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  1. Deposition Witness Prep: Reviewing Facts and Documents

    How to organize the preparation of a deposition witness, use documents in the prep, and conduct mock Q&A.

    • Depositions
    • Remote or in person

  2. Discovery Motions

    Drafting strategies and procedure for making or opposing motions to compel or motions for a protective order.

    • Motion Practice
    • Remote or in person

  3. Discovery Requests and Responses & Objections

    The types of discovery requests and how to draft them, as well how to draft the corresponding responses and objections.

    • Civil Litigation Basics
    • Remote or in person

  4. Document Review and Production

    The process of reviewing and producing documents, and tips for effective doc review.

    • Civil Litigation Basics
    • Remote or in person

  5. Drafting a Corporate Deposition Notice

    The purpose, timing, and parts of a corporate deposition notice, the requirement of reasonable particularity, and strategic tips for drafting the notice.

    • Depositions
    • Remote or in person

  6. Drafting a Deposition Outline

    The purpose of a deposition outline and how to draft one.

    • Depositions
    • Remote or in person

  7. Due Diligence in Lending Transactions

    The role and scope of due diligence in lending transactions, including the financial and legal due diligence processes and the main diligence materials reviewed by lenders.

    • Commercial Lending
    • Remote or in person

  8. Due Diligence for Securities Offerings

    An introduction to the due diligence process for securities offerings.

    • Securities Offerings
    • Remote or in person

  9. Due Diligence for Venture Deals

    The role of due diligence in venture deals, what's typically reviewed, and why.

    • Venture Financing
    • Remote or in person

  10. Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases in Bankruptcy

    A Chapter 11 debtor’s right to assume, assume and assign, or reject certain contracts and leases under §365 of the Bankruptcy Code.

    • Restructuring
    • Remote or in person

  11. Facts Section of a Brief

    How to draft a facts section that is persuasive, includes the best facts, and cites to the evidence correctly and accurately.

    • Motion Practice
    • Remote or in person

  12. Financing in Bankruptcy: Cash, Unsecured Credit, and DIP Loans

    How debtors use cash, unsecured credit, and DIP loans to finance a Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

    • Restructuring
    • Remote or in person

  13. First Days

    The “first days” of a Chapter 11 case and the key motions, orders, and hearings in those first days.

    • Restructuring
    • Remote or in person

  14. Form S-1 Registration Statements

    The contents of a “long form” registration statement (Form S-1) for a securities offering.

    • Securities Offerings
    • Remote or in person

  15. Form S-3 Registration Statements and Eligible Filers

    Benefits of using Form S-3 registration statements, shelf registrations and takedowns, and the eligibility requirements for issuers.

    • Securities Offerings
    • Remote or in person

  16. Fraud Carve-Outs

    Covers the importance of defining Fraud in agreements with fraud carve-outs, including the risks of not defining Fraud and buyer and seller perspectives on what the definition should include.

    • M&A Provisions
    • Remote or in person

  17. Gun Jumping

    SEC gun-jumping rules and safe-harbors for communications during a registered securities offering.

    • Securities Offerings
    • Remote or in person

  18. Income Statements

    An introduction to income statements including the common classifications of revenue and expenses seen on it and different measures of profitability.

    • Accounting & Finance
    • Remote or in person

  19. Indemnifiable Losses

    How "loss" is defined in acquisition agreements, including buyer and seller perspectives and negotiating positions.

    • M&A Provisions
    • Remote or in person

  20. Introduction to 363 Sales

    The basics of 363 sales, including a comparison to Chapter 11 plan sales and out-of-court sales.

    • Restructuring
    • Remote or in person

  21. Introduction to Depositions

    An introduction to depositions: why they’re used, the different types of deps, deposition procedures and tips for deposition prep.

    • Civil Litigation Basics
    • Remote or in person

  22. Introduction to Discovery

    The process of conducting discovery, the forms of fact discovery available in civil litigation, and how parties protect confidential and privileged information.

    • Civil Litigation Basics
    • Remote or in person

  23. Introduction to Financial Statements

    An introduction to the four main financial statements, including their purpose and how they interact with one another.

    • Accounting & Finance
    • Remote or in person

  24. Introduction to Motion Practice

    The process of filing and opposing motions, the ways to make a motion, and the contents of a brief.

    • Civil Litigation Basics
    • Remote or in person

  25. Investor Rights Agreements

    The three main rights included in an investor rights agreement, and additional covenants and provisions.

    • Venture Financing
    • Remote or in person