Advanced Corporate Law: Mergers and Acquisitions

Course Information

Course Number
L6202
Curriculum Level
Upperclass
Areas of Study
Corporate Law, Business, and Finance
Type
Lecture

Section 001 Information

Instructor

Section Description

This course brings a multi-dimensional approach to the practice of mergers and acquisitions law. The goal is to help you understand the economic logic of acquisitions as well as the legal framework, in service of an overall objective of helping you engage deeply with the strategic and tactical considerations that drive mergers and acquisitions practice.

The course begins with a review of the various motives for acquisitions, for example, "synergy gains" from more efficient production or the displacement of inefficient management, accounting or tax stratagems, or, perhaps, transfers from stakeholders such as employees. The course then shifts to a transactional perspective and considers the alternative acquisition techniques that corporate law affords, the legal regulation of these alternative techniques, and the planning considerations that bear on the choice among those techniques. The course will also touch on various accounting, antitrust, securities law, and tax considerations affecting mergers and acquisition practice. You will become familiar with many important capital market actors, such as private equity firms and arbitrageurs.

For 2Ls or 3Ls, Corporations is a pre- or co-requisite. For LLMs, Corporations is a pre- or co-requisite except on petition to the instructor based on prior coursework or special experience.

School Year & Semester
Fall 2024
Location
WJWH 310
Schedule
Class meets on
  • Tuesday
  • Thursday
2:50 pm - 4:40 pm
Points
4
Method of Evaluation
Exam
J.D Writing Credit?
No

Course Limitations

Instructor Pre-requisites
Corporations
Instructor Co-Requisites
Corporations
Requires Permission
No
Recommended Courses
None
Other Limitations
None

Other Sections of Advanced Corporate Law: Mergers and Acquisitions

Section 001

School Year & Semester

Spring 2025

Instructor

Location

JGH 102a

Schedule

Class meets on
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday

Points

4
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