The Institute for Law and Finance offers career-oriented training in law and finance in the European financial center, Frankfurt.
The program leading to the professional degree, LL.M. Finance, is conducted entirely in English. It provides students with valuable internship experiences at international institutions, companies and law firms. Learn More
- An all-finance curriculum with a great variety of courses
- Lectures in both law and economics
- A large faculty consisting of leading academics and practitioners
- A program that is open to graduates of law, business or economics faculties
- A two-month internship program in leading international institutions, offering work experience and an opportunity to establish professional contacts
- A location in Frankfurt, the financial center of continental Europe
- A small student body, which ensures an intensive learning experience
- A truly international curriculum, faculty and student body
Das Unternehmensrecht spielt in der anwaltlichen Beratungspraxis eine Das Unternehmensrecht spielt in der anwaltlichen Beratungspraxis eine bedeutende Rolle. Die für die Beratungspraxis wichtigen Aspekte dieses umfangreichen Rechtsgebiets werden in der universitären Ausbildung meist nur in den Grundzügen und häufig ohne hinreichende praktische Anschauung vermittelt.
Der Frühjahrslehrgang „Unternehmensrecht in der Beratungspraxis“, den das Institute for Law and Finance in Zusammenarbeit mit den Anwaltssozietäten Ashurst, Debevoise & Plimpton, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson, Jones Day, Mannheimer Swartling, Mayer Brown, Shearman & Sterling, SJ Berwin, White & Case und Willkie Farr & Gallagher sowie in Kooperation mit JUVE und Lexxion im Frühjahr 2009 anbietet, soll diese Lücke schließen und einen umfassenden Einblick in praktisch bedeutsame Themen der unternehmensrechtlichen Beratung vermitteln
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On 21 November 2008, the ILF invited its alumni and students to this year's Homecoming Event. It was the very first time for many of our alumni from the first six years of the LL.M. Finance program to be at and be able to admire our new premises at the House of Finance at Campus Westend. However, more importantly, they had the opportunity to bond with old friends and meet new ones. In addition, they met alumni from Columbia Law School, ILF's long-standing cooperation law school as well as alumni of University of Chicago Law School and Yale University who were also present as invited guests of the ILF.
The 1st Symposium on Economy, Criminal Law, Ethics (ECLE) was held at the ILF on 7 and 8 November 2008 on the topic "Die Handlungsfreiheit des Unternehmers, Wirtschaftliche Perspektiven, strafrechtliche Grenzen und ethische Schranken" where very interesting issues in this field were discussed by the following prominent speakers:
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Klaus Volk, Universität München
Dr. h.c. Petra Roth, Oberbürgermeisterin der Stadt Frankfurt am Main
Dr. Ulrich Hermann, Geschäftsführer der Wolters Kluwer Deutschland GmbH., Köln
Prof. Dr. Klaus Lüderssen, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Eberhard Kempf, Rechtsanwalt, Frankfurt am Main
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Winfried Hassemer, Vizepräsident des Bundesverfassungsgerichts i.R., Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Prof. Dr. Cornelius Prittwitz, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Prof. Dr. Rainer Hamm, Rechtsanwalt, Frankfurt am Main
Prof. Dr. Klaus Boers, Universität Münster
Prof. Dr. Kai D. Bussmann, Universität Halle
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Schmidt, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Prof. Dr. Cornelius Nestler, Universität zu Köln
Prof. Dr. Peter O. Mülbert, Universität Mainz
Prof. Dr. Franz Salditt, Rechtsanwalt Justizrat, Neuwied
Dr. h.c. Wolfgang Clement, Bundeswirtschaftsminister a.D., Vorsitzender des Beirats der Wolters Kluwer Deutschland GmbH, Köln
Eberhard Kempf, Rechtsanwalt, Frankfurt am Main
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wagner, Universität Bonn
Dr. Dirk Uwer, Rechtsanwalt, Düsseldorf
Prof. Dr. Ingo Pies, Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Dr. Wolf Schiller, Rechtsanwalt, Frankfurt am Main
Prof. Dr. Martin Böse, Universität Bonn
Thomas C. Knierim, Rechtsanwalt, Mainz
Prof. Dr. h.c. Klaus-Peter Müller, Vorsitzender des Aufsichtrats Commerzbank AG und Vorsitzender der Regierungskommission Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex
We are now located at:
Institute for Law and Finance
Im House of Finance der Goethe-Universität
Campus Westend – Grüneburgplatz 1
60323 Frankfurt am Main
With this move to the House of Finance at Campus Westend of the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, the ILF aims to offer the most modern equipment and facilities and state of the art technology for the use of its students during their studies at the ILF. In addition, our students will benefit from the increased contact and network opportunities available due to the presence of researchers and experts working in the field of law and finance at the House of Finance.
The change of location does not in any way affect the constitutional structure of the ILF or the programs which are offered by it - in other words, the ILF will remain the same as before.
The House of Finance will amalgamate the university's interdisciplinary research on finance, monetary economics, and corporate and financial law under one roof. About 130 researchers with special interests in various aspects of finance coming from several academic research and training units will be working together. The concentration of experts and leading academics at one location will result in direct and unlimited exchange of information and ideas not only among themselves but will also enhance networking and collaboration with the community and at the international level.
We look forward to making our contribution towards establishing a leading European center for education and research in the field of finance.
We are pleased to announce that based on their excellent academic performance during the first semester of 2007/08 at the ILF, our students Ms. Melina Kapeliou from Greece and Mr. Wouter Schmidt Jongbloed from The Netherlands have been selected to join the Columbia Law School's J.D. program as ILF exchange students during Spring Term 2009.
We congratulate them and wish them a very rewarding and enjoyable time there!
On 4 July 2008, our Class of 2008 celebrated the successful completion of the 2007/2008 academic year. The traditional End-of-Year Dinner of the ILF held in the beautiful surroundings of the University Guest House located near Frankfurt's “Palmengarten” was attended by representatives of its sponsors and its students, alumni, faculty and staff.
The celebration was exceptionally special because for the first time in the history of the ILF, the graduating students proudly received their certificates in their graduation gowns and mortar boards.
