Materials for the Global Law and Business Seminar courses can be found by selecting the course title below.
Course Schedule (Word Doc)
Reading List (Word Doc)
Intro to FinTech Law (PDF slides)
Intro to Payments (PDF slides)
Three Dimensions of FinTech (PDF slides)
CBInsights - State of FinTech (PDF slides)
Morgan Stanley Crypto Primer (PDF)
July 26 - Morning Session (PDF slides)
July 26 - Afternoon Session (PDF slides)
July 27 - Morning Session (PDF slides)
July 27 - Afternoon Session (PDF slides)
July 28 - Morning Session (PDF slides)
July 28 - Afternoon Session (PDF slides)
Day 1 – Monday, July 25, 2022
Anatomy of a Cross-Border M&A Deal: What to keep in Mind
Download PowerPoint Presentation for July 25
Reading for Day 1:
- Bio of Luis Riesgo (Partner-in-Charge Spain/Latin America Region and Partner-in-Charge Sao Paulo Office)
- Jones Day: Another Sweeping Wave of Resource Nationalism in Latin America: How to Protect your Investment
- Review this report from Transparency International on Corruption Perception Index.
- Overview of Deal Points Study ABA (2021) and Purchase Price Allocation Study (Houlihan Lokey).
Optional Reading:
- Read the following sections of the Asset Purchase Agreement (Pro-Seller Long Form) 2022 from Practical Law (Thomson Reuters) (“Sample APA II”):
- 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 2 – Tuesday, July 26, 2022
International Negotiations: Thinking It Through
Download the PowerPoint Presentation for July 26
Reading for Day 2:
- Bio of Suzana Nutu (Sanofi, M&A Director)
- Turkey’s Erdogan Capitalizes on Ukraine Crisis as Grip at Home Wavers , by Jared Malsin, The Wall Street Journal (6/6/2022)
- Negotiation Skills and Strategies: Winning Over Reluctant Counterparts , by Katie Shonk, Harvard Law School (Program on Negotiation) (6/13/2022)
- Three Negotiation Mistakes That Are Hurting Your Deals, by Chris Voss (11/25/2021)
- Your Behavior is the Key to Winning the Deal According to Joe Valley – Podcast hosted by Mark Raffan, Negotiations Ninja Podcast (2022)
Day 3 – Wednesday, July 27, 2022
ESG Investing and Why It Matters
Reading for Day 3:
- Bio of Mario Fernandez (Chicora Energy, Co-Founder and Partner)
- The Investment Logic for Sustainability, by Chris McKnett, TED
- Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times – United Nations (2020)
- The Power of Capitalism, by Larry Fink, BlackRock (2022)
- Why the Sustainable Market Is Flawed, by James Mackintosh, The Wall Street Journal (2022)
Optional Reading:
- How an Organized Republican Effort Punishes Companies for Climate Action, by David Gelles and Hiroko Tabuchi, The New York Times (2022)
- Planned Sale of Emerging-Market Coal Plants Is Test Case For Phaseout Plans, by Ed Ballard, The Wall Street Journal (2022)
Day 4 – Thursday, July 28, 2022
Corporations as “Good Actors”: The “G” and the “S” in ESG
Reading for Day 4:
- Bio of Carin-Isabel Knoop (Executive Director of the Harvard Business School Case Research & Writing Group and co-author of “Compassionate Management of Mental Health in the Modern Workplace)
- Bio of Paloma Valor (Jones Day, Of Counsel, prior Chief Trust and Global Compliance Officer at IBM)
- Putting the H(uman) in ESG, by Carin-Isabel Knoop, Medium (2022)
- National Surveys reveal disconnect between employees and employers around mental health need, by McKinsey (2022)
- How the Stress-Strain Curve could help us manage health at work, by Carin-Isabel Knoop, Medium (2022)
- Companies’ Response To SEC Proposed Climate Disclosures, by Mark Maurer, The Wall Street Journal (2022)
Optional Reading:
- Lessons from COVID to manage stress at work: Learn. Monitor. Distance. Protect. Connect by Carin-Isabel Knoop, Medium
International Commercial Arbitration
- Arbitral Proceedings
- Arbitral Tribunal
- Court Measures
- Electronic Arbitration
- Intro to International Commercial Arbitration
- Law Governing Merits of Dispute
- Making the Award
- Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitration Awards
- The Arbitration Agreement
Investment Arbitration