Information Evening International Business Law 23 march 2017

International Business Law LL.M. (IBL)March 23, 2017

Welcome!

FROM LAWYERS TO INNOVATORSAn Introduction to theInternational Business Law LL.M. Program

Dr. Jing Li MPhilMiranda Kappé

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Meet the IBL Team!

Prof. Dr. Erik VermeulenProgram Director IBL

Dr. Jing Li MPhilDeputy Director IBL

Ivona Skultetyova LLMPhD Candidate/Lecturer

Miranda KappéCoordinator/’mother’ IBL

Vladimir Mirkov LLMPhD Candidate/Lecturer

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• Eligibility

• Dutch Students: Ondernemingsrecht

Rechtsgeleerdheid

Fiscaal Recht

Global Law (both tracks)

• International Students: Bachelor in Law (or equivalent)

• Around 80 students a year, approximately 30% Dutch and 70% international

Prospective Students

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What do you study in IBL?

Venture Capital Financing and Contracting

Governance TomorrowNew business models

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What do you study in IBL?

All other issues related with Business Law

Corporate GovernanceSecurities and Financial Law

European Competition Law

International Company LawMergers and Acquistions

Legal Negotiations

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Our Approach to the Study of Law

• Theory meets practice method: first, learn the theory behind these realities; then apply the learned knowledge into practical situations.

• Some examples: case study assignments, take-home exams with drafting exercises such as a legal advise

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The “Law and Economics” method

• At the IBL Master, we go much further than just learning the “Law in the Books” or “Black Letter Law”.

• We use basic Economic theory to understand: (1) what are the effects of (new) rules and regulations; (2) what is the reason behind the current legal provisions; (3) should the current legal provisions be changed and how.

• Our goal: to reach an efficient legal framework for Businesses.

Information Asymmetries Moral Hazard Adverse

SelectionAgency

Problems

Meet “new” words and concepts such as…

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A Comparative Perspective in Your Study

• We assess Business Law from two different approaches: Common Law jurisdictions and Civil Law jurisdictions and try to see which one is more efficient, through a Law & Economics perspective.

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More advantages of studying IBL

Several lectures and courses lectured by high-ranked Visiting Professors from our network of partner Universities or professionals from other institutions, such as: (1) Kyushu University (Fukuoka, Japan)(2) Mumbai University (Mumbai, India)(3) Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf, Germany)(4) Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogota, Colombia)(5) Universität Liechtenstein (Vaduz, Liechtenstein)(6) Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Venture Mentor Program (USA)(7) American Bar Association(8) United Nations

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Five compulsory courses – 6 ECTS each:

• A Primer on International Business Law

• Banking and Securities Regulation

• European Competition Law

• International Business Law I

• International Company Law

Overview fall semester

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Three compulsory courses:

• International Business Law II - 6 ECTS

• Legal Negotiation Workshop - 6 ECTS

• Master’s thesis IBL - 12 ECTS

=> two tracks: Business Law and Competition Law

At least one optional course - 6 ECTS

• Advanced EU Competition Law

• Comparative Corporate Governance

• International Commercial Law

• Law, Entrepreneurship and Finance

• Trade and WTO Law

• Other TLS master course after approval

Overview spring semester

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IBL’s Extracurricular Activities

Social events, guest lectures, conferences, master classes

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This will be your ultimate study goal…

the IBL Graduation Day in July!

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Career perspectives

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16%

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9% 2%

IBL Graduates

Law Firms

Corporations

Non-legal Jobs

Education & research

Public Institutions

NGOs

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*name student

• Why did I decide for IBL?

• What is life of IBL students like?

• How do the courses look like?

• What have we learned so far?

IBL Student Stories

Please never hesitate to contact us:M.Kappe@tilburguniversity.edu

Questions?

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