Materials for the Global Law and Business Seminar courses can be found by selecting the course title below. 

Session 1: Acquisition of a Residence

Session 2: Mergers & Acquisitions

Session 3: Venture Capital

Session 4: Venture Capital

Session 5: Nonprofits

  • David M. Schizer, How to Save the World in Six (Not So Easy) Steps, chapters 1, 2 and 3 (book will be provided on first day of class)
  • Prepare Discussion Questions #5

Session 6: Nonprofits

Session 7: Derivatives

Session 8: Motion Pictures

Syllabus

Day 1 – Monday, June 23, 2025

M&A Blueprint: A Strategic Approach

Morning Session

  • Introduction and course overview
  • M&A: Concepts and global M&A trends in 2025
  • Hedge your Risk: Political and economic considerations on cross-border M&A deals

Afternoon Session

  • Country Risk and Corruption: U.S. FCPA overview
  • CFIUS Overview

Reading List

 

Day 2 – Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Anatomy of a Cross-Border Deal

Morning Session

  • The Lifecycle of a Deal:
    - The Planning Phase: Term Sheets and Process Letters (Auctions)
    - Impact of Due Diligence on M&A Documents: Key assessment areas and work product
    - Managing the M&A Process: Tips
     
  • Bridging the Valuation Gap: Negotiating earnouts
  • Closing Actions and Deliverables
  • Representations and Warranties: Knowledge qualifiers and materiality; MAE analysis
  • Closing: Closing conditions 

Afternoon Session

  • Covenants: Interim covenants and Hell or High-Water provisions
  • Indemnification: What is market?
  • Interview: Vanessa Dager (BNP Paribas, Head of Advisory North America, MD)

Reading List

  • Bio of Vanessa Dager (BNP Paribas, Head of Advisory North America, MD)
  • Read the following sections of the Asset Purchase Agreement (Pro-Seller Long Form) 2022 from Practical Law (Thomson Reuters):
    • Article IV [Representations and Warranties of Seller (without notes)
    • Article V [Representations and Warranties of Buyer (without notes)
    • Article VI [Covenants] with drafting notes (skim Section 6.04)
    • Article VII [Conditions to Closing] with drafting notes
    • Article IX [Termination] with drafting notes

 

Day 3 – Wednesday, June 25, 2025

A Primer on M&A Financing in 2025: Impact of ESG on M&A Transactions

Morning Session

  • How to Finance M&A Transactions in 2025
  • M&A At Work: Workshop

Afternoon Session

  • ESG 101
  • Measuring ESG compliance
  • Mitigating ESG risk in M&A transactions
  • Interview: Brett Barragate (Jones Day, Chair of the Americas region, Financial Markets Practice)

Reading List

  • Bio of Brett Barragate (Jones Day, Chair of the Americas region, Financial Markets Practice)
  • How to Finance a Business Acquisition in 2025 (Deal Room, Kison Patel)
  • The Increasingly Vital Role of ESG in M&A (2025), Deloitte
  • 2024 ESG in M&A Trends Survey (Deloitte)
  • Global Corporate Sustainability Report 2024 (OECD, 2024

 

Day 4 – Thursday, June 26, 2025

International Negotiations: Thinking It Through

Morning Session

  • Negotiation Overview: Key negotiation concepts
  • Three Common Mishaps in International Negotiations
  • Class Discussion: Negotiation techniques

Afternoon Session

  • Negotiation Workshop: International JV deal

Reading List