Program Overview

Program Overview

The D.E.S.S. in Business Law offers specialized training to deepen knowledge of business law in a stimulating environment that combines theory and practice. It aims to meet the expectations and needs of Quebec and foreign lawyers in the context of market globalization.

Options

• Droit des affaires et des relations économiques internationales: Specialized training on international business law, including dimensions relevant to businesses and the role of states.
• Droit des produits et marchés financiers: Training for lawyers to work in law firms, companies, financial institutions, regulators, and other operators in the financial sector.
• Droit et pratiques contractuelles des affaires: Training on business law from a transactional perspective, covering various sectors such as construction, natural resources, and entertainment.
• Droit nord-américain des affaires: In-depth training on the issues and practice of business law in North America, leveraging the Faculty of Law's strengths as a hub between civil law and common law traditions in business law.

Advantages of Studying Law at UdeM

• Part of the largest Faculty of Law in Quebec and Canada.
• Dynamic teaching and research environment that has significantly contributed to the evolution of law for over 100 years.
• Comprehensive and varied legal training providing access to law practice and careers where knowledge of law is a major asset.
• Benefit from the knowledge and expertise of a vast team of professors at all levels of study.
• Access to a complete library and computer lab.
• Orientation towards the challenges faced by future lawyers.

Courses and Particularities

• 30 credits.
• Full-time and part-time study options.
• Day courses.
• Courses include:
  • DRT 6580: Droit des intégrations économiques.
  • DRT 6910: Transactions commerciales internationales 1.
  • DRT 6941: Fondements: droit canadien et québécois des affaires.
  • DRT 6942: Droit de l'entreprise: structures, gouvernance et financement.
  • DRT 6943: Aspects contractuels du droit des affaires.
  • DRT 6949: Droit anglo-américain des affaires.

Admission Requirements

• General admission requirements (Section XI) of the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Pedagogical Regulation.
• Diploma requirements and admission thresholds for Quebec and other provinces.
• Conditions specific to the program, including being a holder of a first-cycle diploma in law equivalent to a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and having obtained a minimum average of 2.7 out of 4.3 or equivalent.
• Good knowledge of English.

Exigence de Français ŕ lAdmission

• New French language requirement for admission starting from the winter 2026 semester.
• Candidates must demonstrate a good command of French through various means such as completing secondary or pre-university studies entirely in French, or by providing results of accepted French language tests.

Scolarité

• Minimum duration of the D.E.S.S. is two trimesters, and the maximum duration is twelve trimesters following initial enrollment.
• The dean approves the study plan established by the student and monitors its execution.

Statut

• Students can enroll full-time or part-time. International students must enroll full-time in the fall and winter trimesters.

Transfert et Équivalence

• A D.E.S.S. student can be admitted to the LL.M. in Business Law with a directed research project, provided they meet the program's admission requirements. All courses passed in the D.E.S.S. are credited when transferring from one program to another.

Coűts et Aide Financičre

• Estimated tuition fees for residents of Quebec, non-resident Canadians, international students, and French or Belgian Francophone students.
• Various forms of financial aid, including scholarships and exemptions from additional tuition fees for certain groups of students.

Perspectives d'Avenir

• Pursue a career or further studies in specific areas of business law, such as commercial contracts, international economic transactions, lex mercatoria, corporate financing, international private law, securities law, international commercial arbitration, commercial negotiation, taxation, and new economy.

Activités de Recherche

• Various research units, centers, and chairs dedicated to advancing knowledge in law, including the Center for Research in Public Law and the Chair in Notarial Law of the University of Montreal.

Besoin dInfo sur le Programme

• Contact information for the Faculty of Law and the Service de l'admission et du recrutement for inquiries about the program and admission process.