# Business Law

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38.04.05 
*In English and Russian*

Level of education Master

Type of instruction Full-time

Duration 2 years

Programme description

- The master’s programme "Business Law" combines: fundamental theoretical training in comprehensive legal support for business in entrepreneurship activities; a comprehensive study of the doctrinal issues of entrepreneurial law; representation of interests of concerned parties in business disputes; an interdisciplinary approach that makes it possible to study legal regulation in the Russian Federation taking into account its participation in the unified legal field of the Eurasian Economic Union and formulate a conceptual approach to the problem posed; an innovative approach to educational activity, which implies the use of interactive teaching methods along with practice-oriented ones; and an applied approach, which focuses the training process on solving practical problems
- The programme is aimed at training specialists who are capable of: providing comprehensive legal support of businesses in the areas of entrepreneurship; freely navigating in the issues of entrepreneurial law; applying the acquired knowledge and skills in practice; providing qualified support of legally significant actions; consulting; and representing the interests of individuals in economic disputes
- The graduates of the programme are sought after by: the direct participants in economic relations; government agencies implementing public law functions in the spheres of entrepreneurship; specialised legal consultancy companies; lawyers’ associations; and all other economic agents interested in employing the specialists in the sphere of protection of rights and lawful interests.

Main courses

- Banking Law
- Investment Law
- Information Law
- Insurance Law
- Commercial Law of Foreign Countries
- Competition Law
- Company Law
- Insolvency (Bankruptcy) Law
- Legal Services and Protection of Rights for Subjects of Entrepreneurial Activity
- Current Issues in Legal Regulation of Securities Market
- Problems of Entrepreneurial Law Insurance Law

Our advantages

- The academic programme has been designed taking into account the views of employers on the correlation of graduates’ competencies and job functions in their professional activities
- The relevance of the master’s programme is determined by: global trends in the entrepreneurial development; structuring of market relations; and the increasing demand for highly qualified legal personnel capable of accompanying competently all types of entrepreneurial and/or professional activities
- The structure of the academic programme makes it possible for students to obtain systemic knowledge of the legal regulation in business activities
- Students receive fundamental training in legal regulation in business and/or professional activities. This is the basis for their further research activities, and makes it possible to deepen their knowledge in doctoral programmes at St Petersburg University
- The academic programme provides students with an opportunity to publish their research findings. The areas of these studies result from direct communication with practicing lawyers specialising in legal support for business and/or professional activities. During training, students are provided with internship opportunities at leading Russian and foreign educational institutions

Teaching staff

- Vladimir Popondopulo, Doctor of Law, Professor, Head of the Department of Commercial Law at St Petersburg University, author of more than 400 published scholarly and methodological papers, with experience in law enforcement and in expert and research activities in the fields of civil, business, banking and insurance law, as well as antitrust and bankruptcy legislation. He has also contributed to research and development projects, including the drafting of model laws for CIS member states on bank bankruptcy (2005), trade (2008), the judicial system and the status of judges (2010–2011), public–private partnerships (2013–2014), entrepreneurship (2014–2015), arbitration courts (2014–2015), and advertising (2018–2019).
- Andrei Bushev, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor in the Department of Commercial Law at St Petersburg University; author of more than 60 papers on securities and corporate governance, including in foreign languages. He has experience in law enforcement and in expert activities in the fields of civil, business, corporate, securities market, and bankruptcy law.
- Oleg Gorodov, Doctor of Law, Professor in the Department of Commercial Law at St Petersburg University; author of more than 150 published scholarly and methodological papers, including in foreign languages. He has experience in law enforcement and in expert and research activities in the fields of civil, business, antitrust, intellectual property, information, and bankruptcy law.
- Konstantin Lebedev, Candidate of Law, Professor in the Department of Commercial Law at St Petersburg University; author of published scholarly and methodological papers, including in foreign languages. He has experience in law enforcement and in expert and research activities in the fields of civil, business, banking, corporate, and bankruptcy law.
- Diana Zhmulina, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor in the Department of Commercial Law at St Petersburg University. She teaches Insurance Law and Legal Regulation of Foreign Trade Activities.
- Oleg Gorodov, Doctor of Law, Professor in the Department of Commercial Law at St Petersburg University; author of more than 200 published scholarly and methodological papers, including in foreign languages. He has experience in law enforcement and in expert and research activities in the fields of civil, business, antitrust, intellectual property, information, and bankruptcy law.
- Oleg Skvortsov, Professor in the Department of Commercial Law at St Petersburg University; author of more than 200 published scholarly and methodological papers, including in foreign languages. He has experience in law enforcement and in expert and research activities in the fields of civil, business, and arbitration law, as well as investment and bankruptcy law.
- Kristina Semenovich, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor in the Department of Commercial Law at St Petersburg University; expert in corporate law and energy law
- Aleksandr Alekseenko, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor in the Department of Commercial Law at St Petersburg University; expert in corporate and commercial law of foreign countries, particularly the commercial law of the People’s Republic of China.
- Iuliia Kovalevskaia, Candidate of Law, Assistant Professor in the Department of Commercial Law at St Petersburg University; expert in the legal regulation of financial relations

Main areas of research

- Current issues in business law
- Legal regime for business activities abroad
- Insolvency (bankruptcy) law
- Antimonopoly regulation and protection of economic competition
- Arbitration and arbitration proceedings
- Legal regulation of securities market
- Legal services and protection of rights for subjects of entrepreneurial activity Current issues in legal regulation of securities market
- Banking law
- Investment law
- Information law
- Company law

Career opportunities

##### Professions

- The programme is aimed at training specialists who are capable of: providing comprehensive legal support of businesses in the areas of entrepreneurship; freely navigating in the issues of entrepreneurial law; applying the acquired knowledge and skills in practice; providing qualified legal support of legally significant actions; consulting; and representing the interests of individuals in economic disputes
- The graduates of the programme are sought after by: the direct participants in economic relations; government agencies implementing public law functions in the spheres of entrepreneurship; specialised legal consultancy companies; lawyers’ associations; and all other economic agents interested in employing the specialists in the sphere of protection of rights and lawful interests

Accreditation

The programme has been internationally accredited by the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA) as part of the institutional accreditation of the Faculty of Law, [the Certificate](https://spbu.ru/file/54275/download?token=wlPSNOs1) dated 26 February 2021.

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