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How to approach drafting a reply brief, including goals, choosing what to argue, and drafting the introduction and argument sections.

An introduction to reps and warranties and why they’re important in an M&A deal. Covers buyer and seller reps, qualifiers, the connection between reps and disclosure schedules, and how breaches of reps impact other provisions in the purchase agreement.

An introduction to the regulatory framework and financial reporting for US and non-US companies, including GAAP, FASB, IFRS and IASB.

A practical course on creating effective prompts for large language models, with a focus on legal applications. It covers the principles of effective prompts, including general rules, common pitfalls, and best practices.

The key differences between private equity M&A and strategic M&A, including investment goals, sources of funding, deal complexity, management retention, and break-up fees.

Checklist of things to confirm, bring and know before taking a deposition.

The basics of due diligence and closings in M&A deals. Includes an overview of the diligence process, tips for conducting due diligence, the closing process, the differences between simultaneous and delayed closings, and guidance on drafting key closing documents.

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.

Covers key financial and accounting concepts and how they apply in specific legal practice areas, including M&A, litigation, finance, securities, emerging companies, bankruptcy, and real estate.

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.

Covers due diligence for venture finance deals and the main economic and control rights negotiated in venture finance term sheets, plus how to make key calculations such as cap tables, pro forma cap tables, prices per share, pro rata rights, note conversions, dividends, and liquidation preferences.