Master of Laws - Competition, Innovation, and Information Law

NYU has assembled a remarkably strong group of faculty working in the fields of antitrust and competition policy, intellectual property, and information law. The faculty members are world-renowned for their scholarship and engagement in policy debates. Several of them have significant expertise in government or private practice.Combining state-of-the-art policy and technical expertise with sophisticated legal analysis, the LLM in Competition, Innovation and Information Law (CIIL) is unique in its approach in offering students a choice of focus areasAntitrust and Competition Policy or Intellectual Property and Information Law. To develop an integrated understanding of the dynamic forces at play in the modern economy, students in one focus area can also gain exposure to the other through coursework, collaboration with faculty, and participation in a monthly luncheon program and events organized by the Law School's related research centers.The Knowledge Economy is global in nature. The CIIL program draws on NYU's strength in international law and its experts in international and comparative aspects of competition policy and intellectual property law to offer courses and seminars that examine the relationships between global and domestic competition, intellectual property, and information policies.

Official transcripts from all institution(s) you have attended are required. These should be accompanied by translations, if the original is not in English.
Admission is based primarily on prior legal studies. There are no inflexible rules about grade averages or rankings. Admitted applicants have excellent law school records and strong academic and/or professional recommendation letters.
Youll want to be sure that you have the right background in order to apply to our graduate degree and certificate programs.
Youll need at least a first professional law degree for the following programs:
Master of Laws (LLM) and our eight LLM specializations
Executive Master of Laws (E-LLM)
Doctor of Juridical Science (JSD)
Advanced Certificate in Taxation
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TOEFL: 100/120
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Reading: 26
Speaking: 22
Writing: 22

IELTS: 7.0/9.0
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Reading: 7.5
Speaking: 7.0
Writing: 7.0