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This course features interviews with legal tech leaders discussing the ways AI is changing legal practice with tips on adopting AI.

The primary differences between follow-on offerings and IPOs. Covers deal process, timing and documentation.

A summary of what’s typically included in an Officer’s Certificate, some drafting tips and a discussion of the issues of materiality qualifiers and dates.

An introduction to corporate restructurings, including the differences between bankruptcy and restructuring and the factors companies consider when deciding whether and how to restructure or liquidate. Also covers the key players in a corporate restructuring on the debtor and creditor sides as well as the additional players involved in a Chapter 11 case.

How a company authorizes its actions, including how to determine when board and stockholder approval is needed, how approvals can be obtained, the difference between resolutions, consents, and minutes, and how to determine the voting threshold needed for an approval.

The math behind calculations related to the time value of money, including calculations for interest rates, present and future value, annuities and perpetuities.

Key strategies and procedures for defending a corporate deposition. This track covers responding to a corporate deposition notice, selecting and preparing the corporate witness, deposition objections, protective orders, confidentiality designations, and more.

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.

Mastering the essentials of trial practice: opening statements, closing arguments, directs and cross-exams. Also covers courtroom decorum and ethical issues that arise during a trial.

Explains key concepts in financial reporting and accounting, such as accrual accounting, revenue recognition, and depreciation and amortization. This track also covers the roles in a finance department; the processes of accounting, financial reporting, and audits; and how to analyze a company’s annual report and financials.

This track takes a look at the typical loan transaction process. This includes an overview of what it means to be a lending attorney, how a commercial lending deal team is typically structured, the main stages of a typical transaction, the due diligence process, the attachment and perfection process for security interests, the use of financing statements under the UCC, and the closing of the loan transaction.

An introduction to finance and accounting basics including valuation, statistics, data visualization, and where to find financial information about a company. This track also provides an introduction to Excel and explains how to perform present and future value calculations.