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The income statement shows whether and how a company made or lost money over an accounting period. This course describes the income statement and the common classifications of revenue and expenses you’ll see on it. It also explains different measures of profitability such as net income, EBIT and EBITDA.

An overview of the major participants in the investment banking industry, including the banks and the types of clients that use investment banks.

The “first days” in a Chapter 11 case are very important and serve as the basis for the company’s operation in Chapter 11. This course explains what happens in the first days and covers the various first day orders, motions, and hearings.

A detailed discussion of how to position yourself well for appellate review. Includes how to present your evidence, respond to objections, exclude your opponent’s evidence, and preserve arguments at the end of trial.

The key differences between private equity M&A and strategic M&A, including investment goals, sources of funding, deal complexity, management retention, and break-up fees.

Strategies and procedure for motions to compel, opposing motions to compel, and motions for a protective order. Discusses pre-filing requirements, drafting considerations, argument tips, and exhibits to include.

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.

Explains the main documents and key provisions in M&A deals, and provides an overview of the M&A deal process from start to finish. This track also explains the structures of M&A deals including asset and stock sales, direct mergers, and forward and reverse triangular mergers.

This program covers the ethical use of AI across core areas of legal practice, helping lawyers understand both the opportunities and the ethical considerations of these powerful tools. The program covers AI’s role in transactional work and litigation, guidance on prompting large language models, and the ethical and professional responsibility issues that arise when using AI in legal practice. Lawyers will gain practical knowledge to use AI tools effectively and responsibly in real-world settings

How and why emerging companies raise venture capital. This track covers the main VC funding stages, documents associated with each stage, the structure and role of VC firms, and their relationships with clients.

Strategies for planning and drafting briefs throughout a litigation, including opposition, reply, summary judgment, and appellate briefs.

This program covers strategies, rules, and procedures specific to the taking of a corporate deposition, as well as some common mistakes made when taking a deposition and tips for effective deposition prep. It also includes tips for drafting a corporate deposition notice, strategies for taking the deposition such that information responsive to the deposition topic is obtained, and tips for asking questions that will garner clear and usable testimony after the deposition.