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ABA M&A Committee members Glenn West from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Tali Sealman from White & Case LLP discuss market trends for fraud carve-outs, drawing on data from the ABA M&A Committee's Private Target Deal Points Study.

Discussion of supporting documents that may be filed with a brief. Covers the notice of motion, proposed order, declarations and affidavits, exhibits, motions to seal, and proof of service. Provides drafting tips and rules, as well as guidance on how to avoid a last-minute scramble with numbering your exhibits.

A walkthrough and explanation of a typical disclosure statement and order, including the related forms of notices and ballots. Covers the main requirements, contents, and drafting process.

A form check is an important part of a registered offering and helps limit an issuer’s liability under the securities laws. This course explains what form checks are and how to do them, and includes walkthroughs of sample form checks.

A guide to working effectively with both supervising lawyers and people you manage. Teaches how to be proactive and build trust with those above you, and provide guidance and support to those below you.

Management incentives used in private equity mergers and acquisitions, covering both equity and non-equity incentives, and looking at how the various incentives motivate key personnel in portfolio companies after the acquisition. The course discusses incentive units, RSUs, rollover equity, deferred compensation, SARs, phantom units, and change of control bonuses.

This program covers the ethical use of AI across core areas of legal practice, helping lawyers understand both the opportunities and the ethical considerations of these powerful tools. The program covers AI’s role in transactional work and litigation, guidance on prompting large language models, and the ethical and professional responsibility issues that arise when using AI in legal practice. Lawyers will gain practical knowledge to use AI tools effectively and responsibly in real-world settings

An introduction to the discovery process in civil litigation, including discovery requests, written responses and objections, interrogatories, requests for admission, depositions, and e-discovery.

An introduction to different types of securities and securities offerings, including an overview of the IPO process, greenshoe options, follow-on offerings, and shelf registrations and takedowns.

How to nail your oral argument, both in person and virtually; how to draft your brief persuasively; and how to make sure everything in your brief is cited properly.

This program covers the structure of private equity funds, key deal types, how PE firms approach transactions, and the differences between strategic M&A and Private Equity M&A.

This track introduces the main documents involved in commercial lending deals. It includes walk throughs of the documents and their main provisions, covers key legal and business points, as well as strategic considerations for drafting, reviewing, and filing the documents. Documents covered include commitment letters and other preliminary documents, UCC-1 financing statements, UCC-3s, payoff letters, security agreements, and credit agreements.