The Law of Mergers and Acquisitions

Calendar

Class #	Topics	Guest Speakers
Module I - An Overview of Fundamentals
1	An Overview of Key Players, their Legal Responsibilities and Early Roles	Terry Mahoney, Partner at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene and MacRae, LLP
2 and 3	Tax Considerations in Deal Structures	Martin Allen, Partner at Kirkpatrick and Lockhart, LLP
4	Putting the Deal Together	Terry Mahoney, Partner at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene and MacRae, LLP
5	Employment Law: The Perspectives of Key Employees and of the Corporation as an Employer	Lou Rodriques, Partner at Sullivan and Worcester, LLP
6	LBOs and the Perspective of Financial Sponsors	John LeClaire, Partner at Goodwin Procter, LLP
Module II - Some Complications
7	Intellectual Property as an Asset; Selling and Buying the Hi-tech Start-up	Greg Moore, Partner at Ropes and Gray, LLP
8	The Legal Liability of Managers and Board Members	Lisa Wood, Partner at Nutter, McClennen and Fish, LLP
9	Antitrust Concerns and Regulatory Clearance	Dan Goldberg, Partner at Bingham McCutchen, LLP
10	The Distressed Company	Ellen Carpenter, Partner at Roach and Carpenter, PC
11 and 12	Some Complex Deal Terms (including issues that arise in the purchase of a publicly-held company)	Stuart Cable and Jim Materese, Partners at Goodwin Procter, LLP
13	Wrap-up