M&A for Lawyers
New York, NY - Approved for 4.0 credits
This seminar has been postponed, but a new date has not yet been set. Please contact our office at 1.877.647.5460 for more info.
| Date: | September 11, 2008 |
| Time: | 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Location: | Courtyard New York Manhattan/Midtown East |
| Tuition: | $299 (until August 28, 2008) $349 (after August 28, 2008) (Call about special group rates) |
With the pace of mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and real estate transactions picking up considerably worldwide, the role a lawyer plays in structuring the transaction is becoming increasingly important. This Continuing Legal Education (CLE/MCLE) course is designed to introduce attorneys to the tenets of deal structuring in today's market.
Click here to download Chapter 1 of The Wall Street MBA by Telestrat President Reuben Advani
| 30 mins |
M&A TrendsBackground, Why Merge?, Synergy, Benefits of M&A |
| 30 mins |
M&A Structures and RegulationsTypes of Mergers, LBO’s, Selection of Private vs. Public Companies |
| 60 mins | M&A ValuationPresent Value (PV), Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Terminal Value, Quick and Dirty Valuation, Comparable Multiple Valuation, M&A Simulation |
| 60 mins | Integrating the MergerProblems, Integration Plan, Financial Implications, AOL Time Warner Example |
| 30 mins | Ethical Considerations in Transaction StructuringAntitrust, Employee Benefits, Job Elimination |
Reuben Advani
Former Investment Banker, Author, Professor
Reuben Advani is president of Telestrat Consulting, Inc., a financial advisory boutique which 
specializes in corporate valuation. Mr. Advani began his career with the Wall Street bank, Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. where he worked in the firm’s corporate finance division. At Morgan Stanley, he performed detailed valuation analysis on acquisition targets for Fortune 500 companies and oversaw the coordination of several debt and equity issuances. After Morgan Stanley, Mr. Advani joined Sony Corporation of America where he was active in the development of Sony's online initiatives. Mr. Advani has provided consulting services to companies throughout the U.S. and Latin America and has held interim positions with several of them including CFO and COO. He is a frequent speaker on topics ranging from corporate valuation to financial reporting and is the author of The Wall Street MBA (McGraw-Hill).
Mr. Advani holds a BA from Yale University and an MBA from the Wharton School, and serves as an adjunct professor of finance at Drexel University.
Dave Shuster
Tax Partner, Hogan & Hartson LLP
Dave Shuster is a tax partner at Hogan & Hartson LLP, an international law firm. His practice focuses on advising and representing clients in their controversies with the IRS and state taxing authorities at all levels (audit, administrative appeals, mediation, court litigation). He also counsels corporations, partnerships, private foundations, public charities, and individuals in federal and state tax planning and compliance. Prior to Hogan, Mr. Shuster began his legal career at the United States Department of Justice, where he was appellate counsel to the government in a wide variety of federal tax cases. There he briefed and orally argued cases in nearly all of the federal circuit courts of appeals. He also advised and assisted the Solicitor General's office in its Supreme Court litigation.
Mr. Shuster holds a JD and an LLM from the New York University School of Law, and a BSEE from the University of Michigan.