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Mergers & Acquisitions

Location: United States
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Advise our clients on a potential takeover offer with our Mergers & Acquisitions team.

Are you interested in helping clients overcome complex and high-profile challenges? In joining a collaborative, team-focused culture spread around the world? In doing some of the best work of your life in an environment that encourages you to be you? 

Our virtual job simulation gives you a chance to learn more about our firm and the type of work we do. It’s part of our ongoing effort to develop and offer meaningful mentoring and training to our lawyers as well as to those just starting their legal careers. 

It begins with you! 

Learn more about our M&A Practice here → 

This program was created by Latham & Watkins as an educational tool. The information contained on this platform should not be construed as legal advice. Should further analysis or explanation of the subject matter be required, please contact the lawyer with whom you normally consult. The invitation to contact is not a solicitation for legal work under the laws of any jurisdiction in which Latham lawyers are not authorized to practice.

This program is self-paced. It takes approximately 3-4 hours to complete.

Skills Learned:

  • Kick-off the transaction
    Get started in Project Reno, a high-stakes M&A transaction, by reviewing an NDA and preparing your client’s negotiating position on key drafting changes.

    • NDA Review
    • Problem Identification
    • Contract Negotiation
  • Review the customer agreement
    Using AI in the due diligence process, analyze three key customer contracts and consider their implication on the drafting of the Merger Agreement.

    • Contract Review
    • Contract Analysis
    • Document Structuring
  • Offer shareholder advice
    Provide urgent advice to the client’s board regarding the emergence of a new bidder in the transaction.

    • Commercial Law
    • Client Communication
    • Regulatory Advisory
  • Negotiate the transaction
    Prepare a presentation to the Board summarizing the key mechanics of the earn-out provisions as contained in the Sale & Purchase Agreement.

    • Board Advisory
    • M&A Analysis
    • Client Presentation
  • Finish Line

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January
Jan 14
Event: Work It Wednesday: Your Internship Game Plan
Wed, Jan 14 from 4pm - 5pm Wednesday, January 14th from 4pm - 5pm
Jan 20
Event: Employer Tabling - Hunsaker Plaza
Tue, Jan 20 from 11:30am - 1pm Tuesday, January 20th from 11:30am - 1pm
Jan 21
Event: Glenair Alumni Panel & Info Session
Wed, Jan 21 from 12pm - 1pm Wednesday, January 21st from 12pm - 1pm
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Event: OCPD Work It Wednesday
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Event: OCPD Work It Wednesday
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T Tuesday 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Schedule on Handshake
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(909) 748-8030
Email
ocpd@redlands.edu
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http://www.ocpd.redlands.edu
Address

116 Armacost Library
1201 East Colton Avenue
Redlands, CA 92373

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Redlands, CA 92373
909.748.8030
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