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A New Chapter in Business Law at McGill
In January 2021, McGill Law welcomed the inaugural incumbent of the Professorship in Business Law, Professor Peer Zumbansen. With his renowned expertise in private, transnational, and corporate law, Professor Zumbansen will play a leading role in defining and executing the Faculty’s overall vision for teaching and research in business law through its distinctive integrated approach.
Many important figures in corporate law and in business hold degrees from McGill Law. The Faculty’s new Professorship in Business Law, philanthropically funded for a five-year term, is a result of the collective efforts of some of these graduates to help foster the next generation of exceptional talent in their field. Beginning in 2018, several alumni rallied around a project to recruit a leading scholar in business law to McGill. “The appointment of Professor Zumbansen marks a milestone for the Faculty of Law. I look forward to his leadership in coordinating and expanding our efforts in this area and connecting our research and teaching more closely to those in practice,” said Dean Robert Leckey. Fundraising efforts to endow a Chair in Business Law in perpetuity are underway.
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