U of T Law - GPLLM

We are pleased to regularly host Drop-In Q&A sessions with the GPLLM admissions team to help you learn more about our program, the admission requirements, and the application process. Q&A sessions take place in a small group setting. Please register here: https://admissions.sgs.utoronto.ca/portal/gpllm-upcoming-events?id=492595b8-b659-438e-a640-db4da288c375

Join us for an information session on how to maximize the strength of your GPLLM application for the Fall 2023 cohort. We are pleased to provide helpful advice, answer questions and support your efforts in crafting a strong application to the GPLLM program at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Please register here: https://admissions.sgs.utoronto.ca/portal/gpllm-upcoming-events?id=4b7cb262-7f61-441c-bf80-32b5fdf994c9

The GPLLM is pleased to offer ongoing information sessions for prospective students interested in our Canadian Law in a Global Context concentration. Join us on Tuesday, October 4 at 12:00-1:00 PM to learn our admission requirements, receive tips on preparing a strong application, and ask questions about our program. Please register here: https://admissions.sgs.utoronto.ca/portal/gpllm-upcoming-events?id=055c76cf-608f-49ba-99a6-b377392a406c

Prospective students interested in the GPLLM's Canadian Law in a Global Context concentration are invited to join our information session in May.

With only a few weeks until the deadline for applications, hear from us firsthand about our admission requirements, receive tips on preparing a strong application, and ask questions about our program.

If you are interested in joining us at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, we invite you to take advantage of this opportunity and register today to reserve your space.

https://admissions.sgs.utoronto.ca/portal/gpllm-upcoming-events?id=2dbc19d2-5ff5-46f9-842d-8ed75c91c515

Join us on Tuesday, May 17 for The Role of Independent Directors in Promoting Corporate Governance.

Exploring how the roles and responsibilities of independent directors define best practices in corporate governance, this workshop will be led by David Conklin, J.D.

David is an alum of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, a pre-eminent commercial litigator, and a long-time supporter of the GPLLM program. A partner at Goodmans LLP with a practice emphasis on corporate governance and business valuation, David has extensive experience appearing before all levels of civil courts in Ontario.

Register today to save your spot and be sure to tag a colleague who would be interested.

http://uoft.me/gpllm-workshop-corporate-governance

Gain a professional competitive advantage and elevate yourself and your career with a Global Professional Master of Laws from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Canada's top-ranked law school and among the top 20 in the world*.

Connect with us to learn more about the GPLLM program and how to prepare a strong application: https://gpllm.law.utoronto.ca/connect-with-us

*The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022

Catch up with our GPLLM faculty at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law as they run down the projects they are currently working on. https://nexus.law.utoronto.ca/video-capsule

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Happy Easter to all our students, staff, faculty and alumni who observe and celebrate the Orthodox Holy Friday on April 22 and Orthodox Easter on April 24.

Thrilled to see the University of Toronto has ranked first in Canada across all five of the broad subject categories evaluated in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022. A testament to the incredible work put in by the faculty, staff, students and alumni of this storied institution.

U of T ranked first in Canada across all five categories in 2022 QS world university rankings by subject The University of Toronto ranked first in Canada across all five of the broad subject categories evaluated in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022 – and remained the only university in the world to rank in the top 50 for 46 specific subjects.

The 🇨🇦 cannabis market more than doubled in value between 2019 and 2020, increasing to $2.6 billion from $1.2 billion. But what happens to our competitive advantage as 🇺🇸 legalization looms?
Delve into timely business and legal issues like this in our Cannabis Law course. Led by Chris Nyberg, co-chair of the Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Cannabis group, the course offers GPLLM students a deeper understanding of Canada’s complex cannabis regulations, with engaging discussions on how to deftly maneuver within its ever-evolving framework.

Canada's cannabis industry braces for increased competition as U.S. legalization looms larger Canada's advantage in cannabis is at the mercy of changing political tides. Learn why domestic rules are a burden for the industry in Canada.

What counts as property for commercial interests? And when do novel forms of tradable and valuable interests count as property?

Professor Larissa Katz leads our next workshop, Special Topics in Property Law: Novel Forms of Property for Commercial Interests.

Professor Katz joined the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 2013, and is also on faculty for the GPLLM program. She holds the Canada Research Chair in Private Law Theory, actively works on issues in law and policy in Canada and the United States, and has presented to and consulted for the Department of Aboriginal Affairs on aboriginal title and the idea of property in law.

This workshop is part of The Legal Lens: A Focus on Law, Business and Technology, a series of online sessions offering insights into prominent business and legal issues affecting organizations across all industries.

Reserve your space today: http://uoft.me/gpllm-workshop-property-law

Years of investment from local universities like University of Toronto, a growing talent pool of tech workers, and federal programs bringing skilled workers into Canada have transformed Toronto into a booming tech town, says The New York Times. "For all the excitement around places like Austin and Miami, the biggest tech expansion has been in Canada’s largest city." And exploring the intersection between the legal system and technology is the GPLLM and our Innovation, Law, and Technology concentration. Our one-year program at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law prepares professionals for the legal challenges posed by accelerating tech advances, an especially useful skillset during a tech boom. Reach out to learn whether the GPLLM could help accelerate your career.

Toronto, the Quietly Booming Tech Town For all the excitement around places like Austin and Miami, the biggest tech expansion has been in Canada’s largest city.

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our Female Leadership and The Law alumni panel. It was an engaging and informative discussion, with thoughtful questions from our moderator Professor Mariana Mota Prado from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, and candid responses from our esteemed alumni. Thank you to our participants, Julie Di Lorenzo, Ghayda Nassar, and Hyunju (Crystal) Park, to Professor Prado, and to our admissions team who organized this special panel.

This Thursday, Ghayda Nassar will be among the graduates participating in our Female Leadership and The Law alumni panel.

A graduate of our Innovation, Law, and Technology concentration, Ghayda had considered starting a consulting business prior to entering the GPLLM program. She sensed a gap in the market where many people working in tech lacked substantial legal knowledge, and vice versa.

Since receiving her Global Professional Master of Laws degree from University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Ghayda has founded Liberty Cybersecurity & Privacy Awareness and Consulting, specializing in the laws and regulations surrounding cybersecurity and online privacy and bridging the gap between technology and the law.

Be sure to reserve your space for Thursday's special panel discussion to hear more from Ghayda about her experience in the GPLLM.

http://uoft.me/female-leadership-law-panel

In honour of International Women's Day earlier this month, we are convening a thought-provoking panel featuring some of our esteemed alumni. Stay tuned in the next few days as we announce our panelists, graduates of the GPLLM program at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law from across all our concentrations. Reserve your space today for this special discussion, and keep an eye on our feed as we reveal the participants.
http://uoft.me/female-leadership-law-panel

Have you gained a legal education in an international or civil jurisdiction? Do you wish to receive an education in the Canadian Common Law tradition? Join us this Thursday for an Information Session about our Canadian Law in a Global Context concentration at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Our admissions team will be on hand to provide more information about the GPLLM program, and how it could help accelerate your professional development.
http://uoft.me/CL-Info-Mar24

This month, we reflect on the incredible female leadership at the GPLLM. Our alumni know that, in fact, our team administering the program behind the scenes is nearly all women who are passionate about strengthening the link between the law and business.
On Thursday, March 31 at 12pm, we invite you to join us for Female Leadership and the Law, a discussion panel featuring GPLLM alumni from our Business Law, Canadian Law, and Innovation, Law & Technology concentrations.
Professor Mariana M. Prado, an esteemed faculty member and former Associate Dean of Graduate Programs at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law will moderate the discussion.
Be sure to follow us here and on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram where we will be announcing our panelists over the coming weeks.
Reserve your space now for this special virtual discussion: https://uoft.me/female-leadership-law-panel

We encourage students who have gained their legal education in an international or civil jurisdiction, and who wish to receive an education in the Canadian Common Law tradition, to explore the GPLLM program's Canadian Law in a Global Context concentration at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.

Join our admissions team for an information session on Thursday, March 24 to familiarize yourself with our admission requirements and receive tips for preparing a strong application. https://uoft.me/CL-Info-Mar24

“Some commentators claim that big tech is responsible for a variety of social and political harms, such as inequality and degradation of free speech and democracy,” writes Daniel Sokol, Professor of Law at the USC Gould School of Law and Anthony Niblett, faculty member at the GPLLM and University of Toronto Faculty of Law, and Canada Research Chair in Law, Economics and Innovation, in a recent paper. “These are not harms that competition authorities were designed to cure.”

How much reform? That's the question framing the debate around the federal government's review of the Competition Act How much reform? That's the question framing the debate around the federal government's review of the Competition Act

We are immensely proud of the women who have graduated from our program and found long-lasting and fulfilling careers across a range of sectors. We are fiercely proud of our world-class legal educators who are women and have risen to the top of their professions, and still take the time to share their knowledge and experience. And we are incredibly proud of the women on our GPLLM administrative team at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, who keep this program running through their dedication, tenacity, and hard work.

GPLLM Class Spotlight: Applied Contract Law

Contracts structure relationships and define rights while setting expectations and reinforcing trust. The law of contracts has developed over centuries and can be highly technical. This course, offered in our Business Law concentration, looks past the details of contract law doctrine and focuses on general principles as they apply to real world problems, for example:
- Is there a binding contract when you click “I agree” on a software license agreement?
- What happens when neither party is following the terms of an outdated contract?
- Can an employer keep sexual harassment claims out of court with arbitration clauses?

This course is led by Professor Anthony Niblett, Associate Professor University of Toronto Faculty of Law and Canada Research Chair in Law, Economics, & Innovation, and Sonja Pavic, Associate, Litigation, at Osler.
Have you taken this course? Let us know in the comments.

Are you considering the GPLLM's Canadian Law in a Global Context concentration? Join our admissions team for an info session on Thursday, March 10 at 12pm. Learn about admission requirements and receive tips on preparing a strong application. https://uoft.me/CL-Info-Mar10

Considering the GPLLM? We have many opportunities in March to virtually sit in on a class and experience our program.
Alum of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law? Tag a colleague looking to deepen their understanding of the law.
Find a full list of classes you can join here: https://uoft.me/gpllm-class-visit

Today at 2pm, join the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy for Russia's Attack on Ukraine: An Expert Roundtable.

On Friday, February 25 at 2 p.m., celebrated broadcaster and Munk School Distinguished Fellow Peter Mansbridge will examine the latest developments with a roundtable of experts including Columbia University’s Timothy M. Frye; University of Toronto's Janice Stein, founding Director of the Munk School; Lucan Way, Co-Director of the Munk School’s Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine; Tymofiy Mylovanov, KSE President, Associate Professor of the University of Pittsburgh, former minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine; and more.

Register here: http://ow.ly/M4LQ50I4pw4

Please note: Our workshop with Professor Adriana Robertson has been postponed. However, *registration remains open* and we will announce a *new date* in the coming weeks. Thank you for your patience.
http://ow.ly/lhjl50I3pV1

We are passionate about empowering professionals with world-class legal knowledge. We provide our students with the skills to think differently and lead in a rapidly changing world. We reshape the way leaders think by showing them the world through a legal lens.
Tag a colleague who you think may benefit from learning more about the GPLLM program at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, and we'll reach out.

Join us on Wednesday for a wide-ranging discussion on the implications of the events of the past two weeks, with GPLLM and University of Toronto Faculty of Law faculty members.

Explore the concepts of private nuisance, forfeiture and property, social media misinformation, public nuisance, policing, and constitutional discourse as they relate to the convoy and the institutional response it has triggered.

http://ow.ly/amkF50HVFzn

How Freedom Rules and the Rules of Freedom: Convoys and Legal Institutions A special online panel event

The Legal Lens: A Focus on Law, Business and Technology is a series of online sessions offering insights into prominent business and legal issues affecting organizations across all industries. Each workshop is led by a member of our esteemed faculty at the GPLLM and University of Toronto Faculty of Law.

You're invited to join Professor Adriana Robertson on March 2 as she explores the rise of ESG funds and the “passive” investing boom, and delves into the regulatory action stemming from this activity.

Register today to reserve your space for this virtual workshop. https://uoft.me/Adriana-Workshop

The next deadline to submit your application is this Friday. Have your application in by February 11 to receive an admission decision by mid-March. Join our Application Prep Drop-In *today at 12pm* for tips and advice on compiling a strong submission from our admissions team.
These sessions give prospective students valuable insights into the GPLLM program and the qualifications we seek from our applicants. Reserve your space today and let us support you in crafting a strong application to the program. https://admissions.sgs.utoronto.ca/portal/gpllm-upcoming-events?id=f87ad760-17aa-448a-ad2f-427d3da9c65d