On January 19-20, Tucker Ellis hosted its 2023 Business Law Institute on Corporate Law and M&A in the Cleveland office. The rigorous two-day event featured more than a dozen presentations by the firm’s Cleveland, Chicago, and Los Angeles attorneys, as well as guest speakers. The creative and educational program was specifically designed to pair associates and counsel with partners to maximize opportunities for mentoring and in-person training. The speakers approached their topics as dynamic and interactive conversations, as opposed to strict presentations.

Topics included:

• “Cracking the CFIUS Code: Does Our Deal Need to Be Reported?”, presented by Bakita Hill and Tod Northman
• “The Ethics of Net Working Capital Disputes,” presented by Chris Hewitt, Jayne Juvan, and Brandon Wojtasik
• “Evolution of the Securities Rules and Regulations,” presented by Kristen Baracy, Bob Loesch, and Dorothy Swagler
• “Risky Business: What Tom Cruise Always Wanted to Know About Managing Risk Allocation,” presented by Kristen Baracy, Mike Elliott, and Tom Peppard
• “Financial Institutions Transactions: Because That’s Where the Money Is,” presented by Charles Crowley, Glenn Morrical, and Dan Schiau
• “Red Pill or Blue Pill? Successfully Navigating Health Care and Life Sciences M&A Deals Through the Matrix,” presented by Jayne Juvan, Ray Krncevic, and Ludgy LaRochelle
• “Jelly Donuts, Jack Daniels, and Mary J…eopardy,” presented by Ashley Brandt and Bakita Hill
• “Corporate Governance Coast to Coast: The Interplay of Governance and Successful Companies,” presented by Kristen Baracy, Chris Hewitt, Jayne Juvan, and Art Mertes
• “Litigation Pitfalls: Things to Consider for Every Corporate/Business Transaction,” presented by Tod Northman, Tony Petruzzi, and Carrie Sheridan
• “Changes at the Chancery: A 2022 Delaware Case Law Update,” presented by Colette DeRiso, Bakita Hill, Sierra Lipscomb, Dan Schiau, Dorothy Swagler, and Brandon Wojtasik
• “Who Benefits from Tax and ERISA Reviews in M&A Transactions?”, presented by Corine Corpora, Michael Harris, Peter Igel, Peter Jones, and Ron Stansbury
• “Commercial and Real Estate Finance: Understanding Lenders and Achieving Borrowers’ Goals,” presented by Tom Ostrowski, Grayson Sieg, Christina Suh, and Chaz Weber
• “The Sweet Science of M&A Disputes,” presented by Ludgy LaRochelle, Brian O’Neill, and Tom Peppard