An accomplished financial executive, Darin Pastor serves as the CEO of Capstone Affluent Strategies, a wealth management firm based in Newport Beach, California. Committed to continuing education in the financial field, Darin Pastor has completed executive education programs at Harvard Business School and the Wharton School of Business, and he is pursuing a master of laws, or LLM (Legum Magister), in international finance and banking law.

1. What to Know
before Pursuing
an LLM in
Banking Law
Darin Pastor

2. Introduction
 An accomplished financial executive, Darin Pastor
serves as the CEO of Capstone Affluent Strategies,
a wealth management firm based in Newport
Beach, California. Committed to continuing
education in the financial field, Darin Pastor has
completed executive education programs at
Harvard Business School and the Wharton School
of Business, and he is pursuing a master of laws, or
LLM (Legum Magister), in international finance and
banking law.
Covering complex banking regulations and
compliance operations of financial institutions, the
LLM in banking law prepares graduates to provide
sound financial advice to international law firms
and corporations, investment banks, accounting
firms, and fund managers.

3. Banking Law
 Aside from financial and investment advisors,
attorneys also can benefit from obtaining an LLM in
banking law in order to provide appropriate legal
guidance on banking regulations to businesses,
corporations, and individuals.
Some LLM programs require a bachelor of laws or a
juris doctor to enroll, while others accept applicants
with undergraduate degrees in other areas. Most
LLM in banking law degrees can be completed in as
little as one year, but the cost of the degree and the
rigor of the curriculum can vary greatly from
institution to institution.The best banking and
finance LLM programs incorporate up to date
research in the field of financial regulation, usually
produced by research centers housed at the
educational institution.