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A discussion about the main risks and limitations lawyers should be aware of when working with LLMs, as well as advice about how to mitigate them. Issues covered include hallucinations, bias, transparency, and data security.

An explanation of how to use the VLOOKUP function, which can be useful when working with large sets of data in a litigation or transaction.

The importance of reviewing your transcript after the deposition, things to look for, and how to learn from your mistakes.

An overview of the major participants in the investment banking industry, including the banks and the types of clients that use investment banks.

Discusses what a severability clause says, why parties include them in their agreements, and how these clauses are treated by courts.

An overview of how warranties & indemnities work and as well as various methods of limiting liability, such as caps, de minimis thresholds, and baskets. The course also provides a brief introduction to W&I insurance.

An introduction to the document review and production process, privilege and work product protection, and litigation holds.

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.

Explains the main documents and key provisions in M&A deals, and provides an overview of the M&A deal process from start to finish. This track also explains the structures of M&A deals including asset and stock sales, direct mergers, and forward and reverse triangular mergers.

This program covers how corporations authorize their actions and draft written consents, Delaware annual reports, ‘34 Act disclosure requirements for public companies, and two methods of calculating corporate franchise tax.

This program teaches lawyers about various aspects of two advanced M&A concepts found in acquisition agreements – Claims ‘If True’ provisions and the concept of indemnifiable losses (with a focus on the definition of “Loss”). It covers drafting and negotiating tips, buyer and seller perspectives, and market trends information for both provisions based on the ABA M&A Committee’s 2022-23 Private Target Deal Points Study.

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.