Litigation Strategy in the Corporate Context

0.5 credits · Law School

This course will explore the intersection of counseling and litigation, focusing on the litigator's role in broader corporate strategy and the ways in which businesses, funds, and other entities use litigation both offensively and defensively to achieve goals beyond what is set forth in the pleadings. Using recent examples from the field of mergers and acquisitions, we will identify and critique prevalent procedural devices, methods, and arguments with an eye towards understanding how clients rely on litigators for more than drafting briefs and reviewing documents. Completion of a business associations course is recommended.