{"id":78211,"date":"2020-05-04T07:20:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T11:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/?p=78211"},"modified":"2020-05-01T08:21:06","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T12:21:06","slug":"lawmeets-2020-ma-boot-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/2020\/05\/04\/lawmeets-2020-ma-boot-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"LawMeets\u00ae 2020 M&A Boot Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is the LawMeets\u00ae 2020 M&A Boot Camp?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Boot Camp is an online<\/strong> program to teach deal\nskills to law students.  Students work in\nteams to draft, mark-up and negotiate an acquisition agreement.  In the simulation, they interact with\nclients, senior lawyers and opposing teams via video conference, email and\ntelephone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why participate?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LawMeets\u00ae<\/a>\nhas developed simulation exercises for aspiring deal lawyers for over a\ndecade.  We are running this Boot Camp to\nprovide a high-value, practical learning experience that offers exposure to an\nimportant area of practice \u2013 mergers and acquisitions.  We are concerned about the impact the Covid-19\nhealth crisis may have on the summer experiences that will be available to the\nnext generation of deal lawyers.  While\nnot a substitute for the \u201chands on\u201d experiences that a summer clerkship offers\nin normal times, the Boot Camp will expose participants to M&A concepts,\nforms of agreement, and most importantly, senior practitioners and their \u201cknow\nhow\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The LawMeets\u00ae M&A Boot Camp is being presented in\nassociation with the M&A\nCommittee of the ABA Business Law Section<\/a>. \nHotshot<\/a> is providing\nfree access to its library of instructional videos to all teams.  Several law firms are also providing both\nmanpower and financial support.  Scores\nof senior M&A practitioners are volunteering to serve as experts to observe\nand review team performances and provide feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the schedule?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Boot Camp will be held this summer and has two phases \u2013\nExercises and Finals.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the Exercises, all teams will participate in four\nmodules, each lasting two weeks, focused on different parts of an acquisition\nagreement.  In each module, teams will be\nasked to draft and mark-up provisions in an acquisition agreement.  They will have meetings with their\nclient.  The culmination of each module\nwill be a simulated negotiation between two teams and observed by an expert\nM&A practitioner.  Each team will\nreceive feedback from the expert on its drafting and negotiation skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each module will kick off with an \u201call hands\u201d webinar in\nwhich participants will learn the basics needed to approach each exercise.  Background resources, Hotshot\u2019s library of\ninstructional videos, and other materials on topics relevant to the exercise\nwill also be provided to all teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The top performing teams in the Exercises will be invited to\nparticipate in the Finals.  These teams\nwill participate in a series of elimination rounds over the course of two\nweeks.  These rounds will be performed\nbefore a panel of senior M&A practitioners. \nAll teams will be invited to watch these rounds and participate in the\npost-round discussions with the experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first of the four Exercises will open on May 30,\n2020.  The Finals will be held from July\n25 \u2013 August 7, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who can participate? \n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any student pursuing a law degree (J.D., LL.B., LLM) at an\naccredited law school in the US or Canada may participate.  Selected students from other countries may\nalso be invited to participate.  Teams\nmust consist of two students.  Teams are\nNOT required to be from the same school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do we need a coach?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, each team is required to have a coach.  A coach must be a practitioner or law faculty\nmember with significant M&A experience. \nIn addition to agreeing to serve as a resource to a team, each coach is\nasked to serve as an expert during two or more of the Exercises.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teams should approach the relevant faculty members at their\nlaw schools for recommendations of coaches. \nIf a team cannot identify a coach, LawMeets\u00ae and our sponsors may be\nable to assist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experienced M&A practitioners who are interested in\ncoaching a team or serving as an expert are asked to complete this form<\/a> or to contact Professor\nKarl Okamoto at Contact@lawmeets.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can we get school credit? \nAre there prizes?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LawMeets\u00ae does not provide academic credit for its\nprograms.  Several law schools, however,\nhave provided academic credit for participation in past LawMeets\u00ae\nprograms.  Students should consult with\ntheir law school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All participants who complete the four Exercises in a\nsatisfactory manner will receive a certificate of completion.  Prizes will be awarded to teams who participate\nin the Finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do I apply?  What\ndoes it cost?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We recognize that it may be difficult to know at this point\nwhat this summer will bring.  We will\nmake every effort to accommodate every team that applies.  So that we can plan and arrange for adequate\nresources, we ask you to indicate your interest on this form<\/a> as soon as possible\nand in any event by May 15, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participating teams will be asked to pay a fee of $100 per\nteam.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions?<\/strong>\n\n\n\nPlease email Professor Karl Okamoto at Contact@lawmeets.co\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is the LawMeets\u00ae 2020 M&A Boot Camp? The Boot Camp is an online program to teach deal skills to law students.  Students work in teams to draft, mark-up and negotiate an acquisition agreement.  In the simulation, they interact with clients, senior lawyers and opposing teams via video conference, email and telephone. Why participate? LawMeets\u00ae … Continue reading “LawMeets\u00ae 2020 M&A Boot Camp”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3383,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3383"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78211"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78235,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78211\/revisions\/78235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}