Analyzing Corporate Agreements

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Analyzing Corporate Agreements is intended to familiarize students interested in a transactional practice with key provisions in significant contracts they may encounter. It focuses on clauses that are found in a variety of M&A agreements, as well as problems a corporate lawyer typically faces in addressing issues that arise in structuring and negotiating deals. The course does not address specialized areas (such as tax, intellectual property, environmental, labor, and employee benefits matters), but provides students interested in such specializations with the context in which to better understand where their work fits into the bigger whole. Students are expected to have read and thought about sample documents that are discussed in class. Grading will be based on class participation and attendance, two drafting exercises, and a final examination. Prerequisite(s): LAW 6001 and LAW 7060 .