Business Law

Today, Israel is the hub of much international corporate and business activity. Corporate giants from the U.S., Europe and Asia are looking for opportunities in Israel, buying companies and opening research centers. MobilEye’s acquisition by Intel for $15 Billion is a recent example. Venture capital and private equity companies follow suit and aim for Israel’s earlier stage companies. At the same time that foreigners invest in Israel, Israeli companies look outward to raise capital and seek larger product markets. Israel is the foreign country with the second largest number of companies quoted on the NASDAQ, with 93 such companies (and counting!). Many Israeli companies, cross list in Israel and abroad, and the Israeli Securities Law is highly innovative in this regard. Finally, some Israeli companies play a major role in international transactions. To say the least, Israel today is an exciting place to study business law.

The Business Law track focuses on the fundamentals of business strategy catered to a legal audience. The course topics and frameworks are drawn from business law as well as MBA curriculums of leading schools abroad. The track offers courses on an array of topics: Startup Financing and Governance, Shareholder Activism, Issues in Competition Law, Negotiations in the Technology Industry, and related issues. Together, we offer a range of courses that are second to none.

• EU Data Protection Law: Fundamentals, Flaws, and Futures
• Mergers & Acquisitions - A Real Life Experience
• Price, Cost and Value: Essential Economics for Lawyers
• The International Law of Work
• Antitrust Policy 
• Derivatives, Risk and Financial Crises
• Introduction to U.S. Tort Law
• Start-Up Law
• The ICJ between International Law and Geopolitics
• Seminar - Business Law: Transnational Perspectives
• Workshop - Law & Economics

• CV or resume
• Law degree transcript(s) & diploma(s)
  Transcripts must show all courses and grades obtained, and should be submitted with the corresponding diploma. Please provide a letter from your law school indicating your individual rank in your class, if available.
  Transcripts may have to be officially translated at the applicant's expense to be reviewed by the Registrar's Office. 
• Law school ranking
  If available, please ask your law school to provide a letter indicating your individual law school ranking.
• Personal Statement (essay)
  Your personal statement should be no more than 500 words and should describe your background, your academic or professional interests and goals, and your motivation to study in the International LL.M program. 
• Two letters of recommendation
  Recommendation letters should written by law professors or legal employment supervisors. 
• TOEFL or IELTS score
  An English-language proficiency exam must be taken before July 1, 2016, and official scores must be sent directly to the TAU International office by the testing agency. TAU International's ETS code is 7704. TOEFL test minimum scores: written 582, computer-based 223, or internet-based 89. The minimum overall bandwith score for the IELTS test is 7. Exemptions may be granted - please inquire with the Admissions Director. 
  The TAU International online application section on language proficiency refers to English and Hebrew. Please note that LL.M. students do not need Hebrew skills for the program.  
• Completed online application form
  Make sure to complete the program-related questions on the application portal.
• $150 application fee

Financial aid / scholarships will be offered to promising candidates according to needs or academic qualifications, and in order to promote diversity.