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The four stages of a corporation’s life cycle: startup, growth, maturity, and decline. Includes a discussion of the biggest governance issues faced by corporations at each stage.

A discussion on the main issues to consider when it comes to GenAI and commercial agreements, with a focus on model training, infringement by the output, ownership of inputs and outputs, and use restrictions.

The formatting tools available in Excel that can make worksheets clean and easy to follow. Includes text wrapping, cell alignment, and formatting numbers and dates.

A summary of the most common types of securities bought and sold in the financial markets, including debt, equity and hybrid securities.

A high-level overview of private equity and venture capital firms, including the major types of firms, their investors, how they make money, competition and the largest firms in the industry.

A comparison of the business models underlying litigation and transactional practices. Covers how each practice generates revenue, structures fees, manages staffing and costs, handles client relationships, and responds to economic cycles.

This program covers the core management and leadership skills lawyers need to work effectively in law firm teams. It addresses how to delegate assignments clearly, manage up and down, deliver constructive feedback, strengthen client service, and cultivate a professional presence. Through practical guidance and real-world examples, the program helps lawyers build trust, support team performance, and develop the management skills essential for long-term success in private practice.

This track introduces the main documents involved in commercial lending deals. It includes walk throughs of the documents and their main provisions, covers key legal and business points, as well as strategic considerations for drafting, reviewing, and filing the documents. Documents covered include commitment letters and other preliminary documents, UCC-1 financing statements, UCC-3s, payoff letters, security agreements, and credit agreements.

This program covers how corporations authorize their actions and draft written consents, Delaware annual reports, ‘34 Act disclosure requirements for public companies, and two methods of calculating corporate franchise tax.

Explains key legal, business, and drafting issues for the most common terms and provisions that appear in day-to-day commercial agreements. This track covers force majeure, indemnification, limitation of liability, notice, publicity, reps & warranties, schedules and exhibits, severability, survival, and term and termination provisions.

An introduction to the main deal documents in a securities offering and the role, scope and process of conducting due diligence for various types of securities offerings.

This track explores how private equity deals are financed, how management incentives are structured, and the strategies funds use to create value.