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  1. Loan Closings

    An introduction to the loan closing process, including how the parties prepare for the closing and what happens on closing day. Overviews of the process of collecting and compiling signatures and the purpose of borrowing notices and “funds flow memorandums” are also included.

    • Commercial Lending
    • Remote or in person

  2. Materiality Scrapes

    Breach scrapes, damages scrapes and double materiality scrapes in M&A deals; buyer and seller perspectives; and the relationship between materiality scrapes, rep & warranty insurance, and other provisions.

    • M&A Provisions
    • Remote or in person

  3. M&A Closings

    An introduction to the closing process for M&A deals, including the main closing documents and certificates.

    • M&A Basics
    • Remote or in person

  4. M&A Deal Structures

    The main types of M&A deal structures, including their key legal, business, and tax considerations.

    • M&A Basics
    • Remote or in person

  5. M&A Due Diligence and Disclosure Schedules

    An introduction to the due diligence process in M&A deals and the relationship of due diligence to disclosure schedules.

    • M&A Basics
    • Remote or in person

  6. M&A Term Sheets

    The purpose, structure, and elements of a term sheet for M&A deals.

    • M&A Basics
    • Remote or in person

  7. Motions to Amend Pleadings

    Tips and strategies for drafting and opposing motions for leave to amend, including common reasons for amending.

    • Motion Practice
    • Remote or in person

  8. Motions to Dismiss: Strategies for 12(b)(6) Briefing

    Strategies for making and opposing a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, including developing your arguments, drafting, and procedural tips.

    • Motion Practice
    • Remote or in person

  9. Opposition Briefs

    Strategies and tips for drafting an opposition brief, including how to effectively review the opening brief.

    • Motion Practice
    • Remote or in person

  10. Oral Arguments

    How to prepare for and present oral argument

    • Motion Practice
    • Remote or in person

  11. Overview of a Chapter 11 Case

    The main stages of a Chapter 11 case, from preparations for filing to exiting Chapter 11.

    • Restructuring
    • Remote or in person

  12. Overview of a Loan Transaction

    The overall process of a typical loan transaction from contacting potential lenders, through the lenders’ due diligence, drafting loan documentation, including the preliminary and main loan documents, preparing for and closing the deal, and post-closing obligations.

    • Commercial Lending
    • Remote or in person

  13. Overview of an M&A Deal

    The main phases and documents of an M&A deal.

    • M&A Basics
    • Remote or in person

  14. Pleadings

    How a case begins, rules and strategies for drafting a complaint, and how to draft an answer.

    • Civil Litigation Basics
    • Remote or in person

  15. Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements

    The key provisions of a preferred stock purchase agreement in a venture capital financing.

    • Venture Financing
    • Remote or in person

  16. Preliminary Injunctions and TROs

    Procedures and strategic considerations when seeking a TRO or preliminary injunction.p

    • Motion Practice
    • Remote or in person

  17. Preliminary Statement in a Brief

    How to draft a persuasive preliminary statement in a brief, including stylistic and organizational techniques.

    • Motion Practice
    • Remote or in person

  18. Prepackaged and Prenegotiated Bankruptcies

    An introduction to prepackaged bankruptcies ("prepacks") and prenegotiated bankruptcies, including the types and pros and cons of each.

    • Restructuring
    • Remote or in person

  19. Preparing a Corporate Deposition Witness

    Rules and tips for selecting a corporate witness and how to prepare them for deposition.

    • Depositions
    • Remote or in person

  20. Preparing Documents for Deposition

    How to review a witness's documents to prepare for a deposition and identify and prepare potential exhibits.

    • Depositions
    • Remote or in person

  21. Privilege in Litigation

    The attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine, the process of withholding documents from production, and how to prepare privilege logs.

    • Civil Litigation Basics
    • Remote or in person

  22. Raising Venture Capital

    How venture capital is raised and how venture capital firms operate and make money.

    • Venture Financing
    • Remote or in person

  23. Registered and Unregistered Offerings

    An introduction to public offerings and private placements, including the most common types of registered and unregistered offerings.

    • Securities Offerings
    • Remote or in person

  24. Remote Depositions

    Taking, defending, and preparing for a remote deposition, including technology challenges, ethical issues, handling exhibits, and prepping a witness.

    • Depositions
    • Remote or in person

  25. Reply Briefs

    Drafting a reply brief, including how to reiterate your arguments without being repetitive and how to respond effectively to the opposition’s arguments.

    • Motion Practice
    • Remote or in person