LAW Deals I
Business Law: Commercial Transactions & Licensing

Transactional
Business Law
Commercial Transactions & Licensing

Business Law: Antitrust & Trade Regulation
[ A ] [ L ] [ R ] [ T ]

Business Law: Finance: Capital Markets, Financial Reporting, Corporate Governance
[ T ]

Health Law: Life Science Research Institutions & Companies
[ T ]

Law School CoursesRelated Law Courses by TopicCourses Outside SLS by TopicClinic(s)ResourcesYour Network
244 items in this track |
Item is good for 41 routes, rollover orange dots above to see which ones! LAW 273 Deals I Law School Recommended for route(s): [ Transactional ] Business Law: Commercial Transactions & Licensing Why it is relevant for ... [ Transactional ] as a Key Elective : Commercial/licensing lawyers will typically create a range of agreements and negotiate a variety of deals. This course gives students the opportunity to analyze different types of transactions and develop tools to use in different types of negotiations. General course Description: This course applies economic concepts to the practice of structuring contracts. The course extends over two quarters, meeting three hours per week the first quarter and two hours per week the second quarter. Students enrolled in the course must take both quarters. All or most of the first quarter will be spent in a traditional classroom setting, discussing economics articles and case studies of actual contracts that illustrate the concepts described in the articles. Beginning either at the end of the first quarter or the beginning of the second quarter until the end of the course (the "deals" segment of the course), we will explore the connection between economic theory and contracting practice by studying specific current deals. Students, divided into groups, will study a deal beginning in the first quarter. Then, during the deals segment of the course, each group will give a presentation of its deal to the class. The following week, a lawyer or other participant in the deal will come to class and lead a discussion of the deal. When it works, the students' and the practitioners' analyses are mutually enlightening. We study new deals each year. Deals that we have studied over the years have included movie financings, biotech alliances, venture capital financings, cross-boarder joint ventures, private equity investments, and corporate reorganizations. Course Style: An Experiential course is one in which students undertake tasks derived from or akin to those done by practicing lawyers. Course Frequency: Offered once a year |