Transactions focuses on real contracts with real risks. This course includes a strong writing component. There will be an ungraded mid-term writing assignment and an in-class final exam. We will study annotated payment assurances such as provided by a prominent law firm. We will also study a merger and a joint venture agreement as developed by committees of the American Bar Association. We may also study several other agreements. So, this course could be called "everything you wanted to know about commercial liabilities, but were afraid to ask." All of these documents are complex and many of them are lengthy. For example, the Joint Venture Agreement and Merger Agreement are each over one hundred (100) pages. We will study the liabilities in each agreement. Other than liability, we do not study commercial terms. This class is unique. In class participation is not optional. If you are not amenable to completing regular homework assignments with your classmates, please consider registering for another class.
Ortman, Daniel W. 