2016-17 Business Law Competitions Information

Transcript:2016-17 Business Law Competitions Information:
2016-17 Business Law Competitions Information Session Business Law Competitions 2016-17 Business Law Competitions 2016-17 Lowell Milken Institute-Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs Intramural Transactional LawMeet Transactional LawMeet Bankruptcy LawMeet Pircher, Nichols & Meeks Joint Venture Challenge Lowell Milken Institute- Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs What is the Transactional Law Meet? What is the Difference between the Intramural Meet and the National Meet? Intramural Meet for UCLA Law Students Only Open to 2L, 3L, LLM and S.JD students Competition on October 14 from 12:15-6:00 National Meet 72 schools in 12 regions of the US Students compete in a regional competition on Feb. 24, 2017 Regional winners advance to national finals on March 31, 2017 Team selected by coaches Structure of Transactional Meets Each team is provided a simulated problem Teams create a draft agreement Intramural Meet it will be specific sections of an asset purchase agreement National Meet TBD Teams Mark-up another Team’s draft agreement Teams Negotiate their agreements on the date of the competition Students receive skills training and practice Intramural Meet Student Training Online MyLaw self-study materials available September 16 Live Training: September 21 - 12:15-1:30 Introduction to the Case; Financial Statements and Introduction to Asset Purchase Agreements September 23 – 12:30-3:00 Introduction to Contract Drafting and Negotiation Mentors Intramural Meet Timeline September 14 -Applications Due September 16 -Teams Assigned, Case Distributed, Online Resources Released, Mentors Assigned September 21 -Training Session (12:15-1:30) September 23 -Training Session (12:30-3:00) September 29 -Drafts Due October 10- Mark-ups Due October 14- Intramural Meet (12:15-6:30) National Transactional Meet Timeline October 16- Application Available November 1 - Application Due December 1- National Team Selected December 16 -Case Statement Published February 3 - Drafts Due February 17 - Mark-ups Due February 24 - Regional Meets March 31- National Meet Intramural Meet – October 14 12:15-12:45 Student Orientation 12:45-1:15 Judge Orientation 1:30-3:00 Round 1 3:00-3:30 Break 3:30-5:00 Round 2 5:00-5:45 Cocktail Reception 5:45-6:30 Awards Presentation Intramural Meet Team Assignment Option 1: Create Your Own Team Application allows you to request one or two other members on your team No guarantee Option 2: Assigned to a Team You do not need to have a team to participate, can be assigned to a team Depending on number of applicants teams maybe combined or team members added to a team Teams of 2, 3 or 4 members National Meet Team Selection If interested in being considered note on Intramural Application Participation