Overview of Capital Markets

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Experiential Includes practical assessments throughout the class, plus a capstone assignment where you apply your skills in the context of a real-world matter.

Overview

This course introduces participants to some of the essential concepts in Capital Markets and related securities laws. It provides a pragmatic approach to the legal and practical issues that arise in capital markets offerings, including transaction management, securities law framework, documenting the deal, and other considerations. Throughout the course, participants are guided to consider relevant issues from the perspectives of the client and key participants: issuer, underwriter, investors and others. Participants will review the relevant rules and practice elements in the context of real-world examples. Although the course examines both public and private offerings, the emphasis is on negotiating a private capital markets transaction.

Level: Basic-Foundational

This class is suitable for attorneys who have a general interest in Capital Markets but have not had extensive practical experience.

**A general understanding of legal entities and contracting basics and/or prior completion of AltaClaro’s Essentials of Contract Drafting and Forming Corporations & Other Entities is helpful but not required.

Simulation Exercise

Students are presented with a start-up client looking to raise additional funding to cover the hiring of engineers and ongoing operating expenses. Students are asked to work on the following tasks: (1) Determine the best way to structure the financing; (2) Identify any relevant securities laws issues; and (3) Prepare a timeline/document checklist.

Instructors Who Practice What They Teach

Adriel Sanders

x-Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

David Case

x-White & Case; x-Orrick

Doug Young

x-Baker McKenzie; x-White & Case

Aaron Melville

Global Head of Tech Transactions, Uber; x-Disney; x-O’Melveny; x-Weil Gotshal

Chris Drews

x-Disney

Julie Ryan

Head of Experiential Learning, AltaClaro; x-Akin Gump; x-Clifford Chance

Mick Galvin

x-Sidley; x-Allen & Overy

Stephen Kaplitt

x-Weil Gotshal; x-Cadwalader

Clara Duffield

x-Baker McKenzie

Mike Shea

x-Baker McKenzie, x-Morrison & Foerster

John Babcock

Partner, Waldrep Wall

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"As an experienced practitioner who has worked in both AmLaw 100 and public company, in-house environments, the training AltaClaro provided helped supplement my knowledge of corporate law."

Ryan Nayar Legal Counsel, Centrica

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Overview of Capital Markets

Class Content

Overview

Level: Basic-Foundational

Objectives

Simulation Exercise

CLE Credit

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